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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

Subjects : dsst, history
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1. Develop Democratic Centralism- no organized group to voice opinions. Eliminated war communism with NEP.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






12. Narodnichestvo movement/ Splits up into 3 fractions






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






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






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






16. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






17. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






18. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






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






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






41. The act of hanging the revolutionaries.






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






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






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






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






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






47. People/Populist movement






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






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






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