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Adam Smith

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

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Laissez-faire

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

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John Stuart Mill

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

4

Friedrich Engeles

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

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Communist Manifesto

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

6

Karl Marx

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

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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

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Haves/have nots

lower class
struggled with each other for power
high society

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Proletariat

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

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Classless society

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

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Das Kapital

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

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Commrade

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

13

Robert Owen

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

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

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

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Marxism

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

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Nicholas II

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

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Romanov

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

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Rasputin

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

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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

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Soviets

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

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March 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)

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November Revolution

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.
first revolution; resulted Provisional Government (took place of the Czar)

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Bolsheviks

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

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
Non-communist army (business owners, wealthy nobles)
Communist army

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Whites

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

28

War Communism

first revolution; resulted Provisional Government ( took place of 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.

29

Cheka

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

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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
Russian royal family including Nicholas II and leaders before him
Lenin's secret police

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

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

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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

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

35

Five Year Plan

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

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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

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Totalitarian State

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

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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''

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Cominterm Communism International

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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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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