Ideology and the Cold War 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryCold WarA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Abbierose87Created on: 07-04-15 14:09 US Political system Democracy, individual rights are protected, the people choose the government 1 of 13 USSR Political system Single Party Government, Limited rights, political freedom is restricted 2 of 13 US Economic system Capitalism, government plays a small role 3 of 13 USSR Economic system State Socialism, Planned economy, goods produced according to government plan 4 of 13 US world view Peace and prosperity are created through free trade 5 of 13 USSR world view Equality achieved through world revolution, replacing capitalism with communism 6 of 13 Russian Civil War 1918-1920, US troops intervened in an attempt to overthrow the communist government 7 of 13 League of Nations USSR wasnt allowed to join after WW1 8 of 13 Red Scare 1919, US government hunting left wing radicals 9 of 13 Soviet Foreign Policy 1917-1941 Based on the assumption that Western capitalist powers were hostile to communism 10 of 13 Soviet Propaganda 1917-1941 Massively anti-capitalist 11 of 13 Marxism-Leninism The official ideology of the Soviet Union 12 of 13 Ideological confrontation Was an inevitable conflict, opposite ideologies, may have caused the Cold War. (assumes leaders are only guided by ideology and not act practically) 13 of 13
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