5th grade abeka history ch15
capitalism
An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.
caviar
fish eggs
Ivan III
"Ivan the Great," The first ruler of Russia
Ivan IV
"Ivan the Terrible," the first czar of Russia
Glasnost
"openness", it allowed more freedom of religion and speech, allowing people to discuss politics openly
Vladimir Lenin
founder of the first Communist state
Soviet Union
A Communist nation, consisting of Russia and 14 other states, that existed from 1922 to 1991.
Perestroika
A policy of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to revitalize the Soviet economy by opening it up to more free enterprise
free enterprise
Capitalism; An economic system that allows individuals to own, operate, and profit from their own businesses in an open, competitive market.
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist leader who shouted to American, "We will bury you"
atheism
Denial of the existence of God.
Mt. Elbrus
Europe's highest peak
Karl Marx
German philosopher and founder of Marxism
propaganda
Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause
Napoleon Bonaparte
dictator who tried to conquer Russia but was instead conquered by the Russian winter
Third International
group dedicated to causing a worldwide revolution in order to make the whole world a communist state
Vladimir the Saint
introduced the Eastern Orthodox
Russia
largest country in the world
Nicholas II
last czar of Russia; attempted reform to help people
Bolsheviks
name given to Russian followers of Karl Marx
gypsies
name given to the nomadic people of Eastern Europe
United Nations
name of the organization founded after WWII to promote world peace
Leon Trotsky
overthrown by Stalin and exiled from Russia
Ukraine
second largest country in Europe
Marshal Tito
strong Communist ruler of Yugoslavia
Communism
system of government that says there is no God and allows people no freedom
Bulgaria
the "garden of Europe"
Siberia
the cold region in the extreme north of Asian Russia
West Siberian Plain
the largest level region in the world
Bosphorus and Dardanelles
the two straits that control access to the Black Sea
Lake Baikal
the world's deepest freshwater lake
Mikhail Gorbachev
tried to maintain Communist power by introducing Perestroika and Glasnost
Joseph Stalin
when Lenin died, he took control of the Soviet Union and known for the Great Purge
Boris Yeltsin
won the release of Gorbachev and became the more powerful man in Russia
Lech Wałęsa
worked to restore Polish freedom by founding Solidarity
Marxism
working class controls government while abolish upper class and Christianity
