1. Ideology
based on a classless society where control of wealth and property belongs to the
state is Communism.
It was a common ideology in the 20th century and
was found mostly in Eastern Hemisphere countries such as the Soviet Union,
China, or the South East Asia region. It was also seen in Cuba which was in the
Americas.
2. The act
of spying or gathering intelligence is Espionage.
This is usually understood as
super-secret spies who deal with espionage of other nations, but it is quite
common in everyday things such as industrial espionage which is when a company
spies another company for their patents and similar things and steals ideas.
3. A government policy that opens itself
up to accountability by other nations is
Glasnost.
It was a reform in the Soviet Union when the soviets started
liberalizing the country a bit more after years of the communist regime solving
every problem in secrecy in usually controversial manners. It was about opening
the dealings of the government towards public knowledge
4. A
political and economic reform policy on behalf of the Soviet Union is
Perestroika.
It was a series of reforms that was supposed to help the economy
of the Soviet Union which was becoming worse and worse after years of problems.
It was successful to some extent but couldn’t keep the spirit of communism
alive for long.
5. Spreading information to hurt or help
an institution, cause, or person is Propaganda.
Propaganda is basically
political advertising and is used for getting votes or making your political opponent
lose votes. It can also be made to support a cause like the famous poster “Uncle
Sam Wants You” which is a piece of propaganda.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was created in in 1933 and it was to protect bank depositors and ensure a level of trust in the American banking system, during the Great Depression.
The Exchange Commission (SEC) was created in 1934 and the goal was to to help investors feel comfortable to put money back into the stock market.
Both were important to create confidence in american people, and to create the possibility to get out of the Great Depression.
