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World History
Unit 11
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9th Grade
05/23/2013

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Who were the Bolsheviks?
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a group of revolutionary Russian Marxists who took control of Russia's government in November 1917.
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Who were the Soviets?
Definition
one of the local representative councils formed in Russia after the downfall of Czar Nicholas II.
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What are characteristics of totalitarianism?
Definition
totalitarianism takes total, centralized control over every aspect of public and private life.
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What was Stalin's command economy system?
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It was a system in which the government made all economic decisions.
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Describe Lenin's view of Communism.
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-He believed that the struggle between capitalists and proletariat had to include the peasant class.
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What were the Soviet's Five-Year Plans?
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The Five-Year Plans set impossibly high quotas, or numerical goals, to increase the output of steel, coal, oil, and electricity.
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How did the rule of czars lead to revolution?
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The rule of the czars led to revolution because the czars were so cruel and ruled oppressively.
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Describe the Great Depression.
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The Great Depression was a time of joblessness, economic problems, and depression.
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What was Nazism?
Definition
German brand of fascism
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Describe the views of U.S. isolationists.
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-argued that US entry into WW1 had been a costly error
-believed that political ties to other countries should be avoided.
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How did WWI effect literature?
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The brutality of WW1 caused philosophers and writers to question accepted ideas about reason and progress. Some writers expressed their anxieties by creating disturbing visions of the present and the future.
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What were the causes of the stock market crash?
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too much buying on the margin
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