The U.S.A. vs. The Soviet Union The Cold War The U.S.A. vs. The Soviet Union

Learning Goals: You will be able to Explain Capitalism and Communism Name a country for each category Compare and identify the advantages and disadvantages of both Why USA and USSR didn’t get a long with each other

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The U.S.A. and Capitalism Capitalism the economic system that believes that the government should not control people The beliefs of Capitalism -people should make as much money as they want -there will be a difference between the rich and poor -people should own their own businesses -pay for education -pay for health care

The Soviet Union and Communism -the economic system that believes the government should control everything The beliefs about communism -the government should decide how much money you make -everyone is the same (no rich and poor) -free education -free health care

The relationship between the east and west The cold war began in 1945 and ended in 1990 It was the most tense between 1947-1953 A cold war means there is no direct fighting but the U.S.A. and The Soviet threaten each other It is a time where there is competition for nuclear weapons Spies are sent to countries to find out government secrets The U.S.A. has their secret service called the C.I.A. and the Soviet Union has the KGB Countries in the world do not trust each other All countries in the world were threatened by the Cold War

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