THE COLD WAR

THE BEGINNING

• Arose due to the tensions between the Soviet Union and the allies
• "Cold War" got its name because it wasn't an actual war
• The war was basically countries from both sides threatening one another

Differences in Economic Systems

• Capitalism has a system of government that is democratic
• Communism has a system of government that is a totalitarian
• Capitalism allows free enterprise and the right to own private property
• Communism does the opposite
• In capitalist society, wealth is distributed unevenly. In communist society, its distributed evenly

U.S. foreign policy

• They wanted to end the spread of communism in Easter Europe
• Soviet Union enlarged the ideas behind communism in Eastern Europe

kitchen debate

• Series of exchanges between Nixon and Khrushchev
• Labor saving and recreational devices