Where were most concentration camps?
Mainly in Poland and Germany
What war did people protest during the Czar's rule?
World War I
What was the name of Russia's first parliament?
The Duma
What were the "soviets"?
Local councils in post-revolutionary Russia
What group was led by Lenin?
The Bolsheviks
What was the name of Russia under Communist rule?
The Soviet Union
What was the name of the people who the Nazis deemed to be the "master race"?
"Aryans"
Who fought the Civil War in Russia?
The Red Army (Lenin's) vs the White Army (his opponents who belonged to different groups)
Who was the leader of the fascists in Italy?
Benito Mussolini
Who took over after Lenin died?
Joseph Stalin
Explain fascism
Political movement based on nationalism that gives power to a dictator and takes away individual rights.
What book did Hitler write while in jail?
Mein Kampf (My struggle)
Who was Trotsky?
Commander of the Red Army during the Civil War. Negotiated the treaty of Brevst-Litovsk that ended WWI
How did Hitler end up in power?
Democratically. The winner, President Paul von Hindenburg, thinking of using Hitler's large following, named him chancellor in 1933
The German brand of fascism was called...
Nazism
Who was Anastasio Somoza?
US-backed Nicaraguan dictator
What happened during the "March in Rome"?
Around 30,000 of Mussolini's followers marched in Rome to take power for Mussolini.
Explain "the final solution"
It was a system of genocide to kill as many Jews and other people the Nazis deemed "inferior" as possible.
What were the "Nuremberg laws"?
Laws depriving Jews of their rights
Who were the proletariat?
Workers and their families
Where did fascism first arise?
Italy
Whose ideas did the Bolsheviks follow?
Karl Marx's
Why did Hitler get sent to jail?
He tried to emulate Mussolini's "March on Rome" in Munich, but was unsuccesful
Who was Rasputin?
A corrupt monk who people thought controlled the royal family
What were some actions fascists took when in power in Italy?
Outlawed all other political parties and strikes, imposed censorship, crushed any dissent.
Explain Kristallnacht
"Night of Broken Glass" when Nazis attacked Jews throughout Germany on November 9, 1939
What was life like in Russia during the rule of the Czar?
The Czar crushed any dissent, mistreated Jews and non-Russians, working conditions were poor, wages were low, and children were forced to work
How did the Russo-Japanese war affect the monarchy in Russia?
Russia's losses sparked unrest among the people, who revolted against his administration
What were ghettos and where was the most famous one?
Neighborhoods in which European Jews were forced to live. In Warsaw.
What did "Bloody Sunday" refer to?
A massacre done by soldiers outside the Czar's palace to peaceful protesters