Cold War Revision Guide ^_^

Capitalism VS Communism Causes of the cold war in 1945

How it started

Important Dates Quiz Word search

How it all started

Capitalism and Communism

• System of government is democratic

• Property is privately owned• Driven by free enterprise• Wealth distributed unevenly• Education and health care

provided by private entities• Freedom of the press Class

distinctions: upper class, middle class and working class

• Focus is on the individual and his/her own progress in life

• System of government is totalitarian

• Property is owned by the state• No free enterprise is allowed• Wealth distributed equally• Education and health care

provided by the state• Press controlled and owned by

the state• Classless society: all members of

society are considered to be equal• Focus is on the progress of the

community as a whole

Causes of the cold war in 1945

.

* American fear of communist attack* Truman’s dislike of Stalin* USSR’s fear of the American's atomic bomb * USSR’s dislike of capitalism* USSR’s actions in the Soviet zone of Germany* America’s refusal to share nuclear secrets* USSR’s expansion west into Eastern Europe + broken election promises* USSR’s fear of American attack* USSR’s need for a secure western border* USSR’s aim of spreading world communism

Important DatesDay Month Year

8th May 1945

6th August 1945

8th August 1945

9th August 1945

14th August 1945

15th August 1945

9th February 1946

These dates are important because these are the dates that lead up to the cold war. The events that occurred are the match that lit the flame.

Word Search

C O M M U N I S M Z

A X U G H B A E T V

L Y W S A V C M D U

K P R O S Q G B X B

G V W H V R W G V Z

W A R Z F U M I S O

M S I L A T I P A C

Words:WarCommunismCapitalismUSSR

Quiz: Question 1

A. Democratic

B. Totalitarian

C. Republican

Where capitalists government:

When did the conflict between USA and the USSR start:

A. During the Russian civil war

B. After the great war

C. After world war 2

Question 2

Question 3

How many countries were communist?

A. 6

B. 2

C. 10

Question 4

How many countries were capitalist?

A. 2

B. 9

C. 6

Question 5

What were the Americans scared of?

A. Communist attacks

B. Capitalism failing

C. Communism failing