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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

Subjects : dsst, history
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1. A group of factory workers that set up legislature/ a massive strike led by Leon Trotsky.






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






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






4. Stalin - Gensec of Bolsheviks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






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






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






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






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

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






29. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






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






32. People/Populist movement






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






34. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






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






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






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






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






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






40. Restructure in USSR by Gorbachev - renounces true socialism by Lenin.






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






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






43. Narodnichestvo movement/ Splits up into 3 fractions






44. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






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






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






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






49. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






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