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Bolschevik,  | a revolutionary socialist group in Russia,  |
militia | group of people who can be called into military service when something dangerous happens suddenly,  |
communism | economic system where there is little private property & the govt. produces goods,  |
minority | small group of like people within a larger group,  |
successor | one who follow another in a position,  |
heavy industry | manufacturing of products for use in other industries,  |
consumer goods | products people buy,  |
collective farm | large farm owned by the government & worked by many peasants,  |
totalitian state | government where a small group TOTALLY controls the lives of its country's citizens,  |
purge | to remove from office; to clean by getting rid of unwanted things,  |
veteran | a person who has served in the military, especially during a war,  |
fascism | form of government where dictator & dicator's party totally control a goverment,  |
inflation | a quick increas in prices,  |
swastika | Nazi symbol of a cross w/ its arms broken,  |
depression | time of economic collapse when businesses lose money & many people become poor,  |
Reichstag | national assembly of the Weimar Republic,  |
Fuehrer | name given to Adolf Hitler meaning "leader",  |
Gestapo | Hitler's secret police,  |
Great Depression | worldwide depression that began in the US in 1929,  |