Competing Ideologies between USA and the USSR

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  • Competing Ideologies between the USA and the USSR

    Ideology : Set of beliefs that shapes political and economic systems, impacts the behaviour of the people
    Left Wing - Supports social change to create a more equal society
    Right wing - Favours traditional social classes and hierarchy

    Impact of competing ideologies :
    • Lead to conflicts/tensions

    *Can refer to pg38-39
  • USA :
    1. Democracy : Vote to choose/elect
    2. Capitalism : Focuses on profit making, businesses control resources for their own profit
    3. Was anti-communist and sent troops to help anti-communist forces during Russian Civil War, reluctant to recognise USSR as a nation
  • USSR :
    1. Communism : Only 1-Party rule, people have little say in their government
    2. Command Economy : State controls everything and is in charge of distribution
    3. Aim was to spread communist ideology and incite revolutions around the world. Signed Nazi-Soviet Pact with Hitler in 1939