the fundamental difference between the Soviet Union and the USA was that the Soviet union was a communist state while the usa was capitalist state. In terms of freedoms and liberties, the soviet union did not guarantee liberties in line with the concept of ploretariat dictatorship. In terms of governance, the soviet union was an authoritarian regime while the USA was a democracy. in terms of religion, the soviet union crashed on the freedom of its people to worship, in line with Marx assertion that religion is the opium of the masses while The USA did not.
The U.S. Confederation Congress decided in 1787 that the Northwest Territory would eventually become "new states in the Union," since this was the first time the Us government had ever designated land for such a purpose.
