Question 1 • 26-27 - C - RUSD World History, Culture and Geography
Communist governments in Eastern Europe used imprisonment to punish people considered enemies of the state and restricted or eliminated freedom of speech. They also suppressed local traditions and other expressions of cultural identity in favor of state-approved ideas. Consumer goods were often scarce, not abundant, and agriculture and industry were generally state-controlled rather than privately owned.
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