The group of people known for raiding and conquering of villages and the first to settle Russia
Who are the vikings
100
He became the first to take the title Czar and ruled cruelly, expanding Russia's territory South past the Caspian Sea and East past the Ural Mountains
Who is Ivan the IV or Ivan the Terrible
100
The unpopular war the the Czars got Russia entangled in, it was costly in terms of money and human lives
What is WWI
100
Helped introduce this, which is a system in which small farms are combined to form large, factorylike farms run by the government
What is collectivization
100
Stalin takes over as leader of communist USSR following his death
Who is Lenin
200
The term that will give Russia its name
What is Russ
200
This Czar founded the city of St. Petersburg, close to Europe, with the intention of forcing a modernization/westernization of Russia
Who is Peter the Great
200
The basis behind communism and leninism, this ideology argues that the poor worker/proletariat will rise up to overthrow the wealthy/bourgeoisie
What is Marxism
200
His execution would largely shape Lenin's political beliefs and revolutionary ideas
Who is his brother
200
Harsh prison system widely used by Stalin in an attempt to control and eliminate any possible threat
What is the gulag
300
the religion practiced by most Russians prior to the forced conversion to Russian Orthodox Church
What is Paganism
300
The term to describe poor Russian peasants who could be bought and sold with the land
What is serf
300
The name of the governing body that is put in place by Nicholas II in an attempt to appease the poor and settle the rebellion
What is the Duma
300
This country helped to sneak Lenin back into Russia to increase the instability of its enemy in the war
What is Germany
300
Desolate region where prisoners were often sent, rich in natural resources, but tough to access
What is Siberia
400
This nomadic and vicious raiding group kept Russians in fear for a while and forced rulers to pay tribute to their leaders, stopping them from being truly independent
Who are the Mongols
400
This Czar (p237) released Russia's serfs, but did not save them from poverty
Who is Alexander II
400
A state in which the government controls the economy and society
What is the communist state
400
The first act of Lenin once he officially took control of Russia
What is withdrawal from WWI
400
Following WWII, Stalin established this "border" that surrounded the Soviet Union and maintained troops in these territories to ensure no further attacks
What is the Iron Curtain
500
The name of the city that was once the center of Russian culture and strength, and now lies in Ukraine
What is Kiev
500
Hugely unpopular, he will be the last of the Russian Czars
Who is Nicholas II
500
The abbreviation for the resulting nation following the successful Bolshevik Revolution
What is USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
500
The way in which Lenin died
What is a massive stroke
500
Despite his harsh leadership style, this is why most Russians consider Stalin a terrific leader and source of pride
What is his expansion of Soviet power/territory OR success in WWII OR making the Soviets a nuclear or world power