Cold war Intro

Cold war Intro

1945-1991

What is the Cold War?

• United States v. Soviet Union

• Cold War-State of high tension between the two countries

• There is NO physical fighting

• Starts after WW2 when Staling does not allow occupied countries in Eastern Europe free elections

Multiple Choice

What two countries were involved in the Cold War?

• U.S and Germany

• Germany and Soviet Union

• Great Britain and Italy

• Soviet Union and the U.S.

Multiple Choice

There were many battles with many lives lost during the Cold War

• True

• False

Why a Cold War?

• The U.S. and Soviet Union are the opposite of each other both politically and economically

The United States

• Democracy (people have freedoms)

• Capitalist (people can buy, sell, own their own businesses

Soviet Union

• Totalitarian Rule (dictator, 1 political party, people are controlled by the government

• Communism (government makes all decisions in the economy and people have very little choice

Multiple Choice

Soviet Union and the United States were very similar since they both fought for the Allies during WW2

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What type of government did the U.S. have?

• Totalitarian

• Fascist

• Democracy

• King and Queen

Multiple Choice

What type of government did the Soviet Union have?

• Democracy

• King

• Totalitarian

• Oligarchy

Multiple Choice

In the Soviet Union citizens could buy and sell goods as they wanted and could have their own business if they wanted

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

During the Cold War the United States had a capitalist economy just like there is today

• True

• False