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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

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






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






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






4. The act of hanging the revolutionaries.






5. People/Populist movement






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






7. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






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






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






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

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






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






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






14. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






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






27. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






28. Stalin - Gensec of Bolsheviks






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






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