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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

Subjects : dsst, history
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1. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






2. People/Populist movement






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






4. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Minimization of state - sub-group of Socialism.






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






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






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






29. The act of hanging the revolutionaries.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Narodnichestvo movement/ Splits up into 3 fractions






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






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