chapters 8 and 9 russia vocabulary
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Chapters 8 and 9 Russia Vocabulary. Mr. Greaser. Missionary. Person who moves to another area to spread the his or her religion. Ivan the Terrible. Peter the Great. Czar. Title given to the emperors of Russia’s past. Serf. Farm laborer who could be bought and sold along with the land. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Chapters 8 and 9 Russia Vocabulary
Mr. Greaser
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Missionary
Person who moves to another area to spread the his or her religion
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Czar
Title given to the emperors of Russia’s past
Ivan the Terrible Peter the Great
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Serf
Farm laborer who could be bought and sold along with the land
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Communist State
Country whose government has strong control over the economy and society as a whole
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Collectivization
A system in which small farms were combined into huge state-run enterprises with work done by mechanized techniques to making farming more efficient and reducing the need for farm
workers
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Cold War
The U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a political struggle for world influence
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Glasnost
Russian policy of “openness” which permitted Soviet people to criticize the government without punishment
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Perestroika
Policy of economic restructuring in the Soviet Union that called for less government control of the
economy
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Coup
Action in which a group of individuals seizes control of a government
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Privatization
Transfer of ownership of businesses from the government to individuals
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Command Economy
Economic system in which the government decides how resources are used and what goods and services
are produced
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Market Economy
Economic system in which individuals make the decisions about how resources are used and what goods and
services to provide
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Middle Class
Part of society that is neither very rich, nor poor but has enough money to buy cars, new clothing, electronics, and
luxury items
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Underemployment
Situation that arises when a worker must take a job that requires lesser skills than he or she possesses
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Pensioner
Person who receives regular payments from the government because he or she is too old or sick to
work
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Heavy Industry
Manufacture of goods such as machinery, mining equipment, and steel
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Light Industry
Manufacture of consumer goods such as clothing, shoes, furniture, and household products
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Decree
Order issued by a leader that has the force of law
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oligarch
Member of a small ruling group that holds great power