US, us, us and them, them, them

I think the primary social cause of the Cold War originated from the political and economic conflict. The main social cause was the hatred and suspicion between the two. The main political cause of the war was the differences between Communism and Democracy. The main economic conflict came from the difference in ideology between free trade/market and government control of the economy.
I think the primary cause was the political differences between the two nations. It was because the USSR was Communistic that they were suspicious and wanted to spot their form of government from spreading.
I think that both are to blame for the escalation to near direct war because of the one up quality both had. Once the US had the atomic bomb, the USSR started making their own, then the US started making more, then the USSR made even more, and then after a time mutually assured distroction was reached. If either had put aside their differences, I am not saying it would have been simple or easy, then they both could have avoided a near world destruction during the Cubin Missle Crisis and at other times.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

http://prezi.com/hjpzgbjsnkeu/french-life-under-german-occupation/

The life under German Occupation was almost stereotypical. Resources were short and knock-offs were given to the people of France. The Germans exploited the concord people, like a good conqueror should, and resistance was small.
(Sorry for the yellow highlight I did not think it would show, but it did, c'est mon vie. So I have now removed the highlight by retyping it and I still have the gray one over the link, but I am cutting my loses and saying it is this new-fangled technologies fault). 

Every path we've ever taken, can't admit we were mistaken.

        In the reading Hitler lists off the reasons why he thinks Great Britain and America should not of entered the war against Germany. His thoughts were that Great Britain should have been Germany's ally and that the U.S. had no real reason to enter the war (please note, this is a quick paraphrase and more detail can be found in the reading). Do you personally believe that these ideas, Great Britain alliance and U.S. neutrality, where reasonable? After this, Hitler would later add a postscript predicting the Cold War. If it is true that Hitler had such great political knowledge that he could foresee the Cold war, why could he not of guessed before the war that Great Britain and the U.S. would side against Germany.
        The question for you is; why do you think that Hitler was wrong in his assumptions about G.B. and the U.S, but right about the Cold War?