socialism
A political system where the means of production are controlled by the workers and all things are shared evenly. Socialist policies provide for government funding of many basic needs such as food, shelter, and medical care.
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Russo-Japanese War
(1904-1905) War between Russia and Japan over imperial possessions. Japan emerges victorious.
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reparations
Monetary compensation to correct something that was done wrong.
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religion
A person's beliefs concerning the existence and worship of a god or gods, and divine involvement in the universe and human life.
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Red Guard
Militaristic group of students in China who brutalized anyone who criticized Maoﾒs government.
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Rasputin, Grigory
(1872-1916) Russian peasant and self-proclaimed holy man. He was friends with the ruling Romanov family, and sometime advisor to Czarina Alexandra. His advice was on of the factors leading to the Russian Revolution.
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Puritanism
Movement in the English church in the late 16th to remove all catholic influences and purify.
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Puritan Revolution
Political and Religious revolution in England between 1640 and 1660. The monarchy was abolished in favor of a Republic led by Oliver Cromwell. It ended with the seating of Charles II on the throne. Also known as the English Revolution.
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Protestant
Member of Christian religious sect which formed during the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Princip, Gavrilo
(1894 -1918) Serbian nationalist/terrorist who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in 1914. This event resulted in the start of World War I.
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