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Archduke Ferdinand |
An Austrian prince, heir to the throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 set off World War 1 |
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Triple Entente |
The understanding linking of the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente on 31 August 1907 |
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Rasputin |
A Russian peasant, mystical faith healer, and a trusted friend to the family of Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia |
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Emiliano Zapata |
A leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the Inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo. |
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Chiang Kai-shek |
A chinese political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China between 1928 and 1975. |
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Black Hand |
A secret criminal and terrorist society in New York during the early 20th century. |
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Central Powers |
Germany and its allies (Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) in World War I. |
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Bloody Sunday |
The events that took place in St Petersburg, Russia, when unarmed demonstrators led by Father Gregory Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched. |
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Pancho Villa |
A Mexican Revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution. |
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14 Points |
Goals of the United States in the peace negotiations after World War I. |
Woodrow Wilson |
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Gavrilo Princip |
A Bosnian Serb who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, Dutchess of Hohenburg, in Sarajevo. |
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Woodrow Wilson |
28th President of the United States serving two terms from 1913-1919. |
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Duma |
A legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and of some other republics of the former Soviet Union. |
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Mohandas Ghandi |
Indian nationalist and spiritual leader; Became prominent in the opposition to British rule in India, pursuing a policy of non-violent civil disobedience. |
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Treaty of Versailles |
One of the peace treaties to end World War I. |
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Vladimir Lenin |
Founder of the Russian Communist Party, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and architect and first head of the Soviet state. |
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Nicholas II |
The Tsar of Russia from 1894-1917. His opposition to change led to the Revolution of 1905 and eventually to the Russian Revolution of 1917, in which he was forced to give up his position as Tsar. |
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Joseph Stalin |
Soviet leader; general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He succeeded Lenin. As head of the party and created a totalitarian state. |
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Mao Zedong |
A Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he governed as Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. |
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