World History Chapter 20 Assessment – Flashcards
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After Alexander 2 liberated the serfs, many peasants were
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disappointed by emancipation
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All of these led to the Revolution of 1905 EXCEPT
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Russia's crushing defeat in the Russo-Japanese war
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Under the New Economic Policy, Lenin
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Relaxed the policies of war communism
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Which statement BEST describes who the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks were
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They supported the war at first but protested it after economic hardships.
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serf
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an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.
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autocracy
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a system of government by one person with absolute power.
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entrepreneur
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a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
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censorship
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the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts.
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surveillance
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close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.
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middle class
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the social group between the upper and working classes, including professional and business workers and their families.
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nobles
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a person of noble rank or birth.
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aristocracy
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the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.
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crimean war
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was a military conflict fought from October 1853 to March 1856 in which the Russian Empire lost to an alliance of France, Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia.
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emancipation
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the proclamation issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in those territories still in rebellion against the Union.
