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Romanov Dynasty
The Romanov family was killed after the February revolution in brutal ways. |
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The Romanov Dynasty was the second dynasty to rule over Russia from 1613 to 1917.
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Rasputin
Rasputin was poisoned, shot, and beat, but none of those things killed him. He died from drowning. |
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Rasputin was a mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who was taken into the Romanov family to save the youngest son from dying, which he succeeded in, until the whole family was killed.
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Felix Yusopov
Felix was best known for taking place in the assassination of Rasputin |
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Felix Yusopov was a Russian aristocrat, prince and count from the Yusopov family.
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Revolution of 1905
The Revolution of 1905 included worker strikes, military mutiny and peasant unrest. |
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The Russian Revolution took place in 1905 and was a vast political and social unrest.
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Duma
The Duma was established in 1905 by Tsar Nicholas II |
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A legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia
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March Revolution
The March Revolution was Also known as the February Revolution |
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The March Revolution was the opening phase of the Russian Revolution.
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November Revolution
The November Revolution got rid of the constitutional monarchy in Germany |
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A revolution in Germany as a result of World War I that lasted from November 1918- August 1919.
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Russian Civil War
The russian Civil War split Russia into smaller provinces to decide what the government would be. |
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The Russian Civil war occurred immediately after the Russian Revolution.
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War Communism
War communism was introduced by Lenin to attempt to demolish the problems brought on by the Russian Civil War. |
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War communism was the name given to the Russian economic system that existed from 1918-1921.
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New Economic Policy
New Economic Policy was within worker state of the USSR. |
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The New Economic Policy was a step towards "state capitalism", proposed by Lenin.
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Lenin
Lenin took charge of Russia but was replaced by Stalin. |
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Russian leader who heavily supported communism
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Stalin
Stalin is often associated with bad things because of all the horrible things he did.
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Stalin was the Russian ruler who took over power when Lenin died.
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Five Year Plans
The first of the five year plans was a list of economic goals. |
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The Soviet Union created the Five Year Plans as an economic plan.
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The Great Purge
Stalin was eliminating the elite groups of people that threatened his rule. |
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Also known as the Great Terror, the Great Purge was a time of economic distress.
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Kulaks
Stalin created the class of Kulaks |
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A community of affluent peasants in the Russian Empire.
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Cheka
The Cheka was established in 1917 by the Sovnarkom |
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Cheka was one of the first of the Russian secret police
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Gulags
Many people were sent to the Gulags for being late to work. |
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Labor camps in which people were sent if they disobeyed or were late to work.
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Totalitarian
The Russians went through a totalitarian dictatorship more than once. |
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A system of government where the dictator has total control of the country.
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Indoctrination
Russia indoctrinated their citizens to support Stalin. |
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The process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of belief
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Propaganda
In WWI, countries used propaganda posters to promote their ideas. |
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Information given to promote a particular political cause or point of view.
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Censorship
The Russian government heavily censored the media while Stalin was in charge. |
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The suppression or prohibition of public information that may make the government or the prohibitor bad.
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Fear and intimidation
Russia made sure that their citizens were fearful and intimidated by Stalin so they would stay under his control. |
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The government used this to keep their citizens in control.
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Communism
Russia supported Communism during the Russian Revolution, but that changed and they switch to capitalism. |
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A system of government in which all public property is owned by all citizens.
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Fascism
Italy practiced fascism while Mussolini was ruling. |
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Radical, authoritarian nationalism, usually started by dictators.
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Nazism
Nazis were mainly in Germany and it is not as prevalent today.
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The prejudice against Jews, largely practiced in Nazi Germany.
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Hitler
Hitler killed himself after Mussolini was killed. |
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The leader of Nazi Germany who was one of the main reasons for World War II
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Stalin
Stalin led the Russians during the Russian Revolution. |
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Stalin was the totalitarian leader off Russia during the Russian Revolution.
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Mussolini
Mussolini was loved while also hated by many in the Roman empire. |
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Mussolini strongly supported fascism in The Roman Empire
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Trotsky
Trotsky was one of the leaders who supported Marxism
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Trotsky was a Russian Revolutionary, theorist, Marxist, and politician.
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