1. coalition an alliance of nations 2. armament indemnities paid by defeated countries for acts of war 3. bourgeoisie the poorest class of working people in society 4. proletariat a male monarch or emperor of Russia before 1917 5. czar an agreement to temporarily cease fighting 6. Bolshevik affluent middle-class people 7. armistice an economic setback in commercial and industrial activity 8. recession a member of the left-wing majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party, later the Russian Communist Party 9. reparations war equipment and supplies