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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

Subjects : dsst, history
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1. The result of losing Bethlehem to France - O.F.E.A vs. Russia






2. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






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






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






6. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The act of hanging the revolutionaries.






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






16. Narodnichestvo movement/ Splits up into 3 fractions






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






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






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






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






21. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






22. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






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






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






42. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






43. People/Populist movement






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






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






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






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






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






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






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