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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

Subjects : dsst, history
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1. Stalins economical scape goats/ rich peasants who could hire work






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






11. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






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






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






14. Narodnichestvo movement/ Splits up into 3 fractions






15. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






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






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






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






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






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






35. The act of hanging the revolutionaries.






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






37. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






39. 1939 agreement between Nazi Germany and USSR. Secretly spilt up baltic states.






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






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






42. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






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






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






46. People/Populist movement






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






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






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






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