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15 Cards in this Set
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nihilism
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a belief that the existing society and govenment must be destroyed so a better one can be created
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autocracy
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a ruler with unlimited power
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command economy
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an economy with centralized planning by by the state
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collective farm
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a large unit made up of land from many small farms and owned and operated jointly by a group
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totalitarian
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a political system in which the gov. has total control over the lives of individual citizens
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soviet
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a council
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decemberist revolt
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brought on by alexanders death;
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social democrat
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marxists agreed with marxs expectations
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marx
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a german philasopher who argued that the workers of the world would one day overthrow the ruling class
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social revolutionary
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bvelieved the force to overthrow the czars gov. would come from russias peasants
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lenin
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leader of sd. planned to overthrow the czar but also wanted to spark a world wide marxist revolution
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bolsherik
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lenin and his follower were called this the word means majority
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menshvik
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lenins oppoinets who moved slower were this and the word means minority
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nicholas II
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lead a era of reform; autocrat
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bloody sunday
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200,000 workers went to czars palace with a petition asking for better working conditions soldiers were orderd to fire the crowd between 500 and 1,000 ppl died; jan.22 1905
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