Communist Countries

Definition

Communist countries refer to nations that are governed by a political ideology known as communism, which advocates for the collective ownership of property and the absence of social classes. These countries typically have centralized governments with strict control over the economy and limited individual freedoms.

Related terms

Cold War: The Cold War was a period of political tension between the United States and Soviet Union (a communist country) after World War II. It involved conflicts between democratic and communist ideologies.

Iron Curtain: Coined by Winston Churchill, it refers to the division between Western European democracies and Eastern European communist countries during the Cold War.

McCarthyism: McCarthyism refers to the practice of making accusations without sufficient evidence or engaging in intense witch-hunts for alleged communists within American society during the Second Red Scare in the 1950s.