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Russian serfs were set free from the ownership of the nobles when Czar Alexander II signed the
Germany placed much of the blame for its economic plight on the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles
In the 1905 Revolution, the police and military authorities ________ in support of the czar.
A one-party government maintained by political suppression usually combined with cultural and economic controls.
a government having complete control over its people and activities
A one-party system of government in which each class has its distinct place but the individual is subject to the state and control is maintained by military force, secret police, and governmental regimentation of industry and finance.
The main legislative assembly or parliament in czarist Russia.
A local council in the early political organization of the Russian Revolution. Soviets (councils) of representatives were elected from among factory workers, soldiers, and peasants, as well as other groups in Russian society.
France and Belgium used military force in an attempt to collect German reparations.
The poorest class of working people in society. According to Marxist theory, it is the social class of industrial workers who must earn their living by selling their labor.
Affluent middle-class people. According to Marxist theory, it is the social class that owns most of the wealth and exploits the working class. From the French bourgeois.
In order to close the economic gap, Marx and Engels recommended nationalizing the "means of production" and putting them under the control of the
The Bolsheviks were led by _____________ , while the Mensheviks were led by ______________
Germany's economy was near collapse due to the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
The European nations were dependent on American loans, and when the American depression struck in 1929, it affected the whole world.
After Czar Nicholas abdicated in favor of his brother, Mikhail learned that he __________ have the people's support.
Although the British and French economies were prosperous following the war, they had suffered a severe loss of manpower.
A member of the liberal minority group of the Russian Social Democratic Party. The Mensheviks struggled against the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution.
America supported Wilson in his plan for lasting world peace.
A female monarch or emperor of Russia before 1917. Also spelled tsarina.