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Alexander III

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Pograms
Made Russian the official language
Secret police force that took care of anyone he wanted gone

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Nicholas II

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Gained power after Alexander died

Fought WWI for Russia

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Industrialization under Nicholas II

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Encouraged but labor unions are outlawed

Not as quick and easy as the rest of Europe

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Mensheviks

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More moderate
Marxist group
Want a broad base of popular support

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Bolsheviks

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Lenin is leader
Marxist group
More radical
Small group of committed revolutionaries

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What does Nicholas II do to Lenin and why?

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Exiles him because he is gaining power and he is becoming a threat

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3 events that show how weak the czar is becoming

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  1. Russo-Japanese war: japs win
  2. Bloody Sunday
  3. Czarina Alexander
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Describe Bloody Sunday

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A bunch of workers sign a petition and they wanted a representative body so they march to the winter palace to give Nicholas the petition. The general orders troops to fire on the crowds killing and injuring many. When this gets out many people get angry and start riots so Nicholas gives in to the creation of a representative body

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What is the new representative body called

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Duma

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What does the Duma decide to do and how does Nicholas react to this

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Write a constitution creating a constitutional monarchy and Nicholas dissolves the Duma

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What is the story of czarina Alexander

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Nicholas II leaves to help in the fight and leaves czarina in charge. She falls under the influence of a self proclaimed medicine doctor named Rasputin because he helps her son Alexa that has hemophilia. She allows him to make Many governmental decisions and they are bad ones so advisors kill him

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March revolution

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Provisional gov. Set up and nicholas forced to step Down

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What did the Germans do In an attempt to get Russia out of the war

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Got Lenin back there

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Soviets

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Lower citizens that ram their town

Not official

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what does lenin do when he returns to russia

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take over the bolsheviks again and they take over the soviets

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Bolshevik Revolution

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kicked the provisional government out

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what is Lenin’s slogan

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“Peace, Land, and Bread”

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What does lenin do when he gains power over Russia

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redistributes land

gives them the peace they wanted and signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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Russian Civil War

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Red army Vs. White army
Red: Bolsheviks 
White: everyone else 
death toll: 14-16 million 
famines were really bad
there is a worldwide spanish flu pandemic
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NEW ECONOMIC POLICY

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ALLOWED FOR SMALLSCALE CAPITALISM

THIS HELPS A LOT

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DIVIDING RUSSIA INTO MANY SEPARATE SELF-GOVERNING REPUBLICS MAKES THE…

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USSR-UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

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WHAT IS THE NEW NAME FOR RUSSIANS

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SOVIETS

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THE BOLSHEVIK PARTY BECOMES…

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THE COMMUNIST PARTY

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WHO DID RUSSIA DECIDE WOULD BE THEIR NEXT LEADER AFTER LENIN

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JOSEPH STALIN OR TROTSKY

STALIN BECOMES LEADER AND EXILES TROTSKY

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TOTALITARIANISM

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COMPLETE AND TOTAL CONTROL

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TOTALITARIANISTS USE…

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POLICE TERROR, INDOCTRINATION, PROPAGANDA, CENSORSHIP, AND PERSECUTION

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EXAMPLE OF A TOTALITARIANIST LEADER

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STALIN

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INDOCTRINATION

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“BRAIN-WASHING” NOT ALL BAD BUT WAS BAD IN RUSSIA

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PROPAGANDA

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ONE-SIDED INFO

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CENSORSHIP

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EXCLUDING ANYTHING CRITICAL OF THE SOVIET UNION

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PERSECUTION

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RELIGION: STALIN DID NOT LIKE ANY RELIGION
ETHNIC: ONLY RUSSIAN WAS GOOD

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GREAT PURGE

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STALIN WANTED TO GET RID OF ANYONE WITHIN THE COMMUNIST PARTY THAT HE THINKS IS A THREAT. IF THEY ARE A THREAT, THEIR WHOLE FAMILY IS KILLED. DEATH TOLL: 8-13 MILLION

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COMMAND ECONOMY

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NO SMALL SCALE CAPITALISM

STALIN FORCED THIS ON THE PEOPLE

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5 YEAR PLANS

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A GOAL/QUOTA PEOPLE HAD TO MEET THAT WERE USUALLY UNOBTAINABLE AT THE END OF 5 YEARS
THERE WERE SHORTAGES OF BASIC NEEDS DURING THESE TIMES/

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COLLECTIVE FARMS

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ALL LAND BELONGS TO GOVERNMENT AND YOU ARE ASSIGNED TO WORK ON A COLLECTIVE. MUST WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH OTHERS

36
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KULAKS

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WEALTHIEST OF THE PEASANTS WHO RESISTED IN EVERY WAY THEY COULD. KILLED THEIR LIVESTOCK AND DESTROYED THEIR OWN FIELDS

