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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

Subjects : dsst, history
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1. Bureaucracy that controlled everything in state/people. ex.. art and literature was about state - family was to reproduce for state






2. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






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






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






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






6. One of the members of Bosheviks - head of Moscow






7. Narodnichestvo movement/ Splits up into 3 fractions






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






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






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






11. Founded in Minsk -1893. Meeting in 1903 splints party into 2 groups. Bolsheviks vs Mensheviks






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






13. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






14. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






15. Lenins return from exile in germany - gives speech to the people- take charge and be a socialist.






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






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






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






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






20. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






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






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






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






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






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






26. Reduce nuclear weapons - treaty with USA - stop worrying about other states policy






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






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






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






30. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






32. Liberal party (democrats)/wanted constitutional monarchy.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






42. The act of hanging the revolutionaries.






43. Openest in society - people were allowed to criticize the government.






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






45. Stalin - Gensec of Bolsheviks






46. Educated nobel group - were called radicals-knew Russia and western thinking.






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






48. Losing war for Rus. enemy had major naval advantage that destroyed Rus. Navy. Ended by US treaty.






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






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