Russia

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He became Czar of Russia in 1825 and was immediately faced with the Decembrist Revolt, which he crushed. He was a firm follower of autocracy and stressed conservative policies that forced many of Russia's liberla intellectuals to flee. He died in 1855

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Nicholas I

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One of the leaders of the Russian Communist Revolution (1917). A close supporter of Lenin, he was largely responsible for creating the Red Army. After Lenin's death in 1924, he and Stalin sought control of the party; Stalin won. He was deported in 1929 and murdered in 1940 by an agent of Stalin.

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Leon Trotsky

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After World War I, Germany was forced to pay reparations to the Allies. Germany was not able to keep up payments, and in 1924 an American reorganized the repayment plan. They United States also made loans to Germany as part of the plan.

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Dawes Plan

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He led the Bolshevik (Communist) Revolution in Russia in 1917. He would lead the Communists to victory in the Civil War and would rule until his death in 1924.

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Vladimir Lenin

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Romanov ruler of Russia. He was a fierce ruler who laid the groundwork for the westernizing of Russia tht was later continued by Peter the Great. His rule of intimidation lasted from 1547-1584.

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Ivan IV

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Romanov rulers of Russia from 1763-96 who supported enlightened additions to Russian culture and expanded Russia's borders to include control of the northern shores of the Black Sea, the Crimea, Polish land, and Alaska.

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Catherine the Great

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Russia imperial dynasty that strengthened absolutism in Russia. Ruled from 1613-1917, when the Revolution forced Nicholas II's abdication.

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Romanovs

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Romanov ruler of Russia from 1682-1725. He brought Western European ideas to Russia, improved the Russian army, achieved control of the Orthodox Church, dominated the nobility, and transformed Russia into a major world power.

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Peter the Great