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40 Cards in this Set
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"The Small Revolution"
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1905
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The Russo-Japanese war
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1905
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Stolypin
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Chairman of the Council of Ministers after the Small Revolution, who brought abut economic and liberal reforms. Was murdered in 1911.
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Lvov
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The first leader of the Provisional government in Russia
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Kerensky
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The second leader of the Provisional government in Russia
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Lenin returns to Russia from exile in Switzerland
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April 1917
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St. Petersburg is renamed Petrograd.
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1914
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The November revolution
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The night between the 6th and 7th of November 1917
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The Russian Civil War
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1918-1921
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The Red Terror
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September to October 1918 according to Soviet historiography, and 1918-1921 according to many western historians
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Lenin dies
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1924
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NEP is introduced
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1921
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The first 5 year plan
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1927-1932
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The assassination of Kirov
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1934
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The Yeshovshchina
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1937-1938
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Yeshov
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Leader of the NKVD during the Yeshovshchina, 1937-1938
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Nikolajev
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Kirov's assassin
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The new Soviet constitution - when it was decided upon and when it was first applied.
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1936 and 1977
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The Teheran Conference
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1943
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The Yalta Conference
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February 1945
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The Potsdam Conference
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July 1945
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The bombing of Hiroshima
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6th of August 1945
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The bombng of Nagasaki
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9th of August 1945
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The Soviet Union declares war on Japan
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10th of August 1945
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George F. Kennan
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US ambassador in Moscow and author of "the long telegram"
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"The long telegram"
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1946
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The Prague coup
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1948
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The Berlin Blockade
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1948
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Kim Il Sung
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Soviet-supported leader of North Korea during the war
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Syngman Rhee
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USA-suported leader of South Korea during the war
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The 38th parallel
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The border dividing North and South Korea
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The North Korean invasion of and advance into South Korea
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June-September 1950
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The UN/US forces under general MacArthur land at Incheon
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15th of September 1950
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The UN/US forces cross the 38th parallel
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7th of October 1950
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Castro overthrows the Batista regime
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1959
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Stalin dies
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1953
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Kennedy wins the presidential election
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1960
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The Invasion of the Bay of Pigs
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1961
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The Berlin Wall is erected
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The night of the 13th of August, 1961
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Amrican spy planes discover Soviet launching sites for MRBMs on Cuba
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15th of October 1961
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