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- council of workers and soldiers set up by Russian revolutionaries in 1917
- Fascist Dictator of Italy that at first used bullying to gain power, then never had full power.
- The leader of Russia during WWII - wanted to spread communism throughout the world
- -Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 -ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975).
- the movement of troops, supplies, and industries, helping the Soviet Union to withstand and ultimately repel the German invasion
- -His presence exacerbated the already volatile situation in Russia, culminating in the February Revolution and the eventual rise of the Bolsheviks-his indirect role in these events underscores the interconnectedness of political instability, revolution, and global conflict.
- Satisfying the demands of dissatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability
- -1939-Secret agreement between German leader Hitler -Soviet Leader Stalin not to attack one another and to divide Poland
- mein kämpf"My Struggle", Hitler's book in jail outlining his thoughts
- -this dissolution and establish meant of a centralized, authoritarian regime under the bolsheviks had major consequences for WWII -also led to widespread repression and the establishment of a post-war geopolitical landscape marked by the Cold War
- A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition
- A temporary government created by the Duma after the abdication of the czar; it made the decision to remain in World War One, costing it the support of the soviets and the people.
- An agreement/conference that gave Germany the Sudetenland
- Rich peasants in the Russian Empire who owned larger farms and used hired labour. They were their own class.
- an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.
- The Third Republic of Germany which began Hitler's rule in 1933 and ended with his defeat in 1945
- Information especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
- -the causes and concequences is rooted in his establishment of the Soviet Union and the ideological divide he created between communism and capitalism-His actions and policies laid the groundwork for the Soviet Union's significant role in WWII and the subsequent Cold War
- a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
- great purge-The widespread arrests and executions of over a million people by Josef Stalin between 1936 and 1938-Stalin was attempting to eliminate all opposition to his rule of the Soviet Union.