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DSST Rise And Fall Of The Soviet Union

Subjects : dsst, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Liberal Reformist-wanted representative democracy like England.






2. Economic theorist of NEP - executed by stalin






3. People/Populist movement






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Stalin - Gensec of Bolsheviks






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






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






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






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






15. Worst nuclear disaster in history - meltdown in Ukraine






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






17. The leader of the politburo/soviet union.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A group of Intelligentsia-liberals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The act of hanging the revolutionaries.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






45. Narodnichestvo movement/ Splits up into 3 fractions






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






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






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






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






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