What was one difference between the Soviet Union and the west?

Not only was the Soviet Union communist, they were totalitarian, meaning all the power was with the rulers. The United States was capitalist which meant that people could own land and businesses and compete for themselves. This led to a stark contrast between poor and rich.

Explanation:

Source A is a small sample taken from the acclaimed ‘Iron Curtain Speech’ spoken by Winston Churchill, in Fulton, Missouri on the 6th of March 1946. Of course at the time Churchill had not held the position of prime minister anymore – but he was still highly influential. Truman had read the speech

Explanation:

Source A is a small sample taken from the acclaimed ‘Iron Curtain Speech’ spoken by Winston Churchill, in Fulton, Missouri on the 6th of March 1946. Of course at the time Churchill had not held the position of prime minister anymore – but he was still highly influential. Truman had read the speech