Ap Euro (Russian Revolution) 1900'

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Tsar Nicholas II

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the last tsar of Russia. reactionary, devout, autocratic, and a family man. not too keen on being tsar.

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Social Revolutionary Party

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morel ike Social democrtats who followed the example of Ferdinand Lasalle in Germany

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Social Democratic Party

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more revolutionary.

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Bolsheviks

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"Majority" that were really the minority. hard-core Marxists who eventually control the government

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Mensheviks

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"Minority" that were really the majority. more moderate than the bolsheviks

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KD (Constitutional Democrats) or Kadets

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2 names for the liberal party that dominated the Duma. favored by the B.

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revolution of 1905

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duma created. peasants made mroe free from mirs

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Father Gapon

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sent by government to listen to worker's grievences. produce a pettition.

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Bloody Sunday

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when the workers march very peacefully on the tsar's winter palace and, because the tsar is not there, they shoot and it is a massacre, making people no longer trusting in their government

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October manifesto

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Nicholas II gives in after general strikes after Bloody Sunday. writes a constitution and makes the first national assembly in Russian history: the Duma.

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Stolypin

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prime minister of russia who attempts to westernize and industralizie. made peasants free to leave mir.

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Kulaks

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peasants who were successful and made big farms, employing people and making food go up and prices go down. later exterminated by Stalin

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revolution of 1917

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overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II

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Defeat to Japan 1905

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date and name of the humiliating defeat that made Russia turn to the Balkans

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Gregori Rasputin

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cured Alexi's hemophelia; close to the tsarina; huge partyier, boozer, and womanizer; self-proclaimed holy-man; killed 3 ways, died of drowining.

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PG government

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established March 1917 until a constituant assembly can be elected and make a constitution.

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Keresky

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put at head of the provisional government. a social revolutionary to be friendly to the workers.

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Lenin

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leader of the soviets. communist and throughou marxist except he didn't beleive communist revolution oly possible where there was a big proletariat. russia had small proletariat

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Kormilov

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wanted to crush soviets with military and supported by the PG. failed and was a big loss to the PG, who lost credibility.

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"Peace, land, and bread"

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promises of lenin to the soldiers, workers, and peasants.

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Aurora

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ship that shot at the Winter palace, where the duma and the PG met, amking them both fall apart.

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Trotsky

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organized a new army and held power.

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Red Army

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organized after the revolution to hold power.

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Treaty of Bredst Letovst

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when the Russians backed out of the war, making the germans happy and loosing a lot of land.

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White Forces

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all the forces against eh Bolsheviks. Kadets
mensheviks
monarchists
military leadership
US

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"War Communism"

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first eonomic policy by nelin (1918-1921) which nationalized industry, collectiviced Agriculture, and got the grain to cities. Famine came after Kulaks destroyed resources, so he changed his policy.

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N.E.P. (New Economic Policy)

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full name and abbreviation fot he new policy made by lenin (21-28) which adjusted the communist rule after the "War communism"

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Middlemen/NEP men

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two names for the men who were allowed in the NEP to trade and work privately, purchasing and transporting food to the cities.

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1924

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date of Lenin's death and Stalin's rise to power.

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"General Secretary"

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stalin's job throghout his rule. when Lenin was around, this included appointing people to power, so he appointed those loyal to him and therefore when it came time to vote, he won the majority.

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5 Year Plans

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stalin's plans to collectivize farming and liquidate the Kulaks.

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Gulags

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concentration camps in the north were people were arrested and sent two. made free/slave labor.

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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USSR

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Gori, Georgia

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where Stalin was born.

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totalitarianism

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one powerful figure or group
Dictator
Oligarcy or Clique (small group)
technology as a role
philosophy of ruling.

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Clique

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small group in Totalitarianism

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Kremlinologists

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those who study Russia

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1922

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USSR formed (date)

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RSSR (Rusian SOviet Socialist Republic)

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biggest soviet in USSR

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Polit Buro

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12 people, one of which was Stalin, who were part of a Central Committe and made up the main goverment.

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"Deciders"

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the party in the Soviet Union.

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Cells

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where the party spread its doctrine and propaganda. lower areas of government

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1928

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first five year plan implimented.

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Lev Kopelov

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exiled intelligencia who was allowed to leave because he was Jewish.

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Cult of Personality

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around Stalin because of propaganda, some success, a widespread desire for order, paternalism, no perspective, and simply longevity of Stalin.

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Molotov

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forgin minister and exploding drink

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Feb 28-March 5 1928

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first date where Stalin has a stroke and second where he dies of suffocation from paralisis.

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Crushchev

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successor of Stalin.