<span><span /><span>a major political
unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or
peoples under a single sovereign authority;
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especially
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:one having an emperor as chief of state </span> </span> </span>
<span /><span>the territory of such a political unit </span> </span>
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<span>something resembling a political empire;
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especially
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:an extensive territory or enterprise under single domination or control </span> </span> </span>
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The government system of the Soviet Union during Cold War was communism, which basically abolishes the right of an individual to own a private property. This means that the government has the sole control in all of its resources, thus a greater chance of accumulating and safe-keeping of wealth. Furthermore, during those times war among nations was already at a set off so there was a need to advance their artillery system and other equipment needed to armed themselves in case of attacks. Therefore, most of their resources went to defense spending.
This lead to the understanding among the Soviet Union's people that the current government system was already inefficient and is not viable to sustain the needs of their country. People then demanded a change.
The answer to that is akhenaten
The Ashanti live in central Ghana<span> in western Africa </span><span>[map of Ghana ]</span><span> approximately 300km. away from the coast. The Ashanti are a major ethnic group of the Akans in Ghana, a fairly new nation, barely more than 50 years old. Ghana, previously the Gold Coast, was a British colony until 1957. It is now politically separated into four main parts. Ashanti is in the center and Kumasi is the capital.</span>
