THE COLD WAR

BEGINNINGS OF WAR

• Started in 1947 at end of WW2
• Rivalry between former allies, US AND USSR
• Was named because they avoided arms with eachother
• Soviet Union wanted communism
• USA wanted democratic rule

CAPITALISM VS COMMUNISM

• Under capitalism, property is privately owned
• System of government is democratic
• Free enterprise; wealth unevenly distributed
• Under commusim, totalitarian government
• Property owner by state, wealth evenly distributed

US FOREIGN POLICY

• US tried to stop spread of communism
• US backed anti communist governments
• In response, Soviet Union made own weapons

THE KITCHEN DEBATE

• US Vice President Richard Nixon
• Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
• Wanted to promote understanding between power
• Debate about capitalism vs communism
• Warnings against nuclear war