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A form of government that promotes violent overthrow of government to change society; usually resorts in a dictator that controls the people

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Communism

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Main Principles of Communism:

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  1. No absolutes
  2. No need for God
  3. Control over every aspect of society
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another name for communism

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Marxism-Leninism

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formulated Communism

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Karl Marx

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first to put communism into practice on a wide scale

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Vladimir Lenin

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organized communism into a pseudo-scientific format

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Frederich Engeles

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problems of history occur because the wealthy oppress the poor

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Class struggle “Haves vs. Have nots”

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the cause of class struggle

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The existence of private property

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only the material world exists and material conditions alone determine a person’s life

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Dialectic Materialism

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greatest driving force in history (according to communism)

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Economics (NOT RELIGION)

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opposed by Marx

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Bourgeoisie

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supported by Marx

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Proletariat

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the middle class property owners (opposed by Marx)

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Bourgeoisie

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lower working class (supported by Marx)

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Proletariat

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“the opiate of the people” according to Marx

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Religion

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communist ideology was based on ______

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secular humanism

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“God of communism”

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the state

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date the Communist Manifesto was published

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1848

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The Communist Manifesto was completed and published in 1848 by Karl Marx and ______

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Fredrich Engels

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Laid out a program for Communist Revolution

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Communist Manifesto

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Steps to Revolution

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Remove private property
Redistribute and control wealth
Government control of communication, transportation, and business
Remove unemployment
Redistribute the population
Government controls education

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The Negatives of Communism

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No God
No Creation
No Morality
No Fall
No Family Ties
No Individuality
No Incentive
No Hope

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Paris commune designed to test Marx’s communist ideology

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First International

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basis for the ideology of Communism; written by Karl Marx. Release Date?

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Das Kapital; 1867

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original inhabitants of Russia
Slavs
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A group of vikings called the _____ conquered the Slavs and called the land Russia
Rus
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conquered Russia in 1240
Mongols
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overthrew the Mongols and became the first leader of united Russia. Date?
Ivan III; 1480
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First to take the title of czar
Ivan the Terrible (IV)
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Ivan the Terrible (IV) was the first to take the title ____
czar
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Ivan the Terrible (IV) brought a form of ____ to Russia
feudalism
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founded the Romanov dynasty of czars
Michael Romanov
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Romanov Dynasty ruled for about ___ years
300
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greatest Romanov ruler; modernized Russia and made ___ the new capital
Peter Romanov; St. Petersburg
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tried to westernize Russia; expanded Russia to the _______
Catherine the Great; Black Sea
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czar during the Napoleonic Wars and the French invasion; claimed ___ and ________ during his rule
Alexander I; Alaska and Oregon Territory
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liberated Russia
Ivan III
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brought feudalism to Russia
Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible)
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created the secret police after the Decembrist Revolt; fought in the Crimean War
Nicolas I
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freed the serfs from feudalism
Alexander II (czar liberator)
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brutally destroyed rebellions and attacked the Jewish people because of his father's assassination
Alexander III
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Weak ruler of Russia after Alexander III
Nicholas II
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war fought with Japan over Manchuria; Russia lost
Russo-Japanese War; Nicholas II was the ruler during it
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Ruler during the “Bloody Sunday” incident
Nicholas II
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an elected legislative body with limited powers (created after “Bloody Sunday”)
Duma
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Ruler at the start of WWI Ruler during the “Bloody Sunday” incident Ruler during Russo-Japanese War Weak Ruler after Alexander III
Nicholas II
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Ruler at the start of WWI
Nicholas II
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overthrow of Nicholas II and a set up of *Provisional Government*
Russian Revolution
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leader of the Provisional Government (and Russia’s labor party)
Alexander Kerensky
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Communist revolutionary that led the Bolsheviks (majority) and Mensheviks (minority)
Vladimir Lenin
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chief henchman of Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
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councils of workers, soldiers, and peasants
Soviets
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overthrow of the Provisional Government by Lenin to establish the world’s first communist government
Bolshevik Revolution (Nov. 1917)
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secret police
cheka
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(Russian) Civil War
White Russians (anti-Communists) vs. Red Russians (Communists)
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The ________ won and Nicholas II and his family were assassinated
Red Russians
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ruling elite of the Communist party
Central Committee
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Lenin’s organization made to spread Communism around the world
Third International
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Lenin’s attempt to take control of all economic assets of Russia
War Communism
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replaced communism after it failed
New Economic Policy (1921)
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In 1922, Lenin organized the Russian empire into the ______
Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
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After Lenin died, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin became rivals for his position; Stalin won by 1927
After Lenin died, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin became rivals for his position; Stalin won by 1927
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Stalin’s attempt to transform Russia into an industrial superpower; *collectivizing agriculture led to millions of deaths*
Five Year Plan
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reign of terror designed to root out threats to Stalin’s authority
Great Purge
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The Gulag Archipelago
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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