NAME THAT LEADER
VOCABULARY
GEORGE ORWELL
MISCELLANEOUS
MAJOR EVENTS
100
The most noted author of The Communist Manifesto
Who is Karl Marx?
100
To relinquish or give up one's position
What is abdicate?
100
George Orwell's birth name
What is Eric Arthur Blair?
100
The name of the popular Communist political newspaper during the time
What is Pravda?
100
Food shortages and poor living conditions led to this major event of the March Revolution
What is: Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown by the people
200
Considered to be the most cruel and ruthless leader. He killed up to 40 million people.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
200
The meaning of the word Pravda in English
What is truth?
200
The country where George Orwell was born
What is India?
200
The two men who fought for power after Vladimir Lenin died in 1924
Who are Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin?
200
The Great Purge was caused by this
What is: Stalin became aware that opposition to his policies was growing. He became angry and demanded that people should be executed?
300
Lenin wanted this man to be the next leader after he passed away
Who is Leon Trotsky?
300
the sense of being crushed or burdened by the abuse of power or authority
What is oppression?
300
George Orwell changed his name for these two reasons
What is 1: He had never liked the name "Eric" and 2: in order to hide his identity?
300
KGB. You tell me
What is a secret state police service run by Joseph Stalin. Their job was to spy on people and eliminate any threat to Stalin?
300
These two leaders wrote what is considered to be the founding document of modern communism, ______ in 1848
Who are Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The Communist Manifesto?
400
He was forced to abdicate the throne during the March Revolution
Who is Tsar Nicholas II?
400
Someone who assumes sole and absolute power
What is a dictator?
400
Orwell believed that this form of government was evil and kept the working people from bettering their own lives
What is totalitarianism?
400
This leader died in _____ after his 30 year reign.
Who is Joseph Stalin, 1951?
400
This four year reign of terror killed thousands of people and was led by _______.
What is: The Great Purge, led by Joseph Stalin?
500
He died in 1924, after only seven years in power
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
500
A general term describing a system of government in which a dictator controls everything
What is totalitarianism?
500
Orwell embraced _______ ________ in which the government would protect the welfare and rights of the common people.
What is democratic socialism?
500
The two political leaders who signed the Non-Aggression Pact
Who are Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin?
500
The____ Revolution was the second one that year. It is significant because________.
What is: The October Revolution was the second one that year. It is significant because Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks gained power?
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