37
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HOW MANY PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE MOVE TO COLLECTIVE FARMS

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5-10 MILLION

38
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DAILY LIFE IN RUSSIA

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WOMENS OPPORTUNITIES SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED

EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIVES WAS CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT

39
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who was SUN YIXIAN

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THE FIRST GREAT LEADER OF THE NATIONALIST PARTY

40
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WHAT WERE THE THREE PRINCIPLES OF THE PEOPLE

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  1. NATIONALISM- AN END TO FOREIGN CONTROL
  2. PEOPLE’S RIGHTS- DEMOCRACY
  3. PEOPLE’S LIVELIHOOD- ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR ALL
41
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WHY DID YIXIAN GIVE UP POWER? WHO DID HE TURN THE PRESIDENCY OVER TO?

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HE LACKED AUTHORITY AND MILITARY SUPPORT

YUAN SHIKAI

42
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WHICH SIDE DID CHINA JOIN IN WWI? WHY?

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ALLIES

TO GET BACK CHINESE TERRITORY TAKEN BY GERMANY

43
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WHO WAS MAO ZEDONG?

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CHINA’S GREATEST REVOLUTIONARY LEADER

HAD HIS OWN KIND OF COMMUNISM

44
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WHY DID THE NATIONALISTS AND THE COMMUNISTS JOIN TOGETHER? WHAT EVENTUALLY TORE THEM APART?

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TO FIGHT THE WARLORDS

JIANG TURNED AGAINST THE COMMUNISTS

45
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EXPLAIN THE LONG MARCH

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THE COMMUNIST PARTY REALIZED THEY WERE DEFEATED AND WENT ON A 6,000 MILE JOURNEY
MANY DIED ON THIS JOURNEY

46
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WHAT WERE THE ROWLATT ACTS

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BR PASSED LAWS THAT SAID THE GOVERNMENT COULD JAIL PROTESTORS WITHOUT TRIAL FOR AS LONG AS 2 YEARS

47
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WHAT HAPPENED AT AMRITSAR?

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ABOUT 10,000 HUNDUS AND MUSLIMS INTENDED TO PROTEST PEACEFULLY AND BR TROOPS FIRED ON THEM KILLING AND INJURING MANY

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WHAT IS GANDHI’S NICKNAME AND THE MEANING OF THIS NAME?

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MAHATMA- GREAT SOUL

49
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WHAT IS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

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DELIBERATE AND PUBLIC REFUSAL TO OBEY A UNJUST LAW

NONVIOLENT

50
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HOW DID GANDHI USE CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE TO WEAKEN BR AUTHORITY

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BOYCOTTS ON BR GOODS, STRIKES, SALT MARCH

51
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DESCRIBE THE SALT MARCH AND THE MARCH ON THE SALT PLANT THAT FOLLOWED.

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SALT MARCH- TO PROTEST TAX ON SALT MANY INDIANS AND GANDHI WALKED ABOUT 240 MILES TO COLLECT SEA WATER AND LET IT EVAPORATE.
FOLLOWED- THEY WANTED TO SHUT DOWN A BR SALTWORKS BUT THE BR OFFICERS ATTACKED THEM WITH STEEL-TIPPED CLUBS AND THEY REMAINED NONVIOLENT

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WHAT HAPPENED DUE TO THE SALT MARCH AND THE MARCH ON THE SALT PLANT THAT FOLLOWED

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60,000 PEOPLE INCLUDING GANDHI WERE ARRESTED

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WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT

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PROVIDED SELF-GOVERNMENT AND LIMITED DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS BUT NOT TOTAL INDEPENDENCE

54
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WHO SAVED TURKEY FROM THE GREEKS? WHAT CHANGES DID HE BRING TO TURKEY?

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MUSTAFA KEMAL

  1. SEPARATED LAWS OF ISLAM AND LAWS OF NATION
  2. ABOLISHED RELIGIOUS COURTS AND CREATED A NEW LEGAL SYSTEM BASED ON EUROPEAN LAW
  3. GRANTED WOMEN RIGHT TO VOTE AND TO HOLD OFFICE
  4. LAUNCHED GOV’T FUNDED PROGRAMS TO INDUSTRIALIZE TURKEY AND TO SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH
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WHO TOOK OVER PERSIA? WHAT DID HE CHANGE THE NAME OF PERSIA TO?

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PAHLAVI

IRAN

56
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HOW WERE TURKEY PERSIA AND SAUDI ARABIA SIMILAR? DIFFERENT?

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THEY ALL WENT THROUGH GREAT CHANGES AT AROUND THE SAME TIME. EACH COUNTRY HAD SOME MODERNIZATION GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME BUT SAUDI ARABIA LESS THAN THE OTHER TWO. TURKEY IS THE ONLY ONE WHOSE NAME REMAINED THE SAME

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