origins of the cold war 1945-49- differnces between the powers-ideology Flashcards

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what can the origins of the cold war be traced back to?

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the bolshevik revolution of 1917, who seized power in russia

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What did the Bolsheviks see as there guilding principle?

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communism

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who was the leader of the bolshevik revolution?

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Lenin

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what did lennin’s view oppose?

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the west view of democracy and capitalism, thus underlying the mistrust which was to develop between the west and the soviet union

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What is nationalisation?

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The industry and economy is now in state ownership and not private.

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what is the differnence between a communist state and a liberal democracy state?

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in a liberal democracy state people had the choice of government and the chance to vote an unpopular government out while in a communist state there is no differnt politcal particies just one

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what was the role of comintern?

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was to coordinate communist groups throughout the world and support their attempts to undermine capitalism by all available means, including a revolution

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what was the communism ideology inherently?

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was inherently hostile to the west and the values it stood for

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how did marxism and leniism view religion?

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was opposed to it and argued it was to dupe the proletariat into accepting exploitation

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to the followers of marx what was capitalism seen as?

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as a being responsible for the division of society in the west into different clasess like the bourgeoisie, working class, and the aristocray

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What is capitalism?

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An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

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What did Marx call religion?

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'’the opium of the masses’’

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what was leninism?

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an adapted version by lenin of the works of karl marx

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What is a command economy?

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an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.

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What is a democracy?

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Rule by the people

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