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Adam Smith

supported unions and better workin conditions
started the ''Wealth of Nations''
Utopian Sovcialist; let up New Lanark

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Laissez-faire

French term meaning ''Let people do as they chose.''
Russian word for ''partner'' or friend
''profit''

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John Stuart Mill

Utopian Socialist; let up New Lenark
supported unions and better working conditions
started ''Wealth of Nations''

4

Friedrich Engeles

''mad'' monk who cared for Czar's sick son
Czar of Russia at beginning of WWI; exiled Siberia under Lenin and then entire family was executed
Marx's writing partner

5

Communist Manifesto

Stalin's plan to improve economy of Russia
blueprint/manual for communism
Ended WWI for Russia, who lost lots of land to Germany

6

Karl Marx

''Man of Steel'' took over after Lenin died
Father of communism, wrote ''communist Manifesto'' and ''Das Kapital''
led the Red army in the civil war; exiled to Siberia under Stalin

7

Communism

eight volumes of works describing and teaching how to be communist
classless society, government controls all industry, production, etc. Comes from socialist perspective
Ideas that Marx and Engeles put together

8

Haves/have nots

struggled with each other for power
lower class
high society

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Proletariat

believed all people should be treated fairly
lowerclass; working class; have-nots
no lower class or lower class; all the same

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Classless society

no upper or lower class; all the same
believed that all people should be treated fairly
lowerclass, working class; have nots

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Das Kapital

ideas that Marx and Engles put together
classless society, government controls all industry, production, etc. Comes from socialist perspective
eight volumes of works describing and teaching how to be communist

12

Commrade

''profit''
Russian word for ''partner'' or friend
French term meaning ''Let people do as they chose.''

13

Robert Owen

supported unions and better working conditions
Utopian Socialist; let up New Lanark
started the ''Wealth of Nations''

14

Utopian Socialist

lowerclass; working class; have-nots
no upper or lower class; all the same
believed that all people should be treated fairly

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Surplus Value

Russian word for ''partner'' or friend
''profit''
French word meaning ''Let people do as they chose''

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Marxism

ideas that Marx and Engeles put together
eight volumes of works describing and teaching how to be communist
classless society, government controls all industry, production etc. Comes from socialist perspective

17

Nicholas II

''mad'' monk who cared for Czar's sick son.
Czar of Russia at beginning of WWI; exiled Siberia under Lenin and then entire family was executed
Marx's writing partner

18

Romanov

Person who owns the means of society; you own business, you make profit
Lenin's secret police
Russian royal family including Nicholas II and leaders before him

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Rasputin

Marx's writing partner
''mad'' monk who cared for Czar's sick son
Czar of Russia at beginning of WWI; exiled Siberia under Lenin and then entire family was executed

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Abdicate

elimination of people who didn't support communism. a.k.a. ''Great Blood''
to leave or resign from office or post
government-run farms; give up land

21

Soviets

council of workers, soldiers and intellectuals
Lenin's political party during November revolution
peasants who revolted against collectivism (giving up their land)

22

March Revolution

first revolution; resulted Provisional Government (took place of the Czar)
Lenin seized control of agriculture and industry to support war efforts
second revolution; took place of Provisional Government and Lenin took over with N.E.P.

23

November Revolution

second revolution; took place of Provisional government and Lenin took over with N.E.P.
Lenin seized control of agriculture and industry to support war efforts
first revolution; resulted Provisional Government (took place of the Czar)

24

Bolsheviks

peasants who revolted against collectivism (giving up their land)
council of workers, soldiers and intellectuals
Lenin's political party during November Revolution

25

Trotsky

led the Red army in the civil war; exiled to Siberia under Stalin
father of communism, wrote ''Communist Manifesto'' and ''Das Kapital''
''Man of Steel'' took over after Lenin died

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Reds

Lenin relaxed some of the communist restrictions in order to spark the government to pre-war successes
Communist army
Non-communist army (business owners, wealthy nobles)

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Whites

Non-communist army (Business owners, wealthy nobles)
Lenin relaxed some of the communist restrictions in order to spark the government to pre-war successes
Communist army

28

War Communism

Lenin seized control of agriculture and industry to support war efforts
first revolution; resulted Provisional Government ( took place of Czar)
second revolution; took place of Provisional Government and Lenin took over with N.E.P.

29

Cheka

Russian royal family including Nicholas II and leaders before him
person who owns the means of society; you own business, you make profit
Lenin's secret police

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N.E.P. New Economic Policy

Communist army
Lenin relaxed some of the communist restrictions in order to spark the government to pre-war successes
Non-communist army (business owners, wealthy nobles)

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Capitalists

person who owns the means of society; you own business, you make profit
Lenin's secret police
Russian royal family including Nicholas II and leaders before him

32

U.S.S.R. United Soviets Socialist Republic

group has total control over government and economy
group who tried to get other countries to convert to communism
four ''nations'' of Russia

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Joseph Stalin

led the Red army in the civil war; exiled to Siberia under Stalin
''Man of Steel'' took over after Lenin died
father of communism, wrote ''Communist Manifesto'' and ''Das Kapital''

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Siberia

where they sent people to be exiled; frozen tundra north of Russia
classless society, government controls all industry, production, etc. Comes from socialist perspective
ended WWI for Russia, who lost lots of land to Germany

35

Five Year Plan

ended WWI for Russia, who lost lots of land to Germany
Blueprint/manual for communism
Stalin's plan to improve economy of Russia

36

Collective farms

ended WWI for Russia, who lost lots of land to Germany
Government-run farms; give up land
Blueprint/manual for communism

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Kulaks

peasants who revolted against collectivism (giving up their land)
Lenin's political party during November revolution
council of workers, soldiers and intellectuals

38

Totalitarian State

group has total control over government and economy
four ''nations'' of Russia
group who tried to get other countries to convert to Communism

39

Great Purge

Government-run farms; give up land
to leave or resign from office or post
elimination of people who didn't support communism. a.k.a. ''Great Blood''

40

Cominterm Communism International

four ''nations'' of Russia
group who tried to get other countries to convert to Communism
group has total control over government and economy

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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

ended WWI for Russia, who lost lots of land to Germany
Stalin's plan to improve economy of Russia
Blueprint/manual for communism

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