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• The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (the USSR/Soviet Union)

  A union of 15 countries, the largest of which was Russia
• Ideology


  The politics that someone believes in
• The Cold War


  Lasted from 1945-1991, between the USA (and the USA's allies) and the USSR (and the USSR's allies)
• Hot War

  Two countries physically fight each other
• Cold War


  Two countries hate each other (like in a war), but never fight each other
• In WW2, Britain, the USA and the USSR were allies against Hitler, but the UK and the US didn't trust the USSR
• Capitalist (USA and UK)


  • Free to do what you want
• Communist (USSR)


  • The rich can't be trusted, the government controls everything and distributes it equally, everyone is more equal, no one is really rich and no one is really poor
• Watch the propaganda films

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X97FoEOD4Tc&feature=related
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0DkHCrW2D0
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7qiVMgom8g