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- A rebellion in India 1857-1858 by Indian soldiers (sepoys) against the British East India Company's rule.
- Which method of sampling gives everyone in a population an equal chance of being interviewed?
- An economic policy that aims to maximize the wealth and power of a nation through the regulation of its economy.
- A series of conflicts in the mid 19th-century between China and Britain over the opium trade and Chinese sovereignty.
- A conflict in south Africa (1899-1902) between British forces and Boer settlers, leading to British control of the region.
- the use of military force or the threat of force to influence the policies of other nations.
- A term reflecting the belief that it was the duty of Westerners to civilize and uplift non-Westerns societies.
- The process by which a minority group adopts the customs, language, and culture of the dominant culture.
- The policy under Stalin's rule in the 1920's and 1930's that aimed to consolidate individual farms into collective farms, causing significant upheaval in rural life.
- Councils representing workers, soldiers, and peasants formed during the Russian Revolution, serving as local governing bodies.
- Leader of the Bolshevik Party, instrumental in the October Revolution, and the first head of the Soviet state.
- A faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, led by Vladimir Lenin, advocating for a socialist revolution by the proletariat.
- The military force that was established by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War to defend the Bolshevik government.
- The collective term for anti-Bolshevik forces during the Russian Civil War, composed of various groups opposed to Bolshevik Rule.
- A conflict between Russia and Japan (1904-1905) resulting in a humiliating defeat for Russia, contributing to domestic unrest.
- The treaty signed between Bolshevik Russia and the central powers in 1918, resulting in Russia's withdrawal from World war 1 but ceding significant territories.
- A faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, advocating for a more moderate and gradual approach to socialism.
- An economic policy introduced by Lenin in 1921 allowing limited private enterprise and market oriented measures to revive the economy.
- The policy of extending a nation's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
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