Differences In Superpowers

Question 1

What is a Cold War ?

Answer 1

It’s a war but it doesn’t involve any fighting

Question 2

What where the five measures both sides took ? S.P.AS.L

Answer 2

Spying: find out military developments
Propaganda: worst possible image of other side
Arms race: more weapons and better tech
Space race
Loans and aid

Question 3

What where the political differences between the two?

Answer 3

Communism
- one party, people’s party yet they couldn’t vote or change their government
Capitalism
- multiple parties, people can vote and change their government

Question 4

What are the economical differences between communism and capitalism ?

Answer 4

Communism
- no private industry/ businesses, no private profit, all industry owned by the state
Capitalism
- most industry and business owned privately

Question 5

What where the ideological beliefs of both communism and capitalism ?

Answer 5

Communism
- everyone is equal, encouraging communism in other countries as-well as censorship of media
Capitalism
- some will be wealthier than others, spread capitalism around to encourage trade and growth, little censorship of media

Question 6

What is the earliest example of western countries trying to stop communism ?

Answer 6

France, USA and Britain giving arms and supplies to Russian groups fighting against Lenin in the Russian civil war