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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

Subjects : dsst, history
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1. Openest in society - people were allowed to criticize the government.






2. The execution of the red army leaders. 90% of all generals were killed.






3. Socialism should stay in Russia and not be a peoples movement - only soviet.






4. Take Rus out of war/ food for everyone/ split up land of nobility . Don't listen to Provision government.






5. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






6. Public elections for congress of USSR - allows for more parties in USSR.






7. Minimization of state - sub-group of Socialism.






8. Socialist/prime minister who leads the previsionary government.






9. State owned land to family/ is the basis for the rapid heavy industrialization. part of the five year plan.






10. The 40year program-freed Serfs had to payback money to nobles through the state






11. Stalin - Gensec of Bolsheviks






12. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






13. Stagnation during 80's - economically and in politburo






14. General secretary of USSR - had 2 coups against his reformation






15. Government buying food from peasants at a fixed price/ taking over of industry by state.






16. People/Populist movement






17. Secret police force created by Bolsheviks - became the KGB.






18. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






19. Owner of Production/ Seller of time (laborer)






20. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






21. Started Marxist movement while in exile in Geneve/ one of the fractions of the Narodnichestvo Movement






22. Police Agent who led workers to red square to ask for a raise/ The mass killing of workers at red square by guards.






23. Brezhnev main party representation - were in central committee.






24. The execution of Russian Soviet Party members - formally old Bolsheviks.






25. The result of losing Bethlehem to France - O.F.E.A vs. Russia






26. A group of Intelligentsia-conservatives who wanted to keep Russia the way it has been.






27. The government that is set up after the fall of the Romanov Dynasty and previsionary government.

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28. Military leader-wanted to take military control of Rus and get out of war. 'Train accident' by workers party.






29. Stalins economical scape goats/ rich peasants who could hire work






30. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov - studied the lives of the working class and founder of RSDWP.






31. One of Alexander II action - started Redemptive Dues and changed the economy towards more industrial.






32. Focused on rapid heavy industrialization in a command economy. issued by stalin






33. Female Russia medic who helped out during Crimean War.






34. Wrote 'War & Peace' - believed in peaceful protest.






35. A group of factory workers that set up legislature/ a massive strike led by Leon Trotsky.






36. Nobel Anarchist- Believed peasants (freed serfs) could overthrow Russian Empire.






37. Focused on peasantry led revolution w/peasants. 41% of congress.






38. Liberal Economist- exiled to Siberia for 20 years.






39. Majority/Minority - 24% to 3% of congress.






40. State control of key industry ex. electrical - road - military.






41. 'Soviets' come to party congress for election of collective leadership who is a small group who chooses the Gensec.






42. The act of hanging the revolutionaries.






43. Narodnichestvo movement/ Splits up into 3 fractions






44. Were serfs stayed under strict conditions - peasant communities.






45. Agreement to end war with germany gave up ukraine - poland - baltic states.






46. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






47. Controlled russian legislature - Was President of Russia -lead coup against Gorbachev






48. Develop Democratic Centralism- no organized group to voice opinions. Eliminated war communism with NEP.






49. Intelligentsia went to the peasants to discuss their revolution plans. Plan backfires and intelligentsia members get arrested.






50. Two revolutionary brothers-Hanged for assassination Alexander II/ Lenin