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|Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

|Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

|(1870-1924) leader of the Communist Party who overthrew the Russian government; Lenin was leader of the Bolsheviks and ruled the Soviet Union, imposing a system of Marxism-Leninism that remained until the 1990s; Lenin also ended Russia's support of the Allies in the war in 1918

|(1870-1924) leader of the Communist Party who overthrew the Russian czars; Lenin led the violent Bolsheviks and then ruled the Soviet Union, imposing a system of Marxism-Leninism that remained until the 1990s; Lenin also ended Russia's support of the Allies in the war in 1918

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|Bolsheviks

|Bolsheviks

|(after 1903) the more extreme Marxist group, as opposed to the Mensheviks, who sought violent revolution soon

|(after 1903) the more extreme Marxist group that caused a violent revolution, as opposed to the more peaceful Mensheviks who sought gradual change to communism

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|[[Expressionism]]

|[[Expressionism]]

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|[[King Victor Emmanuel]]

|[[King Victor Emmanuel]]

|The King in Italy who surrendered his power to Mussolini

|from 1861 to 1878, he was the king of Italy - its first king in more than 1000 years.

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|[[Il Duce]]

|[[Il Duce]]

|"The Leader." Name used by the fascists to identify Mussolini.  

|"The Leader." Name used by the fascists to identify Mussolini in the 1930s and during World War II.  

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|[[Nazi]]

|[[Nazi]]

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|aggression by Germany in the 1930s

|aggression by Germany in the 1930s

|In 1936, Germany invaded the buffer zone separating Germany from France:  the industrialized Rhineland; Germany annexed Austria in 1938 without much resistance, and on Sept. 1, 1939, Germany invaded and annexed western Poland despite armed resistance.

|In 1936, Germany invaded the buffer zone separating Germany from France - the industrialized Rhineland; Germany annexed Austria in 1938 without much resistance, and on Sept. 1, 1939, Germany invaded and annexed western Poland by using tanks and air power to destroy the resistance.

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|[[Enigma]]

|[[Enigma]]

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|[[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]

|[[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]

|"FDR" was President during most of the Great Depression and WW II, where he wanted the U.S. to intervene to save Britain

|"FDR" was President during most of the Great Depression and WW II, when he wanted the U.S. to intervene to save Britain

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|[[blitzkrieg]]

|[[blitzkrieg]]

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|[[Manhattan Project]]

|[[Manhattan Project]]

|(Dec. 6, 1941) one day before the attack at Pearl Harbor, American scientists began the construction of an atomic bomb

|(Dec. 6, 1941) one day before the attack at Pearl Harbor, American scientists began developing an atomic bomb

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|D-Day

|D-Day