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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