Key Concepts in Political Ideologies

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Czar

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Absolute Monarch - Russian King

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Marxism

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Communism - ideology by Karl Marx - classless society, government owned, equality

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Appeasement

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Allowing an aggressive nations demands - in order to keep the peace and prevent war

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Detente

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Relaxing of tension between the Soviet Union and United States - at the end of the Cold War

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Nonalignment

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Not choosing sides during the Cold War - ex/ India

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Containment

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U.S. policy to stop the spread of Communism

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Collectivization

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government own farms - the government takes/owns all resources - ex/ Soviet Union and China

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Ayatollah Khomeini

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Iran Traditional leader - led the Iranian Revolution

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Apartheid

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racial segregation in South Africa

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Treaty of Versailles

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Ended WW1 - gave harsh punishments to Germany (ex - pay debt, loss land, take the blame)