Question

mr. adkins
us history
origins of the cold war notes
complete the chart using (text module 12, lesson 1, pgs 573-574)
government
usa
ussr
economy
effects of ww2 on country and economy
vision for post-war europe
other reasons for mistrust

Explanation:

This chart compares the USA and USSR at the start of the Cold War, using standard historical facts about their systems, WWII impacts, post-war goals, and sources of mutual mistrust.

Answer:

Category	USA	USSR
Economy	Capitalist (market-based, private ownership of industry, free enterprise)	Command economy (state-controlled, central planning, public ownership of all major industry)
Effects of WW2 on country and economy	Minimal domestic destruction; economy boomed (became the world's leading industrial/financial power, wartime production shifted to consumer goods)	Severe domestic destruction (20+ million deaths, major cities/industries ruined); economy relied on heavy state investment to rebuild industrial capacity
Vision for Post-War Europe	Promote democratic governments, free markets, and self-determination for nations; support economic recovery via programs like the Marshall Plan	Create a buffer zone of friendly socialist states in Eastern Europe to prevent future Western invasions; spread communist economic and political systems
Other Reasons For Mistrust	Resented Soviet secret police tactics, post-war occupation of Eastern Europe, and Stalin's broken promise of free elections in Poland; feared communist expansion globally	Resented Western delays in opening a second front in WWII, the US's atomic monopoly (1945-1949), and Western economic/political interference in Eastern Europe; feared capitalist encirclement