vocabulary
A territory that is controlled by a larger power, an empire, through direct or indirect rule. They do not have equal rights to citizens of the empire.
What is a colony?
These people were used to work in factories. They were cheaper than adults.
What are children?
Warfare that requires all citizens - soldiers and civilians - to mobilize all the resources of society to fight the war.
What is total war?
Since European countries needed resources for their factories, they had to find land in Africa and Asia. This led to a concept of taking land from smaller weaker nations.
What is Imperialism?
The Bolshevik leader who fought against the provisional government.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
The political party that favored Leninism and established the first communist nation.
What were the Bolsheviks?
During the Industrial Revolution, these performed jobs that were once done by people.
What are machines?
What were the two sides in the Russian Civil War and what was each side fighting for?
What were the Reds (fighting for communism) and Whites (fighting to stop the Bolsheviks)
They provided troops, resources, and military bases.
What role did colonies play in the war?
This is the belief that everyone is equal. There is no rich or poor. All wealth is shared.
What is communism?
This is where most people lived prior to the Industrial Revolution.
What are farms?
This is what Russia was called after the revolution and the communists took over in 1922.
What is the Soviet Union or USSR?
An agreement between Great Britain and China in 1847 that forced China to trade with Great Britain and pay them millions in silver.
What is the Treaty of Nanjing?
This new invention had products passed down a line. A person only had one job to perform. This made products quicker and cheaper than by hand.
What is an assembly line?
These are three reasons for the Russian Revolution.
What are peasant unrest, failing economy, enormous war losses, poor leadership, and lack of industrialization?
What are the 4 causes of WWI?
What is militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism?