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Fascism
A class of political ideologies characterised by militant nationalism and leaders.
Key beliefs of fascism
Aggressive foreign policy, far right, elitism and superiority.
Who was Fascism led by?
Benito Mussolini (1922, Italy)
Socialism
A political theory advocating state ownership of industry. Left wing.
Stalinism
A brutal form of communism imposed by a small group of party leaders, representing Stalin's beliefs under the guise of Communism/ Leninism/ Marxism.
Totalitarianism
A political system in which the government has total control over the lives of individual citizens.
Marxist-Leninism
Political ideology that promoted the idea of peasant and proletariat overthrow of the upper class, led by a dictator.
Capitalism
An economic system based on private ownership of capital
Communism
Communal ownership, classless social structure embodying interests of community as a whole.
Constituent Assembly
Russia's first free election parliament 1918 January
Central Committee
most important top government officials, a group of 300 party leaders that met twice a year.
Centralisation
Concentrating power in one place
Cheka
Lenin's secret police
OGPU
The secret police under Stalin. OGPU replaced Cheka.
NEP
New Economic policy in Soviet Russia to prevent Russia's economy from collapsing
The Great Purge
Under Stalin, any political opposition is killed in masses.
Oligarchy
Small elite group in power
