| A | B |
| collectivism | A system of ownership by all the people together. |
| collective farm | A farm that a group of people operate together to produce and to share the products. |
| central planning | A system in which the govenment decides what and how much should be produced by industries. |
| market economy | An economy in which the choices of buyers decide what shall be produced. |
| glasnost | A policy of "openness" in the former Soviet Union, which resulted in less secrecy about problems and weaknesses of Soviet society. |
| perestroika | The reform of government and economy in the former Soviet Union. |
| Solidarity | The large free union of Polish workers.The word means "unity." |
| consumer goods | Things that are grown or made by producers and used by people. |
| ethnic group | A group of people who share many traits and customs. |
| atheism | The belief that there is no God. |
| arable | Suitable for growing crops. |