2. USA vs. USSR Democracy Vs Autocracy Free Market (capitalism) Vs Command Economy
3. Yalta Conference Feb 1945 Near the end of WWII, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at the Yalta Conference to decide what to do with Germany after WWII.
4. The Berlin Crisis- (June 1948-May 1949) At Yalta, they also decided to divide up Germany into 4 zones . The USA, Great Britain , France, and USSR would each control one zone.
8. RISE OF THE SUPERPOWERS After WWII, the USA and the USSR were the 2 most powerful countries by far. In fact they were nicknamed SUPER POWERS . The US and USSR became rivals. Roughly half of the world was on the side of the US, and half of was on the side of the USSR.
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10. USA The Soviet Union Free elections No elections or fixed Democratic Autocratic / Dictatorship Capitalist Communist ‘ Survival of the fittest’ Everybody helps everybody Richest world power Poor economic base Personal freedom Freedom of the media Society controlled by secret police. Total censorship NATO WARSAW PACT
21. There was never a real war between the two sides , but they were often very close to war (Hotspots). Both sides got involved in other conflicts in the world to either stop the spread of communism (USA) or help the spread (USSR). Again...
