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33 Cards in this Set
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Communism |
One person has absolute power. no say by citizens |
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Karl Marx |
Government revolutionist in 1800 wrote the Marx |
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The Marx |
The idea that peasants have the power to influence society |
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Capitalist |
Groups of people and the system at which goods are created and distributed |
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Bourgeoisie |
Weathly business men and factory owners |
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Proltariate |
Working class peasants |
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Tsar Nicholas II |
The ruler of Russia 1894 communist leader |
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Bloody Sunday |
Peaceful protest until cheka shoots down protesters. Created nation wide hate of the Tsar |
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Duma |
Government presented parliament without very much power forced to be signed by Tsar |
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Provisional government |
Wanted to rule until Russia could find suitable new leader |
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Rasputin |
Drunken holy man with alleged healing powers |
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Abdicate |
To step down or to leave a place kg power (Tsar) |
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Kerensky |
Alexander kerensky a minister of war and prime minister of provisional government |
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Lenin |
Vladimir Lenin Bolshevik leader and revolutionist tried to start 2ND revolution 1917 |
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Bolsheviks |
Strong Political party lead by Lenin views were to just follow all they want |
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Menshaviks |
Minority political group |
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Soviet |
A Russia council |
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July days |
Mass protests against government . 400 killed stopped by kerensky and Lenin fled |
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April thesis |
Lenin wrote for his return peace land bread and all power to the Soviets |
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Kornilov affair |
General kornilov wanted to change the provisional government into a military one. It was unsuccessful |
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Trotsky |
Communism theorist and leader of October revolution |
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October revolution |
A revolution declaring that the Tsar shall abdicate and be de thrones for a provisional government |
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Treaty of Brest-litovsk |
Peace treaty in poland. Russia gives western territories up and lost resources |
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Cheka |
A secret police used to deal with opposition of Bolsheviks party |
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NKVD |
New name of the OGPU which was the successor of the cheka |
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N.E.P |
New economic plan to try and Create a new stable economy in Russia |
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Treaty of rapalllo 1922 |
Russia gets German steel to improve armament and create weapons and armaments for Germany |
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Cult of personality |
Worshiping someone like a god (Stalin) |
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Socialism in one country |
Stalin's ideas to change and improve Russia |
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Kolkhoz |
Farms owned by the state controlled by the states and control production |
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Kulaks |
The rich peasants |
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5-year plan |
Plans to ripple the economy output and production |
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Gulag |
Prison camps for Soviet citizens cruel punishment and many factories were created. Labour camps for this opposing Stalin |
