 What was the Cold War?
 How long did it last?
 What type of political and
When did
the Cold War
end?
economic systems did the
Soviet Union have during the
Cold War?
 What did each country begin to
stockpile during the Cold War?
Cold War System- Bi- Polar System
Soviet Union & the United States were the two main power centers after WWII .
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CCOMPETITION OF IDEOLOGIESDEMOCRACY VS. COMMUNISM
CAPITALISM VS. COMMUNISM
COMPETITION OF IDEOLOGIESDEMOCRACY VS. COMMUNISM
CAPITALISM VS. COMMUNISM
Propaganda in America
Duck & cover drills
Bomb Shelters
 Both the U.S. and U.S.S.R had enough
bombs to destroy the world many times
over! What stopped the superpowers
from using their weapons…..Mutually
Assured Destruction (MAD)
 The Soviet threat was weak, destroying
America would not have benefited the
Soviets!!!
 More of a threat in Europe. Fear
Was the
Soviet Union
really a threat!
against communism in U.S. helps to
fund defense budget.
 What was it like for the average
Soviet living under communist
rule?
 What does the government
control in a communist
economic system?
 Who the Soviet Leader that
When did
the Cold War
end?
expanded the Soviet Union by
taken over much of Eastern
Europe?
Joseph Stalin, after WWII controls Eastern Europe.
Stalin installs communist leaders and communist economy in Eastern Europe.
Living Under Soviet Communism
Advantages
Disadvantages
 Free Healthcare
 Lack of Information
 Jobs for life
 No Religion
 Free Education
 Government control of
 Housing was
provided
 Security
most aspects of life
 Purge of dissidents
 Ultimate collapse of
the economy!
Communist government owns the
Means of Production…
In communist system there is no profit for capitalist/individuals.
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 Why did the Soviet Union
collapse?
 What events mark the end of
the Cold War?
 Who where the leaders of the
U.S. & the Soviet Union when it
ended?
When did
the Cold War
end?
 What happen to the countries
that were part of the Soviet
Union?
 If guaranteed a job, nobody is inspired
to work, production of faulty goods
 Corruption in system
 Emphasis on military and defense
spending over consumer goods- bread
lines and food shortages
 Soviet Afghan War- economically drains
“satellite nations” country
Why did the
Soviet Union
collapse in
1989?
 Supporting “satellite nations” drains
economy
 Hatred among different nationalities
(ethnicities) in empire.
Fall of the Berlin Wall 1989
Mikhail Gorbachev reforms leads to collapse of U.S.S.R
Glasnost literally openness- “opening to the press”
Perestroika was the policy of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system
The Soviet economy had been in a period of stagnation for two decades and was in desperate need of reform.
Commonwealth of
Independent States
 1990, the (CCCP) Central
Committee of the
Communist Party of the
Soviet Union agreed to give
up its monopoly of power.
 Over the next several weeks,
the 15 republics of the USSR
held their first competitive
elections.
Common wealth of Independent States
CIS
 How will the political system
change in Russia and the exSoviet countries?
 How will the economic system
change in Russia and the exSoviet countries?
When did
the Cold War
end?
 Will these changes be difficult?
Explain?
It is very difficult to change from a state
controlled economy to capitalist….
China is able to change to
capitalist system…
In Russia the rich buy up
the Means of Production..
Changing to multiparty elections &
capitalist economy.