The Cold War

Beginning

• Called the "Cold War" because there was no fighting between militaries
• Between U.S. and U.S.S.R. (former WWII allies)
• The anti-Communism remarks of British leader Winston Churchill sparked war

Economic Systems

• Capitalism: economy in hands of the wealthy
•                  small group of people have large amount of resources
• Communism: all resources are distributed among people

U.S. Foreign Policy

• The Policy of Containment aimed to stop the growth of communism
• Soviet Union continued to try to expand communism

Kitchen Debate

• Heated debate between Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev
• Took place in a model kitchen at a culture fair
• Nixon believed that the threat of using nuclear missiles could lead to war
• Khrushchev warned of "very bad consequences"
• Illustrated the passion behind the cold war