| A | B |
|---|
| Bolsheviks | a radical socialist group that took charge of Russia in 1917 |
| soviet | a council of workers and soldiers |
| Karl Marx | spread ideas about the proletariat overthrowing the ruling elite in order to gain success in society |
| March Revolution | caused by food and fuel shrtages. Soldiers were leaving war due to problems at home |
| V.I. Lenin | leader of the Bolshevik party, who eventually takes control of the Russian government |
| Rasputin | helps czarina Alexandra when Czar Nicholas II goes to fight in war. Known as a magical healer |
| Czar Nicholas II | conservative ruler who resisted any type of changes |
| war communism | policy where communists took over banks, mines, factories and railroads |
| Stalin | changes Russia into the U.S.S.R. and leads a revolution to change to communism |
| NEP | ecomomic policy that Lenin proposed to help revive the economy |
| Trotsky | followed Lenin's ideas and supported Marx. Tried to gain control of Russia after Lenin's death |
| whites | a nationalists group that supported the ideas of the Czar |
| Red Army | a communist group that fought for change and supported the Revolution |
| Germany | responsible for returning Lenin back to Russia to help lead Russia out of WWI |
| November Revolution | the Bolsheviks seize power of the government and take control of Russia |
| Hammer and the Sickle | represent the workers and teh peasants and become a new symbol of hope |
| Peace, Land, and Bread | Lenin's promise to the citizens of Russia during the November Revolution |
| March 1917 | Russia leaves WWi |
| Treaty of Brest Litovsk | agreement that stated that Russia can leave the war if they turn land over to Germany |
| allied forces | Britain, Russia, and France |
| Central Powers | Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy |
| Bloody Sunday | citizens traveled to St. Petersburg square to ask teh Czar for reforms. They were met with open fire |
| Cheka | secret police |
| command economy | government officials make all economic decisions |
| collectives | large farms owned and operated by peasant groups |
| totalitarian state | one party dictatorship tries to regulate every aspect of citizens lives |
