COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Cold War, the United States was based upon capitalism and democracy while the Soviet Union was based upon communism and dictatorship.
Detailed explanation-2: -Capitalism vs communism The political and economic systems of the capitalist USA and communist USSR were incompatible. In a capitalist state, the economy is largely free from state control, while the government is democratically elected and freedom of speech is cherished.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Cold War was the war between the USSR and the USA which never actually came to direct fighting. Both tried to impose their ideologies on other countries – communism and capitalism – and gain superiority by the use of propaganda, espionage and the vast stores of weapons.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Soviet Union was a Communist country while the USA was a Capitalist country, in efforts to stop the communism from spreading, the United States President Truman offered help to any country that was under military threat, with hopes that this would prevent Communism from spreading.