Russian Revolution Unit Xvii

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revisionism

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Marxists who accepted the "national state not for its revolutionary buange buts its reform, by which workers' lot could be gradually improved

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Zimmerwald program

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created by Lenin and other Russian Social Democrates in Switzerland in 1915 during WWI.. in order to call for immediate peace w/o annexation or indemities since they believed the only war there should be is one of class struggle for the proletariat.

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Second International

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started 1889, met 2-3 yrs til 1914, held its first post war meeting at Berne in 1919 where there was a small minority who wanted rev. like Russia but were overruled by other socialists--> 3rd international

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Third International (Comintern)

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was a spontaneious rallying of Marxists from all countries who accepted the Bolshevik Revolution as the true fruitiion of Marxism and so were willing to follow the Russian lead. It was the creation and weapon of the Bolsheviks themselves, by which they wished to discredit and isolate the moderate socialists and bring about world revolution.

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Twenty-one points

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was brought up in second congress of the 3rd international in 1920. written by Lenin
1. All parties must be called Communists 2.hated reformists socialism 3. Get communists into importatn union offices 4 infiltrate army 5 Impose discipline upon members 6 Require submission to the orders of international executive 7. develop and use legal and underground methods to promote communism 8 Expulsion of members not loyal to the party line 9 Comintern was hard nosed revolutionary weapon

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Zinoviev

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A win for conservatives in showing that The Bolsheviks were a menace, which lead to increase in fascism. 1924, in Eng, publication of the "Zinoviev letter," in which the Comintern urged British woerkers to provoke revoltution--> electoral victroy for conservatives