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The Beginnings of the Cold War
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- 1Damage of WW2Millions of lives were lost - not even including the Holocaust. The bombings and fights caused the destruction of houses, factories, shops and cities. 1945 - millions of refugees who were homeless, sick and hungry. USSR lost millions - Stalin wanted to keep USSR secure. China suffered many casualties due to it's war with Japan.
- 2SuperpowersBy 1945, USA and USSR were the superpowers. USA had more naval tonnage but the USSR had more manpower. They had conflicts of ideologies - capitalism and communism and as Germany and Japan were no longer threats, they had no reason to co-operate.
- 3USA Political SystemDemocratic - President and Congress chosen in a democratic election. Capitalist - businesses and property are privately owned. People could make profits in business or move jobs if they wanted to. They were always the richest - but there are great contrasts. Believe in freedom of individual and in government by consent.
- 4USSR Political SystemCommunist state under Stalin's dictatorship. People could vote for a Supreme Soviet - only vote for Communists, and the Supreme Soviet had no power. Stalin governed the USSR and committees of the Communist Party. People's lives were closely controlled - rights of the individual was seen as less important than society's. Planned economy - government owned all industry. Standard of living low but so was unemployment and income inequality.
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- GCSE Cold War Flashcards on The Beginnings of the Cold War, created by sagar.joban on 31/03/2013.
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