Social Studies 2-4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 westernization | adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture |
| tsar | a Russian Emperor |
| revolutionary | ideas that relate to or cause the overthrow of a government, or other great change |
| communism | a political system in which the central government owns farms, factories, and offices |
| Four Themes of Russian history | 1. Invasion and expansion 2. Harsh treatment of common people 3. Slow westernization 4. autocratic government |
| autocratic government | When one person has absolute power |
| a tsar in the 1540's | Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) Cruel to his own people and conquered people |
| Peter The Great | (1672-1725) Russian tsar (r. 1689-1725). He enthusiastically introduced Western languages and technologies to the Russian elite, moving the capital from Moscow to the new city of St. Petersburg |
| The Russian civil war | 1918-1921 Communist won |
| Cold War | 1945-1991 The time of tension without actual war |
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