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Here we come up with wacky new ways of running a country. Liberty, egality, ______.
Here we come up with wacky new ways of running a country. Liberty, egality, ______.
fraternity
Holy smokes. You're in a German factory, my friend. Here, we harness fire and coal to create all these sexy ______.
Holy smokes. You're in a German factory, my friend. Here, we harness fire and coal to create all these sexy ______.
lederhosen
Russia, in the 19th century. Feudal, underdeveloped and stuck in the ______.
Russia, in the 19th century. Feudal, underdeveloped and stuck in the ______.
past
Alexander the second released the serfs from their ______
Alexander the second released the serfs from their ______
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The compromise for the serfs was to ______ the local lords for the next 49 years
The compromise for the serfs was to ______ the local lords for the next 49 years
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The people wanted to ______ the Tsar
The people wanted to ______ the Tsar
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Alexander the third repressed religious ______
Alexander the third repressed religious ______
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Nicholas's reputation plummeted. The event became known as ______
Nicholas's reputation plummeted. The event became known as ______
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Workers demands increased, liberals demanded political power, peasants demanded ______
Workers demands increased, liberals demanded political power, peasants demanded ______
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Sergei wrote a manifesto that would give the liberals an elected assembly called the ______
Sergei wrote a manifesto that would give the liberals an elected assembly called the ______
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The news even earned itself a new nickname, ______
The news even earned itself a new nickname, ______
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Nicholas's decision to go party with the French immediately tarnished his ______.
Nicholas's decision to go party with the French immediately tarnished his ______.
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The Tsars had been partying hard at the expense of the people for long enough that emancipated the serfs but failed to lift them out of ______.
The Tsars had been partying hard at the expense of the people for long enough that emancipated the serfs but failed to lift them out of ______.
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The rule of the Tsars was quickly becoming outdated and more and more Russians began wondering if there was a ______ way.
The rule of the Tsars was quickly becoming outdated and more and more Russians began wondering if there was a ______ way.
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Lenin joined a party of Russian communists living in Europe and he founded a communist newsletter that was smuggled into Russia to try to ______ the people.
Lenin joined a party of Russian communists living in Europe and he founded a communist newsletter that was smuggled into Russia to try to ______ the people.
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Nicholas thought modernization was boring. But he let Sergei do his thing and do his thing he did. He borrowed some money and got Russia some sexy ______.
Nicholas thought modernization was boring. But he let Sergei do his thing and do his thing he did. He borrowed some money and got Russia some sexy ______.
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Long hours, low wages, filthy disease-ridden factories, sleep in over crowded dormitories with all your stinky worker friends. Get your arms ripped off in a freak Russian ______ accident conditions were terrible.
Long hours, low wages, filthy disease-ridden factories, sleep in over crowded dormitories with all your stinky worker friends. Get your arms ripped off in a freak Russian ______ accident conditions were terrible.
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Peasants were still poor, liberals still wanted reform. And now the workers wanted better ______ conditions.
Peasants were still poor, liberals still wanted reform. And now the workers wanted better ______ conditions.
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So they proposed an idea to reduce the tension. Hey man, we'll let you do your thing in Manchuria. If you let us do our thing in ______.
So they proposed an idea to reduce the tension. Hey man, we'll let you do your thing in Manchuria. If you let us do our thing in ______.
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Lenin liked Stalin because he was a real go getter and was great at fundraising for the Bolsheviks and by fundraising I mean kidnapping, robbing, extorting, bribing, ransoming, assassinating, prison breaking, stealing, bank raiding, executioning and stealing again. He's Stalin the Mensheviks aren't so hot in all this stealing, but we still need ______
Lenin liked Stalin because he was a real go getter and was great at fundraising for the Bolsheviks and by fundraising I mean kidnapping, robbing, extorting, bribing, ransoming, assassinating, prison breaking, stealing, bank raiding, executioning and stealing again. He's Stalin the Mensheviks aren't so hot in all this stealing, but we still need ______
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So the next time you do a big heist, just do it ______
So the next time you do a big heist, just do it ______
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Rasputin, a dirt poor peasant from dirt poor nowhere. But un-like all the other dirt poor peasants, Rasputin had holy ______ powers
Rasputin, a dirt poor peasant from dirt poor nowhere. But un-like all the other dirt poor peasants, Rasputin had holy ______ powers
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Having seemingly done the impossible Rasputin became very, very close to the royal family but having a crazy homeless wizard man hanging around wasn't a good look for the Tsar because Rasputin was ______
Having seemingly done the impossible Rasputin became very, very close to the royal family but having a crazy homeless wizard man hanging around wasn't a good look for the Tsar because Rasputin was ______
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