The policy of détente pursued by President Richard Nixon was an effort to "<span>(3) reduce conflict with the Soviet Union" although it was up against a period of stagflation. </span>
A centrally planned economy opposes individual choice in comparison to a market economy.
In a centrally planned economy, a government entity decides how resources within a society will be distributed. For example, in a perfect centrally planned society, all families with 4 members in the household would receive the exact same products.
However, in a market economy, individuals make decisions for themselves regarding what resources they want/need to purchase. This market economy is based more on the capital (money) that individuals possess.
Civilians did things such as mend clothing for soldiers, make ammunition from household silver, and many women followed their husbands to the battlefield where they washed, mended, and cooked for troops. Very few were able to fight in combat, but some women did.
Because the more you spread out the power, the less one person has. Therefore, the more people that have power, the tyrant will have less power.
