US, British and USSR relations in 1945 Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
What were the two main corner stones that capitalism was based on?
A
-Democracy
-Free market economies
2
Q
What were the driving obsessions for both the US and USSR at the start of the Cold War?
A
-Ideological conviction
-Desire for national security
3
Q
How did Communism economically view Capitalism?
A
Seen as producing the divide between rich factory owners and poorer working classes
4
Q
What was the political difference between Capitalism and Communism?
A
-Liberal Democracies -> People had choice of government
-Communist State -> One-party state ran by Communists
