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When did the Slavs come to Western Russia

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The 800s

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Who did the Slavs coexist peacefully with:

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With the vikings, by living side by side with them.

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What language did the Slavs speak, and what was their culture?

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Slavic languages, and practiced similar cultures.

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Why were the Slavs seen as an influential group in Russia?

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They would later expand with the vikings throughout Russia, Eastern Europe, and the Ottoman Empire, which would mark a period of evolution for the Russian Empire.

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Where did the vikings come from and where did they settle?

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-Came from Scandinavia -Settled in Western Russia

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Who did the vikings coexist peacefully with?

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The Slavs

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Where did the vikings and Slavs expand into?

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throughout areas of Europe, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire

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What did the vikings do throughout the 8th to 11th century?

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they traded throughout regions of Europe and Russia

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Why were the vikings seen as important in Russia?

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they have coexisted with the Slavs and helped with the expansion and development of settlements.

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What type of group is the Mongols?

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Nomadic

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What can mongols do with their history?

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They can trace their ancestry back to the 400s and 300s BCE.

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Who is the Mongol leader

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Genghis Khan

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Where did Genghis Khan help to expand the mongol empire?

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Throughout the eastern coast of China stretching to the Adriatic Sea.

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How and when were the mongols seen as an importance in Russia?

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During the 1200s, they interrupted Slavic expansion and contributed to the development of the Russian Empire.

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When did the Slavs settle in modern Kiev, Ukraine area?

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From the 800s-1000s.

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What does Kiev, Ukraine neighbor?

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The Dnieper River and the Crimean Peninsula.

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Why is Kiev an important capital city?

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It served as an influential urban center for the Slavs and their expanding empire.

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Define authoritarian:

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A form of government where only a few elites have power. The government has control over the people and their lives.

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Why was the authoritarian government important in Russia?

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Since the Soviet Union’s former republics were trying to move toward this form of government during the 2000s.

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What are Czars also known as

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Russian Emperors

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When did Czars rise to power?

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The mid 1400s

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What did the Czarist Russian Empire experience?

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In the 1800s, the empire would experience an invasion from Napoleon Bonaparte. They would then try to rebuild after victory.

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Why were the Czars were important rulers in Russia?

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They helped to expand the Russian Empire.

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Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?

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A French military leader.

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What did Bonaparte do in the 1800s?

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He invaded the Russian Empire, which lead to a period of rebuilding.

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Why was Bonaparte’s invasion in Russia important?

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It shows how hard it can be to conquer the determined people and harsh climate.

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What did the Russians think in 1917?

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They didn’t think the government was tending to their needs, and became distressed.

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What happened during the Russian Revolution?

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Revolutionaries revolted and executed the czar after becoming distressed.

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Why was the Russian Revolution important?

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It prompted the start of communist rule in Russia.

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Why was the Russian Revolution important?

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It prompted the start of communist rule in Russia.

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What does the term Bolsheviks relate to?

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Members of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers.

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What did the Bolsheviks attempt to do?

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To grapple for power, but failed due to Lenin taking power.

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Why are the Bolsheviks seen as important to historians?

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They helped to overthrow tsarist rule by dethroning the Romanov family in the early 1900s.

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Who Was Czar Nicholas II?

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The Ruler of Russia during the 1900s.

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What didn’t Czar Nicholas II do in World War I?

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He did not tend to the needs of peasants and proletarians, which later lead to the czar being abdicated and later executed.

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Why was Czar Nicholas II’s rules seen as critical?

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It would mark the end of tsarist rule throughout the Russian Empire, which altered the course of history in Russia.

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In what century did Carl Marx live in?

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19th century

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Who was Karl Marx?

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A philosopher, politician, and economist.

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What did Marx indicate in his publish of the “Communist Manifesto”?

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That there were many struggles between the rich and the poor classes.

40
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What did Marx observe under capitalist rule?

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That only wealthy people could rise to the top.

41
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Why did Marx claim that made him important?

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he fearlessly claimed the struggle between the existing classes.

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Who created the Communism Manifesto and when?

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In the 1800s, by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

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What did Marx claim in the Communist Manifesto?

