Why were the united states and soviet union so different?

The US and the USSR was very different in many ways:

The primary way was that the US used a market economy, while the USSR used a command economy

Another way was that the US promoted the Democratic way of government, while the USSR promoted a more totalitarian government.

In the US, the people have more power. In the USSR, the government has more power.

These are just some ways they are different.

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mount st. helens in washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as minnesota. seismic activity at mount st. helens, which is 96 miles south of seattle, began on march 16.