| A | B |
|---|
| westernization | a process pf becoming more like Western Europe |
| czar | Russian emperor |
| Catherine the Great | Russian Ruler- she created expansion, harsh treatment of the common people and slow westernization |
| Peter the Great | Russian Ruler who brought Western European ideas and culture to Russia |
| Czar Nicholas | last czar of Russia |
| revolutionary | ideas that could cause a revolution |
| Communism | a theory that says all the people should own farms and factories |
| civil war | war between groups inside a country |
| dictator | a leader who has absolute power |
| Vladimir Lenin | Led one of the most important revolutions in history |
| Joseph Stalin | A Russian dictator |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | took power of Russia in 1985 and made many changes in Russia |
| World War I | 1914-1918- War caused by feelings of nationalism and development of alliances |
| World War II | 1939-1945 Caused by Hilter's desire to build an empire- Germany invaded Poland |
| Russian Revolution | 1917 Cause- Russian people were unhappy with the czar |
| Cold War | 1945-1991- War between United States and Soviet Union- Each wanted to be the world's superpower |
| Hitler | Leader of the Nazis in Germany |
