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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






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






15. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






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






32. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






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






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






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






36. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






37. People/Populist movement






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






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






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






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

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