A NEW WORLD ORDER.

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**A NEW WORLD ORDER** - **Western bloc:** United States (US) - **Eastern bloc:** USSR **FORMATION OF THE CAPITALIST AND COMMUNIST BLOCS** After WWII, the US and USSR emerged as the two superpowers, both seeking to assert their global dominance. The US focused on spreading democracy and capitalism through economic and military measures: - President Harry S. Truman issued the Truman Doctrine (1947), which aimed to help states defend against communism. - The Marshall Plan (1947) provided economic aid to European countries after WWII. - NATO was established in 1949 by the US. Stalin created satellite states with communist-led governments under the USSR's influence. To support these countries, COMECON was created in 1949. The Warsaw Pact, formed in 1955, was an alliance between Eastern bloc countries. **RESUMEN** | **CAPITALIST BLOCK** | **COMMUNIST BLOCK** | |----------------------|---------------------| | Leader: US | Leader: USSR | | Political: Liberal democracies | Political: Authoritarian systems | | Multi-party systems | Single-party systems | | Ideology: Capitalism | Ideology: Communism | | Economy: Liberalism with state intervention | Planned economy ...