Which of the following statements accurately reflects the economic and political systems of the United States and the USSR during the Cold War?



The United States was a liberal state operating under socialism; the USSR was a democratic state operating under capitalism.



The United States was a republic operating under capitalism; the USSR was a totalitarian state operating under socialism.



The United States was a democratic state operating under socialism; the USSR was a liberal state operating under capitalism.



The United States was a totalitarian state operating under capitalism; the USSR was a centralistic state operating under socialism.