Differing Ideologies of the Cold War

Economic Idealscapitalism

• Private Ownership of Industry

• Freedom of Competition

• Laissez-faire• Society based on

class

communism

• Government ownership of industry

• Reaction to capitalism

• Elimination of classes in society

Political Ideals

Democracy• Government of

the people– Representative

– direct

Totalitarianism

• Government by one or only a few

• Total control over people’s lives

Key Values

Freedom• Free speech

• Free religion

• Free press

• Free business

Equality• No poverty

• All members of society have their basic needs met

Social Ideals

Individuality• Stresses value of

accomplishment of individuals

• Competition is rewarded

Collectivization• Stresses the need for the

action to promote the whole

• “all for one and one for all”

Fate of Western Europe

“Help our allies recover; good for business & humanitarian thing to do”

American actions are plots to

“imperialize” Europe

Fate of Eastern Europe

“Free Elections with out any

outside influence”

“Buffer zone of communist

friendly nations to protect against

ANOTHER German

invasion.”

Fate of Germany“Allies agree

that the UN should help

them decide on and implement

their own government.”

“Our blood liberated it we should get at

least a chunk of it.”

A-Bombs in the Modern World

“It is too nasty, no one should build them. Besides

you will use them for your ‘permanent revolution’.”

“So you want us to let you be the only nation in the world with

one? No Soup!”

Small Countries World Wide

“We will defend their right to be free from dictatorship (specifically communist

ones).”

“We will defend their right to be

free from the oppression and poverty that are

born of a capitalist society.”