Ideology of the Cold War: Capitalism vs Communism

The Cold War happened for a variety of different reasons and we will talk about them throughout our series. However, ideological differences between the two camps were the main, enduring factor. In this video we will talk about the basics of the Capitalism and Communism. first factor which made this conflict inevitable was the

[whiteeagleboneguard]

You know you grew up in an excommunist country when everybody wants to be an engineer

[michaellewis]

The production value on this video is much better. I most applaud you for dealing with a history that many still see as politics.

[Lucas-oeuu]

Really like how you show the pros and cons of both ideologies without trying to convince anyone about which one is better

[MaximosKouzalis]

Let’s just hope the comments section is just as civil as the guy in the video.

[yusokrazee]

Seriously, how is this comment section so civil? I scrolled down expecting a trainwreck, and instead I got people acting like decent, well-mannered human beings.

For god's sake, somebody throw a chair.

[Matt-enyg]

Well, this is a great darn channel to teach me about an era of history that I'm not quite familiar with.

Great job Kings and Generals, keep up the great work!

[Nikita]

Well, as a Russian, i can say that the explanation is very clear, imtelligent and shows both advantages and disadvantages of these ideologies. Well done, thank you for the lack of stereotypes about communism.

[travisoliver]

*"Our words are backed by nuclear weapons"* - -Gandhi- _The USSR and USA_

[thabomuso]

This youtube channel is especially important for anyone born after 1989, when the Berlin Wall collapsed and the Cold war quickly ended.

Particularly since seemingly most kinds these days leave school without even rudimentary knowledge in even modern history.

The video is a bit oversimplistic in its content for my taste, but it provides a background on which to build further knowledge.

The setup of the video is very good though.

[willnash]

As it turns out, the US were pretty authoritarian and the USSR pretty elitist and they both were a lot more similar than they would like to let on...

[StepBackHistory]

I must say the writing in this video is nothing short of unmitigated genius

[sundalongpatpat]

"Two entirely irreconcilable ideas."

China: hold my tea...

[filmfan]

Great video! I really like the change you made by adding more images, videos, stock footage, graphs, etc. This makes the video so much better!

[memelord]

After seeing how most Westerners depict the dichotomy of Capitalism/Socialism, I was dreading watching these videos, thinking they would just be muddled in silly politics. Although there were a few oversimplifications or generalizations here and there (understandable for such a short video), I was pleasantly surprised. I look forward to the rest of the series, keep it up!

[robertorojnic]

Absolutely love this channel! Keep it up. Kudos!

[bentonhenderson]

Y'all are amazing the succinct citations and simplicity here is perfect for a classroom social studies lesson plan! keep em coming!

[ilovejesusify]

I would just point out that when Marx said ‘dictatorship of the proletariat’ he didn’t actually mean a DICTATORship, he just meant that power was in the hands of everyone in the proletariat, so each would have according to their abilities to each according to their needs. Marx hoped for a stateless society in the long run. Lenin and the rest of the soviet leadership took this idea and misunderstood it as an *actual* dictatorship, which Stalin then put to the logical extreme.

[MwaelG]

It's starting everyone! bring your popcorn

[lukazohar]

Would be nice if there would be more footage and less talking to the camera.

[MrSerpX]

One of the most balanced Channel I have ever seen in Youtube. If the creators were firm believers of Capitalism, they would just demonize the communists and vice versa. But you have tried to do it in very balanced way. I think this is what historians should do. Hats Off.