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75 Cards in this Set
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Father of USSR
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Lenin
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1917-1924
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Lenin
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Studied Marx's communist manifesto
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Lenin
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led bolshevik revolution w/Trotsky in 1917
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Lenin
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abolished private land ownership and civil liberties
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Lenin
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began process of placing minorities in concentration camps
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Lenin
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model for 20th century dictator
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Lenin
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forbade opposition political parties
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Lenin
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Man of Steel
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Stalin
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1927-1953
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Stalin
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killed trotsky
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Stalin
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pushed for rapid industrialization (5 yr plan)
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Stalin
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Collective farming to raise money-> famine
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Stalin
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continued concentration camps and purged enemies
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Stalin
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created one part and society
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stalin
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established the secret police (KGB) and the GULAG (prison system)
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Stalin
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utilized propaganda
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Stalin
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1958-1964
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Khrushchev
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Denounced Stalin
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Khrushchev
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attempted agricultural imprrovement (failed)
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khrushchev
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attempted to improve relations with West
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Khrushchev
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encouraged arts
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Khrushchev
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cuban missle crisis- qustions of his leadership
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Khurshchev
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removed from office
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Krushchev
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1964-1982
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Brezhnev
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2nd longest leader
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Brezhnev
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conservative and reestablished tight control of USSR
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bezhnev
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allowed no critcism of Krushchev
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Brezhnev
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invaded Afghanistan (failure) known as "the Soviet's Vietnam"
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Brezhnev
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Expanded education programs
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Brezhnev
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economy stagnated (food rationed, too few consumer goods, people starved)
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Brezhnev
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high military spending
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Brezhnev
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Signed SALT (Strategic arms limitaion treaty) w/USA carter (reduced nuclear weapons)
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Brezhnev
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curshed uprisings in Satellite NAtions
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Brezhnev
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1983-1984
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Andropov
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former head of KGB (secret police)
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Andropov
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tried to reform and end corruption in the party
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Andropov
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advanced the career of Gorbachev
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Andropov
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1984-1985
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Chernenko
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oldest man to lead USSr
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chernenko
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lacked initiative
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chernenko
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1985-1991
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Gorbachev
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met with reagan several times
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gorbachev
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signed a treat w/US which further reduced nuclear arms
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gorbachev
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cut military spending
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gorbachev
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established 2 major reform policies
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gorbachev
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Glasnost (what was it)
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allowed for more open discussion (first sign of freedom of speech)
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Perestroika (what was it?)
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tried to restructure the economy of USSR
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what did Glasnost and Perestroika cause that was bad?
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ethnic tensions
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Nobel Prize winner in 1990
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Gorbachev
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goal was to reform party but abolishes it
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gorbachev
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CIS (what it stands for)
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commonwealth of Independent states)
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1991-1999
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Yeltsin
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first elected leader of new CIS
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yeltsin
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pressured west for financial aid and helped restore russia's rep
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Yeltsin
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1996: had heart attack and communists seize moment to try and impeach him
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yeltsin
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may 1999- survived impeachment vote over chechnya crisis
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yeltsin
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becomes unpopular and unpredictable
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yeltsin
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appoints putin as prime minister
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yeltsin
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resigned presidence on Dec 31 1999
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yeltsin
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legacy was guiding russia through democracy and reform
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yeltsin
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2000-present
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putin
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former KGB colonel
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Putin
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won election in 2000 n 2004
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putin
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orginally stated that he desires to maintain good relations w/west (supports US in afghanistan but not in iraq_
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putin
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hard line supporter of action against chechen rebels
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putin
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admits cant achieve western style democracy n economy
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putin
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has announced overhaul of political system
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putin
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has blamed continued chechen terrorism on democracy
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putin
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won 2nd term by 70% majority
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putin
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concerned about ongoing negative pop growth rate, cyclical poverty and housing concerns
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putin
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prosecuted russia's richest man (khodorkovsky), president of yukos oil company, for fraud and tax evasion
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putin
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has forced independent tv stations critical of the gov't off the air
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putin
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appoints top military commanders, and chooses country's prime minister and top judges
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putin
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sets basic parameters of foreign and domest policy, can rule by decree, and can veto laws passed by parliament
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putin
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