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bloc

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a group of countries that have Made an alliance because of shared interests.

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bourgoeisie

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according to Karl Marx the middle classes who hold the power and need to be overthrown.

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bolshevik

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the political party that took power in Russia in 1917 led by Lenin the bolsheviks later became known as the comunist party.

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boycotting

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refusing to buy goods or services from someone for political reasons

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capatalism

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the economic system followed by the west during to Cold War people have the right to start there own business in a free market

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Cheka

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the secret police of east Germany during the cold war

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Cold War

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the term used to describe the tensions between the Soviet Union and the west between the second world war and 1991

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communism

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an economic and political system in which there is no private ownership people contribute based on there ability to take only what they need

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congress

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the American parliament made up of two houses the senate and the house of representatives

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cult of personality

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when a leader (such as Stalin) uses the media to create an image of themselfves that makes them god-like

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defection

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the act of changing loyalties from one country to another

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delegation

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a group of people sent to represent a country on a visit abroad or at a conference or a summit

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democracy

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a system of government where citizens elect there leaders and have a say in there country laws

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de-stalinisation

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the period after Stalins death on which Krushchev trend o make changes to the Soviet Union

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detente

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improving relations between the USSR and the USA during the 1970’s

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doctrine

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a rigid set of beliefs or princliples

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dollar imperialism

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the idea that the USA spreads its influence and power around the world using money

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domino theory

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the theory that followed in the USA from Eisenhower onwards that communists would make countries fall like dominos- when one country becomes communist there neighbour will shortly follow or fall too

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embargo

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a ban on trade with a particular country

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exile

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being forced to stay away from your home this can be forced as in the case of the Soviet prisoners in Siberia or it can be a choice if the consequences of going home are arrest or even death

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FBI

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the federal bureau of investigation the USA’s security and national crime investigation organisation

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guerrilla warfare

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the use of ambushes and raids by small armed groups used successfully in Cuba by Castro and by the vietcong in Vietnam

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house of un-American activities committee (HUAC)

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the committee in the US house of representatives that pursued and investigated those subjected ob being involoved in “un-Amercan” communist activity

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ideology

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a guiding political belief

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industrialisation
the movement from an economy based mainly on agricultural to one based on manufacturing
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intelligence
the gathering of secret information by country about other countries
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intercontinental ballistic missle
long distance missle
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international monetary fund
an organisation that oversees the worlds economies
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Kremlin
the headquarters of the Soviet government in Moscow during the Cold War previously the palace of the tsar now the residence of the Russian president
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lend lease
the loans given to European countries during the second world war by the USA
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maoism
a version of communism based on the ideas of Mao tse-tung of china
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mccarthyism
the name given to the anti-communist hysteria that engulfed the USA in the 1950's named after senator Joseph McCarthy
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nationalist
a loose term fro a person who wants independence fro there country they can be politically right wing or left wing
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new look
the defence policy followed by US president Eisenhower
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politburo
the group that officially decides government policy in a communist country
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proletariat
the workers who should rise up and take control according to Marxism
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propaganda
information used to promote a particular point of view it often uses exaggeration or out-right lies
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proxy war
an indirect war between the superpowers whee the USA or USSR fund the other enemy examples include Korea Vietnam and angola
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red scare
the widespread fear of communism it usually refers to the 1920s in the USA but can also refer to other points in the cold war such as during the McCarthy era of the 1950's
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regime
a government
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reparation
money paid by a defeated country after a war to pay for the reconstruction
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secretary of defence
a senior figure in the US government responsible for defence security and military
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security council
the senior committee of the United Nations
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self-determination
the right fro people to choose how there country should be governed
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sphere of influence
the idea that the soviet union and the USA would have countries or regions that were under the influence after the second world war for Stalin this was a way of guaranteeing security
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summit
a meeting of leaders of countries
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superpower
a country that has significantly more power than others either military or economic with which it can dominate and control world events during the Cold War the USA and the USSR were seen as superpowers
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trade union
an organisation of workers usually in a particular industry that protects there interests negotiates pay rates and improves working conditions
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telegram
a message sent down a wire and then printed out
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threats of friendship
an agreement made between the USSR and China in 1950
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tsar
the emperor or Russia before the 1917 reveloutions
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unilateral disarmament
the policy of giving up nuclear weapons without an agreement from other countries to do the same
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united nations
an International organisation that aims to stop conflict and encourage cooperation between countries it was formed after the second world war
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USSR
the union of soviet socialist republics a soviet is a workers council
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veto
the right to overrule a desision
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vietcong
the comunist guerrilla fighters in Vietnam
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viet minh
Vietnamese communists who supports ho chi minh
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world bank
an international organisation that provides loans to help countries to develop

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