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  1. 3. - A dictatorship is a unitary form of government characterized by a single leader or group of leaders and little or no toleration for political pluralism or independent programs or media.
  2. 6. - A German journalist who introduced the world to a radical type of socialism, called Marxism.
  3. 7. - The world’s longest continuous rail line.
  4. 10. - The name chosen for the Third Estate by its delegates, they would pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people.
  5. 11. - People who carefully observed both secondary schools and universities.
  6. 15. - One of Lenin’s revolutionary supporters. He assisted in helping create the Soviet state. After Lenin died, he and Joseph Stalin became bitter rivals for control of the Communist Party.
  7. 18. - A form of complete socialism in which the means of production -- all land, mines, factories, railroads, and businesses -- would be owned by the people.
  8. 19. - The new Czar of Russia, and the son of Alexander III. He announced, “The principle of autocracy will be maintained by me as firmly and unswervingly as by my lamented father [Alexander III].” He stubbornly refused to surrender any of his power. His trust in the tradition of Russian autocracy blinded him to the changing conditions of his times.
  9. 20. - A form of government with a monarch (king/queen) at the head.
  10. 22. - A professor at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, defended the idea of a free economy, or free markets, in his 1776 book The Wealth of Nations. He believed that economic liberty guaranteed economic progress.
  11. 25. - March 1927, woman textile workers in Petrograd led city wide strikes. Nearly 200, 000 workers swarmed the streets, and soldiers sided with the rioters.
  12. 26. - He set out to build a “republic of virtue.” He and his supporters tried to wipe out every trace of France’s past monarchy and nobility.
  13. 29. - A competition between Russia and Japan, both competed for control of Korea and Manchuria. The two nations signed a series of agreements over the territories, but Russia broke them. Japan retaliated and attacked the Russians at Port Arthur, Manchuria in February 1904.
  14. 30. - A sudden seizure of power, like Napoleon. Also known as “blow of state.”
  15. 31. - A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
  16. 32. - was a quiet man who rarely received much public notice. Stalin was cold, hard, and impersonal.From 1922 to 1927, Stalin began his ruthless climb to the head of the government. In 1922, as general secretary of the Communist Party, he worked behind the scenes. He shrewdly moved his followers into strategic government offices. By 1924, he had placed many of his supporters in key positions. By 1928, Stalin was in total command of the Communist Party.
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  1. 1. - Commanded by Leon Trotsky, it was made up of the Bolsheviks.
  2. 2. - Russia’s first parliament.
  3. 4. - He always fought for tolerance, reason, freedom of religious belief, and freedom of speech.
  4. 5. - An economic system in which money is invested in business ventures with the goal of making a profit.
  5. 8. - Marxists who supported a small number of committed revolutionaries willing to sacrifice everything for radical change.
  6. 9. - The most radical club where violent speech making was the order of the day. They wanted to remove the king and establish a republic.
  7. 12. - The rule by the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent from 1858 to 1947.
  8. 13. - He was committed to individual freedom. He believed that civilization corrupts people’s natural goodness. He also believed that the only good government was one that was freely formed by the people and guided by the “general will” of society-- a direct democracy.
  9. 14. Party - a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
  10. 16. describes a government that takes total, centralized state control over every aspect of public and private life.
  11. 17. - The economic policy of letting owners of industry and business set working conditions without interference.
  12. 21. - A self-described “holy man.” He claimed to have magical healing powers.
  13. 23. - organized violence against Jews
  14. 24. - A peaceful protest made up of about 200,000 workers and their families, they carried a petition for better working conditions, more personal freedom, and an elected national legislature. Nicholas II ordered his guards to fire on the crowd resulting in more than 100 wounded, and several hundred killed. This caused a wave of strikes across the country, forcing Nicholas II to create a legislature, called Duma to satisfy his citizens.
  15. 27. - The major leader of the Bolsheviks, he had an engaging personality and was an excellent organizer. He was also ruthless.
  16. 28. - local councils consisting of workers, peasants, and soldiers.