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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

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1. Tsar Nicholas issued laws of liberal citizenship (duma) just like US bill of rights.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Menshevik who led the soviet workers deputies at St.Petersburg






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






13. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






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

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






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






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






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






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






20. Bureaucracy that controlled everything in state/people. ex.. art and literature was about state - family was to reproduce for state






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






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






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






24. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






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






27. Stalin - Gensec of Bolsheviks






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






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






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






31. People/Populist movement






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






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






34. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






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






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






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






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






39. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






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






50. Krushnev's opinion on Stalin at the 20th party congress.