origins of the cold war

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  • Origins of the Cold War
    • Origins and early tensions between East and West
      • a conflict between the USSR and the USA where fighting was with words and spies through other countries
      • no open fighting
      • huge stores of nuclear weapons were built up to prevent the other side from attacking
    • differences in what they want
      • USSR
        • want Eastern Europe to provide them with raw materials
        • to protect them from possible future attacks from Western Europe
      • USA
        • want everyone in Europe to have the same rights and freedoms
        • want Europe to support them and become allies
    • Why did the Cold war start?
      • tension between the USSR and USA in 1945
        • USA = capitalists
        • different political views
        • during the civil war with Russia, USA supported USSR's enemies
        • USA = communists
    • Early tensions
      • Grand Alliance
        • Winston Churchill's nickname for the alliance against the Nazis between USSR, USA and Britain
      • differences between leaders
        • significant factor in the breakdown of relations a WW2 ended
        • reinforces suspsicon
    • differences between the USSR and USA + Britain
      • USSR
        • social structure = classes society and everyone is equal
        • political = single-party rule
        • economy = all property owned by the state not individuals
        • Rights = Rights of workers is more important that individual rights
      • USA + Britain
        • economy = private ownership and a competitive workplace
        • Rights = valued but limited by majority option and individual freedoms
        • social structure = some people have more power than others - class based society
        • political = free elections with a choice of parties

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