Ideological differences

As we all know, the USA and the USSR have quite a lot of ideological differences. This ideological difference between the two major states is one of the many factors which caused the cold war.

The main ideological difference between the USA and the USSR is that they are being ruled by a different kind of governing system. The USA having a democratic system of government had free democratic elections of their leaders such as the President. However, the USSR had a communist system of government under Stalin's dictatorship. The people could only vote in elections for the supreme council which actually had no power. The USSR is mainly being governed by Stalin and other members of the Communist Party.

Other than the differences in governing systems, there are also differences in their economic systems. The USA had a capitalist economy in which businesses and properties were privately owned. This allows the people to earn profits through businesses and change their jobs as and when they like. However, this also meant that it is possible for anyone to go bankrupt or remain unemployed. The USSR, on the other hand, has a command economy. All businesses and properties were government owned. The government would plan what to build and what to produce. However, this provides stable jobs for almost everyone and nobody could lose any money through businesses.

The USA was the riches country at that time. However, the people were split into the rich and the poor where the rich are very rich while the poor are very poor. Although the standard of living in the USSR is much lower than in the USA, the gap between the rich and the poor was not as significant and the unemployment rate was low.

During the start of WWII, the USA was following a policy of isolationism. This meant that they would stay out of any world affairs. However, due to the rise of communism in Eastern Europe, the government would be helping and supporting any states which had similar ideologies as them. Most people think of this as a form of defending people’s freedom against a system which they do not want to be leaving under.

Unlike the USA, the USSR had been involved in wars many years back. Germany had been constantly attacking them since before WWI until the end of WWII, with the attack by Hitler being one of the strongest armies they faced. As such, in order to prevent something like that from repeating itself, Stalin wanted to make sure that the countries borders were controlled by communist governments. This made feel secure as any countries along their borders which is non-communists would be easily used by the USA.