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communism
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communal ownership of wealth/ political and economic system in which the means of production is owned by government
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V.I. Lenin
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father of Russian Communism ruled (1917-24)
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J. Stalin
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brutal dictator of USSR union of soviet socialist republic
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Bolshevik rev.
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communists overthrow the govt of czar of russia in 1917
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white army
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supported czar and the nobility
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red army
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supported the bolsheviks (communists)
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leon trotsky
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communist leader who was exiled out of USSR by stalin and is later assassinated
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totalitarianism
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when govt controls all aspects of lifel
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5 yr plan
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planned economic goals
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commintern
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worldwide communist revolution
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economic depression
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prolonged and extreme economic downturn
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stock market crash
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black tuesday oct. 29 1929 stock market lost 25% of value in two days
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economic protectianism
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when a country increases tarrifs and lowers quota
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franklin roosevelt
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us president elected 4xs served from great depression to end of ww2
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new deal
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economic reforsm during great depression to stimulate the economy
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aaa
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agricultural adjustment act - reduced farm surplus to increase prices
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ccc
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civilian conservation core - boys ages 18-25 worked at national park susterms and were payed $30 a month and sent to family
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tva
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rennesse valley authority - govt created dams and hydroelectric plants in 7 southern states
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fdic
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federal deposit insurance corp guaranteed bank deposits for up to 2500
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judicial review
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us supreme court decides whether a law is constitutional or not
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socialism
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politic and economic sustem that believes in slow change; business owned by ppl and govt
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gulag
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siberian prisons
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