Unit+VII+-+P4

=B. The Basics= > =Who was the Cold War between? The U.S. and its allies VS The Soviet Union and its allies= > =When was the Cold War? 1945-1991 - lasted so long b/c it was a "cold" war= > =Why did it occur? What was it over? The types of gov't and economy that countries would have after WWII - many countries that the Axis powers had controlled during the war (ex. Germany, Vietnam, Poland, Japan etc.) Results: Japan (democracy), Germany (split), Vietnam (split, then communist), Poland (communist)...etc, etc...= > =Why is it called "the Cold War?" It was "cold" b/c there was not a lot of direct military fighting - it was mostly a war of ideas and trying to spread democracy or communism - fought PROXY WARS - gave power to other countries - $, weapons, vehicles, and sometimes troops...ex: Korean War...Vietnam War...etc= > =We will complete the following chart:=
 * || =ECONOMY = || DESCRIPTION || =POLITICS = || DESCRIPTION ||
 * =THE UNITED STATES = || =Capitalism= || * =citizens run the businesses=
 * =competition drives the industries= || =Democracy= || * =people control the government by picking their representatives=
 * =many individual rights and freedoms= ||
 * =THE SOVIET UNION = || =Communism= || * =government runs the economy= || =Dictatorship= || * =one person with complete power=
 * =limited individual rights and freedoms= ||

=//__Communism__// - in theory is about trying to have a __classless society__ - no rich, no poor=