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7-5.1 Burnette
Political ideologies and economies of the United States and the Soviet Union
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Soviet Union | Communist country formed in 1922 after the Russian Revolution; Russia was its largest state; also known as U.S.S.R.; collapsed in 1991 |
| ideology | a set of social or political beliefs |
| direct contrast | completely different from each other |
| escalation | getting steadily worse or more intense |
| The Cold War | the war of ideals between the Soviet Union and its allies, and the U.S., and its allies, from the late 1940s to 1991; it did not lead to direct military conflict |
| Limited government | a government which has limits to its powers because the people retain power to change the government |
| Representative democracy | a type of government in which the people vote for who will represent them |
| Constitutional government | a government which has a base document that says what the government may or may not do |
| Unlimited government | a government which has no limits to its powers or to what it can do |
| Communist state | a type of unlimited government which controls the people and the economy, and owns all land, factories, and natural resources |
| Capitalist economy | an economy where the people and private companies own businesses, and the government has only a limited role in the economy |
| Socialist economy | an economy where the government is in charge and owns factories, land, and natural resources |
| polar opposites | two things which are completely different from each other |
| tension | mental or emotional pressure; anxiety |
| initiated | began or set into motion |
| Big Three Allied Leaders | During WWII, this refers to Franklin Roosevelt of the United States, Winston Churchill of Great Britain, and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union |
| "Occupation Zone" | a part of divided Germany after WWII |
| Yalta Conference | WWII conference that promised a free, democratic Poland after the war; this did not happen because the Soviet Union did not allow it |
| Federal Republic of Germany | free, democratic West Germany |
| West Germany | the Federal Republic of Germany |
| German Democratic Republic | unfree, communist East Germany |
| East Germany | German Democratic Republic |
| Berlin | the capital of Germany before and during WWII, and after the end of the Cold War |
| partitioned | split into pieces |
| Superpower | countries which are so strong militarily that they cannot be challenged by regular countries; during the Cold War this term referred to the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union) |
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