Capitalism & Communism
What is a capitalist economy?
Free market and private ownership
When did the event take place?
Started in March 12, 1947 and ended on December 26, 1991
Where did it take place?
Europe
U.S.
Asia
Latin America
What is/was the Berlin Wall
Concrete wall built by East Germany surrounding West Berlin
What is/was the Berlin Airlift
A military operation where the U.S. and Great Britain would drop chocolate and necessities into West Berlin
Who were Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, and Ho Chi Minh? (what was their economic ideology)
Communist leaders
What events led to the start of the war?
USSR wanted to claim territory and spread Communism meanwhile the U.S. wanted to help rebuild Europe after WWII
U.S. created the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine
Name one of the leaders/presidents from the U.S. and the USSr during the war
U.S.- Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, etc.
USSR- Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, Mikhail Gorbachev,etc
What events led to the building of the Berlin Wall
To stop a massive "brain drain" of citizens from fleeing to the west. Prior to the wall, millions of East Germans crossed into democratic West Berlin in search of political freedom and better economic opportunitites
Where did the Airlift take place in?
West Berlin
Compare and contrast U.S to USSR (Soviet union)
U.S. promoted free market (Capitalist economy) and the USSR promoted state ownership (communist economy)
Give me an example of how the Cold war started
The USSR and U.S. had opposing ideologies, postwar visions, U.S. developed the first atomic bomb
What would happen if the soviet Union didn't collapse
The war might've ended it might've not, Communism would spread, the U.S. and USSR would still be enemies
What occurs when the Berlin Wall collapses
Families are reunited, people can go back to their homes, etc.
What occurs when the Airlift ended
People didn't have a way to get supplies/basic needs
Give me an example of how a Communism economy is ran
command economy (government owned), unrealistic production expectations from gov. officials, etc.
Describe in your own words what the Marshall Plan was
The Marshall plan was an aud program to help rebuild Western Europe after WWII. It affected the world because it provided more than $13 billion to rebuild Europe. It prevented the spread of Communism, opened new markets, and created stable European trading partners
Compare and contrast the Marshall Plan to the Truman Doctrine
The Marshall plan was an aid program to help rebuild Western Europe after WWII. It affected the world because it provided more than $13 billion to rebuild Europe. It prevented the spread of Communism, opened new markets, and created stable European trading partners
The Truman Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy established by president Harry Truman, it pledged that the U.S. would provide political. military and economic assistance to democratic nations that were under a threat from other forces
What does the wall suggest about Walter Ulbritch's character? (Ulbritch closed the wall)
No because it separated families and caused a large amount of deaths
Would you have done the same thing as president Truman? (approve the Airlift)
Yes, it helped people that were struggling and brought a smile to kids faces
What would the world be like if the Soviet union was still here?
Communism could still be spreading, unfair treatment, little to no rights, etc.
describe the events that might occur if the Marshall Plan wasn't created
Europe might've not been rebuilt and the USSR would be able to claim the territory they wanted
If you were there, would you side with the U.S or the USSR
I would side with the U.S. because I wouldn't be under control and I would have basic rights
Write a new ending to the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall never collapsed, the Berlin wall didn't stop people from crossing over, etc.
What would West Berlin be like if the Airlift never took place?
West Berlin citizens would be struggling, could have bad health, it would slowly die, etc.