1. Define "The West." Make sure you could identify several countries as examples.
"The West" are the capitalist countries of Europe and North America during post WWII, also known as the Cold War. The USA was the so called "principal power" of the West during this time period. Some examples of countries that were capitalist during the Cold War are France, Britain and the USA.
2. Explain the differences in the economic ideology between the West and the USSR.
The USSR was leading the world's first socialist state, which would have communist economic principles which directly opposed the West's ideals. For instance, the USSR didn't like the gap in classes. Communists believed that all factories, businesses and land should be taken over by the government on behalf of the people, where as capitalists believed that private enterprise was better because individuals would have the freedom to own their own businesses and keep most of the profit. To capitalists, communism threatened their hard earned cash.
3. Explain the differences in the political ideology between the West and the USSR.
"The West" are the capitalist countries of Europe and North America during post WWII, also known as the Cold War. The USA was the so called "principal power" of the West during this time period. Some examples of countries that were capitalist during the Cold War are France, Britain and the USA.
2. Explain the differences in the economic ideology between the West and the USSR.
The USSR was leading the world's first socialist state, which would have communist economic principles which directly opposed the West's ideals. For instance, the USSR didn't like the gap in classes. Communists believed that all factories, businesses and land should be taken over by the government on behalf of the people, where as capitalists believed that private enterprise was better because individuals would have the freedom to own their own businesses and keep most of the profit. To capitalists, communism threatened their hard earned cash.
3. Explain the differences in the political ideology between the West and the USSR.
The West was the symbol of Liberal Democracies which meant that the political system was valued because it gave the people freedoms and the choice to choose the government in which they thought was best for their country, as well as to kick a leader out of office. The USSR was completely opposed to a Liberal Democracy, so they decided that the only way to make things fair and equal in a one-class society was if there was only one political party (communist party) and the government was going to rule on behalf of the people. (No rights?).
4. What was the Comintern (Communist International) and why did it concern the West.
Comintern was an organization set up in 1919 to set up communists political parties and groups worldwide in an effort to undermine the capitalism so that the Communist party may rise and conquer. This concerned the West because the entire effort of Comintern was to uproot capitalist values and spread communistic values to other countries so the communist party may grow stronger.
5. What occurred during the Russian Civil War (1918-21) that solidified the opposition between the West and the Communists? (Be specific and use key details.)
The hostility between the West and the USSR was solidified when they supported "The Whites" (fighting against communistic takeover) in the Russian Civil War against the Bolshevik Red Army (supported communistic takeover) along with many capitalistic governments in hopes that The Whites would win and Lenin would not rule. But in the end Lenin's Red Army survived the Civil War and the experience highlighted issues between the two superpowers. The USSR was scared that the West would contemplate military action and support whenever an opportunity might rise.
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