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During which war did the Russian Revolution start?

World War I

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks?

Vladimir Lenin

The Bolsheviks later renamed themselves what?

The Communist Party

What major issues led to the Russian Revolution?

Poverty, inequality, autocratic rule, and WWI failures

Who ruled Russia prior to the Russian Revolution?

Tsar Nicholas II

What name did Russia become after the Russian Revolution?

The Soviet Union (USSR)

During the civil war following the Russian Revolution, who did the Red Army represent?

The Bolsheviks (Communists)

Who did the White Army represent?

Anti-Bolsheviks, monarchists, conservatives

What was Lenin’s campaign slogan?

All Power to the Soviets

Which treaty withdrew Russia from WWI?

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Define Communism.

A system where all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

Who took over after Lenin died?

Joseph Stalin

What was the main purpose of the 5 year plan?

Rapid industrialization and economic growth in the USSR

What was Lenin’s NEP?

New Economic Policy – allowed limited capitalism to boost economy

What was Stalin’s economic plan?

Five-Year Plans – focused on industrialization and collectivization

Who became the 'Der Fuhrer' of Germany?

Adolf Hitler

What type of government did Mussolini bring to Italy?

Fascism

What was the name of the fascist party in Germany?

Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers' Party)

What was the name of Hitler’s book?

Mein Kampf

Which group did Hitler blame for all of Germany’s problems?

Jewish people

What was it called when Stalin periodically had his enemies killed?

The Great Purge

Which crisis in finance triggered the great depression in the US?

Stock Market Crash of 1929

Define Totalitarianism.

A government with total control over every aspect of public and private life

Who was the fascist leader of Germany?

Adolf Hitler

Who was the leader of communist Russia after Lenin?

Joseph Stalin

Who were the brown shirts in Germany?

SA (Sturmabteilung) – Nazi paramilitary force

Define Anti-Semitism.

Prejudice or discrimination against Jewish people

What was the Gestapo?

Nazi Germany's secret police

What was collectivization?

Combining individual farms into large state-controlled farms

Who were the kulaks in Russia?

Wealthy peasants who resisted collectivization

What was isolationism for the US?

Policy of avoiding involvement in foreign conflicts

What was Black Tuesday?

October 29, 1929 – the day the U.S. stock market crashed

What was the New Deal?

FDR’s programs to combat the Great Depression

Who was president of the US during the great depression?

Franklin D. Roosevelt