THE COLD WAR

BEGINNING

• Started after World War1
• Alliance between Soviet Union and U.S collapsed
• Both emerged as superpowers
• Both took over Wrecked Europe, disagreed on economic and government systems
• Called the Cold War because there was never a direct clash of arms

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

• Soviet economic system was communism
• U.S economic system was capitalist
• Capitalism has free market and private ownership
• Communism, government is highly in control of the economy, no free market or privately owned businesses
• Capitalism included liberalism and peoples rights

U.S FOREIGN POLICY

• Soviet response evolved into two counter strategies
• 1st was support for wars of liberation or colonial revolution
• 2nd was attainment of military parity with United States and Allies

KITCHEN DEBATE

• The kitchen debate illustrated the rift between U.S and Soviet Union
• Showed conflict between communist and capitalist policy
• Started struggle between economic and social systems
• Illustrated how conflict had grown since 1945