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Chapter 18 teaches students about:
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The origins and agents of revolutionary activities under the Russian tsarist autocracy. |
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The emergence of revolutionary parties and the split between the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks. |
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The limited attempts at reform and westernization in a context of increasing violence and repression leading up to the revolution of 1917. |
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The fall of the tsar, the Bolsheviks' rise to power, and the ensuing civil war. |
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The use of terror, first by the Bolsheviks, then by Stalin, as a means of consolidating power and eliminating dissent. |
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Lenin and Trotsky's contributions to Marxist thought. |
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The governing principles of the USSR and the role of the party within that entity. |
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Soviet efforts to modernize the economy and Russian society. |
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The social costs and effects of Soviet economic planning. |
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The influence of the Third International on colonized regions as it promoted world revolution. |