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The struggles between the bourgeoisie and proletariat classes

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Why do Historians reference the Communist Manifesto?

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Vladimir Lenin used it to base his ideas off of for the Russian Revolution.

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What does the term Bourgeoisie relate to?

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Members of the upper class.

46
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What did Marx say about the Bourgeoisie?

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They had most of the wealth and the resources for producing goods.

47
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Why are the Bourgeoisie important?

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They created tensions between themselves and the proletariats, which would cause the proletariats to revolt during the Russian Revolution.

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What does the term proletariats refer to?

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People in the working class and manufacturing industry.

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What did the proletariats do?

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They overthrew the bourgeoisie and the rich, which permitted there to be equal poverty amongst the classes.

50
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Why are the proletariats important?

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Their revolutionary actions against the richer classes caused a change in poverty and injustice throughout Russia.

51
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What system was the Soviet Union run under?

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Communist system

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When did the Soviet Union exist?

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The 1900s.

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What did the Soviet Union experience?

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periods of dictatorship under certain leaders.

54
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Why is the Soviet Union seen as important?

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It helped to influence relationships between other major powers.

55
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Why is the Soviet Union seen as important?

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It helped to influence relationships between other major powers.

56
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What did Vladimir Lenin help to overthrow?

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The revolutionaries

57
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What did Vladimir Lenin believe about communism?

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It allowed for the people to be equalized with each other economically and politically.

58
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Who did Vladimir Lenin base his ideas off of?

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Karl Marx

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What system was Lenin against?

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Capitalism

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Why is Lenin important?

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He led Russia into a communist based system, and led the Bolshevik revolution, which would result in a more equalized poverty among the classes.

61
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Who were the Cheka and what did they do?

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The Cheka were a police force meant to track down people who went against their political leaders.

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When was the Cheka created?

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1917

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What types of things did the Cheka do to people?

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The cheka arrested, executed, and imprisoned these people.

64
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Why were the Cheka important?

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They were a critical enforcer of the laws by bringing a period of terror to the citizens in Russia.

65
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Who brought along the New Economic Policy?

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Vladimir Lenin

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What was the New Economic Policy based off of?

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Capital based

67
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When was the New Economic Policy introduced?

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The early 1900s

68
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Why was the New Economic Policy important?

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It would help to restore the economy from being under War communism.

69
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When did Joseph Stalin lead the Soviet Union?

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1920s to the 1950s.

70
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What was Joseph Stalin and what did he do to citizens?

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He was a brutal dictator, and killed millions of citizens by using terror.

71
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Where did Stalin send many citizens to?

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Labor Camps called

72
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Where did Stalin send many citizens to and why?

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Labor Camps called gulags as a punishment for their crimes

73
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What happened if people met their job goals under Stalin’s rule?

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They were rewarded.

74
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Why was Joseph Stalin seen as a crucial leader?

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He helped change the Soviet Union to a more industrial and military lifestyle, by using terror to force citizens into harsh conditions.

75
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When was The Great Purge launched and by whom?

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-During the 1930s. -Josef Stalin

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Why was The Great Purge launched?

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In order to constrain their attention on party activists, industrial managers, and even regular citizens.

77
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What was set up against communist leaders during The Great Purge?

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Trials were set up to confess crimes under threats to their family’s.

78
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What does the term collective farms relate to?

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Farms that were owned chiefly by the government.

79
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Owners of Collective farms typically worked 1._____________ in 2.____________________.

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  1. together 2. farming activities
80
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Why were collective farms seen as important to historians?

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They limited the amount of livestock in farms, and made food more scarce.

81
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What was the cold war about in Russia?

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Stalin and his contemporaries followed authoritarian rule to overthrow colonial imperial powers.

82
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What did the US become of Stalin?

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Suspicious, and they carried out a verbal argument.

83
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What did the US become of Stalin?

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Suspicious, and they carried out a verbal argument.

84
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Why is the cold war seen as important?

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It shows the gap between democracy and communism.

85
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What did the US become of Stalin?

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Suspicious; and they carried out a verbal argument.

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