1. Origins of the Cold War To define the meaning of ideology.
To compare and contrast capitalism and communism
To appreciate why this difference in ideology lead to suspicion between the USSR and the USA.
LO LO2 LO3

2. The End of WW2 RECALL and REFRESH WHY did WW2 end?
WHO was responsible for Germany’s defeat?
The End of WW2
WHEN was the turning point?
WHAT was the most important factor?

3. SOURCE 21
STARTER: What does this source suggest about the wartime alliance between the USSR, the USA and Britain?
A British cartoon from 1941.
© Hodder Murray

4. LO1: To define ideology
What is an Ideology?
“a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy”

5. USA
USSR
The USA was a democracy. Its government was chosen in free democratic elections.
It was capitalist. Business and property were privately owned.
It was the world’s wealthiest country. But, as in most capitalist countries, there were extremes – some great wealth and great poverty as well.
For Americans, being free of control by the government was more important than everyone being equal.
Americans firmly believed that other countries should be run in the American way.
Many Americans were bitterly opposed to Communism.
The USSR was a Communist state. It was a one-party dictatorship. Elections were held, but all candidates belonged to the Communist Party.
All property belonged to the community = the state owned all industry.
The general standard of living in the USSR was much lower than in the USA. Even so, unemployment was rare and extreme poverty was rarer than in the USA.
The rights of individuals were seen as less important than the good of society as a whole. So individuals’ lives were tightly controlled.
Soviet leaders believed that other countries should be run in the Communist way.
Many people in the USSR were bitterly opposed to capitalism.

6. Capitalist and Democratic
LO2: To compare and contrast capitalism and communism
The USA
Capitalist and Democratic
© Hodder Murray

7. The USA
The USA was a democracy. Its government was chosen in free democratic elections.
© Hodder Murray

8. The USA It was capitalist. Business and property were privately owned.
It was the world’s wealthiest country. But, as in most capitalist countries, there were extremes – some great wealth and great poverty as well.
© Hodder Murray

9. The USA
For Americans, being free of control by the government was more important than everyone being equal.
Americans firmly believed that other countries should be run in the American way.
Many Americans were bitterly opposed to Communism.
© Hodder Murray

10. The USSR
Communist
© Hodder Murray

11. The USSR The USSR was a Communist state.
It was a one-party dictatorship. Elections were held, but all candidates belonged to the Communist Party.
© Hodder Murray

12. The USSR The state owned all industry.
During the 1920 and 1930s this had meant there had been huge development as the state could tell companies what to make.
The general standard of living in the USSR was much lower than in the USA. Even so, unemployment was rare and extreme poverty was rarer than in the USA.
© Hodder Murray

13. The USSR
For Communists, the rights of individuals were seen as less important than the good of society as a whole. So individuals’ lives were tightly controlled.
Soviet leaders believed that other countries should be run in the Communist way.
Many people in the USSR were bitterly opposed to capitalism.
© Hodder Murray

14. Why might these differences lead to conflict?
LO3: To appreciate why this difference in ideology lead to suspicion.
Why might these differences lead to conflict?
The two countries had little in common – difficult to form a lasting relationship.
Opinion polls from before WW2 showed that US citizens trusted Communists less than they trusted the Nazis.
America is based on "the American dream" which is the improvement of ones own life though hard work and consumerism. Communism was ‘anti-American’

15. The Four Freedoms
This is an American propaganda poster made in 1943 to remind Americans what they were fighting for.
Which freedoms do you think the USSR would also believe in? Which would it think unimportant?
What might the Soviet Union equivalent of this poster say?

16. Due Monday 17th September 2012
Homework
Research Cold War propaganda posters from both the USA and the USSR.
Pick your favourite 2 and explain how they show the differences in ideology between the two countries.
Create your own propaganda poster in the style of the ones you have seen.
Due Monday 17th September 2012