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122 Cards in this Set
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Years of poor harvest before Russo-Japanese War |
1900 1902 |
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For how many Russians was Russian a foreign language pre-1904? |
6/10 |
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1902: percentage of population who were illiterate |
80% |
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Russo-Japanese War |
1904 |
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Bloody Sunday |
22nd January 1905 |
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3 requests at Bloody Sunday |
1. Increased pay 2. Better working hours 3. End R-J War |
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How many killed at Bloody Sunday by soldiers open-firing? |
100's |
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Battleship where there was mutiny during 1905 Revolution |
Battleship Potemkin |
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October Manifesto |
October 1905 |
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How many dumas from 1906-1914? |
4 |
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Number of executions during 'Stolypin's Necktie' |
Over 3000 |
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Russian Constitution |
1906 |
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Rasputin |
1907 |
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Man who persuaded Tsar to deport Rasputin (even though decision later changed due to Tsarina protesting) |
Rodzianko |
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Russia joins WWI to help Serbia |
August 1914 |
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WWI begins |
1914 |
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WWI: how many guns between 2 men? |
1 |
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Battle of Tannenburg |
August 26 1914 |
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Battle of Tannenburg: no. Russians who fought |
3 million |
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Battle of Tannenburg: no. Russians killed/injured |
50,000 |
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Battle of Masurian Lakes |
September 7-14 1914 |
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Battle of Masurian Lakes: no. Russians killed/injured |
125,000 |
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Percentage of Russian army that deserted in1917 |
25% |
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February Revolution |
1917 |
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Mass inflation from 1913-? |
1913-1917 |
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How many strikers in Petrograd on 23 February 1917? |
100,000 |
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How many strikers on 25th February 1917? |
300,000 |
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Duma dissolved, Provisional Committee set up |
27 February 1917 |
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Tsar's abdication |
2 March 1917 |
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Provisional Committee becomes Provisional Government |
3 March 1917 |
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What percentage of the population was made up of peasants and working class in 1917? |
90% |
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How many price raises from 1913-1917? |
7 |
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Soviet Order No. 1 |
1917 Soldiers and sailors can only obey PG's commands if they don't clash with orders from Petrograd Soviet, and all units to replace their officers with elected soviets PS now have control of army |
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April Thesis |
April 1917 |
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By June 1917, how many Pravda newspapers were being spread? |
40 |
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How many party members did the Bolsheviks have after the April Thesis? |
250,000 |
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July Days |
July 1917 |
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How many armed members of the Red Guard did Bolsheviks bring to challenge the PG during July Days? |
10,000 |
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How many Bolsheviks were killed/injured as a result of Kerensky's response to July Days? |
400 |
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Kornilov Revolt |
September 1917 |
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October Revolution |
24-25 October 1917 |
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How many disorganised, untrained troops did Trotsky gather for the 1917 October Revolution? |
600 |
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What date did Trotsky and his group capture the Winter Palace? |
24 October 1917 |
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How many of Trotsky's men joined him in capturing the Winter Palace? |
Roughly 12 |
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What time and date did Lenin remove his disguise and announce Bolshevik victory of 1917 October Revolution? |
1am 25 October 1917 |
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To who did Lenin announce Bolshevik victory in the 1917 October Revolution? |
All Russian Congress of Soviets |
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November Decrees |
November 1917 |
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Decree on Land 1917 November Decrees: how many acres of land taken from Tsar, landlords, church and nobles? |
540 million acres |
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Decree on Work 1917 November Decrees: working hours for industrial workers? |
8 hours per day, 40 hours per week |
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November Elections |
November 1917 |
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How much of the vote did the Bolsheviks get in the 1917 November Elections? |
1/4 |
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Who won the 1917 November Elections? How much of the vote did they get? |
Socialist Revolutionaries 1/2 |
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December Decrees |
December 1917 |
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3 December Decrees |
1. Decree on Political Parties 2. Decree on Political Police (Cheka) 3. Decree on Banking |
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Lenin first tries to remove CA by saying they were unnecessary in Pravda |
1917 |
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CA meets up in spite of Lenin saying in Pravda that they should dissolve |
January 1918 |
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How many who were demonstrating in support of the CA were killed/wounded? |
100 |
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk |
1918 |
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3 payments made in 1918 Treaty of Brest Litovsk |
1. Lost 1 million square km of land 2. Lost 50 million people 3. Paid 3 billion roubles |
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What percent of their farming land did Russia lose in 1918 Treaty of Brest Litovsk |
27% |
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Civil War |
1918-1921/22 |
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1 example of a time Trotsky gave a good inspirational speech as the leader of the Red Guard |
April 1919 |
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How many deserters in the RSFSR arrested in Civil War by Cheka? |
128,010 |
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How many workers did a factory have to have for it to become government run under War Communism? |
10 or more |
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Famine that came as a result of War Communism |
1920-1921 |
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Execution of Tsar and family |
July 1918 |
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No. people who died as a result of the 1920-1921 famine due to War Communism |
7 million |
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Grain production output in 1913 and 1921 |
1913: 80 million tonnes 1921: 37.6 million tonnes |
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Kronstadt Mutiny |
1921 |
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End of War Communism and start of NEP |
March 1921 |
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New Economic Policy (NEP |
1921 |
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How many workers did factories need to have to be given back independence from the government and sell things for profit under NEP? |
20 or less |
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How many foreign workers from USA and Canada came to help with work and NEP from 1920-1925? |
20,000 |
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Coal production output in 1921 and 1925 |
1921: 8.9 million tonnes 1925: 18.1 million tonnes |
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Prior to NEP, what had the bread limit per person been? |
114g of bread per person |
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Lenin dies |
1924 |
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Lenin's Testament |
1924 |
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Socialism in One Country |
1925 |
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Expulsion of Zinoviev, Kamenev and Trotsky from Communist Party |
1927 |
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Stalin turns on right wing of Party and forces Bukharin to resign |
1929 |
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Trotsky expelled from Russia, moved to Mexico |
1929 |
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Trotsky killed by a hit-man with an ice pick in Mexico |
1940 |
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3 reasons Stalin won the 1929 power struggle |
1. Political skill 2. Position as Party Secretary 3. Weakness of opponents |
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4 reasons for the 1930's Purges |
1. Threat to Stalin's position 2. Economic policies 3. Persecution complex 4. Snowball effect |
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5 step systematic removal of threats to Stalin;s regime during 1930's Purges |
1. Old Bolsheviks 2. Control of Party 3. Control of Masses 4. Control of Army 5. NKVD |
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Shakhty Mines |
1928 |
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3 stats on 1928 Shakhty Mines |
1. 55 engineers accused of sabotage 2. 5 shot 3. 45 imprisoned |
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Ryutin |
1932 |
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Kirov |
1934 |
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Kirov's speech saying that Stalin's plans for industrialisation were too fast (causing him to receive a round of applause) |
1934 |
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Kirov executed |
December 1934 |
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How many Communist Party members arrested following Kirov's death? How many in Leningrad? |
Thousands 40,000 |
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Senior Communists arrested |
1935 |
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2 stats on number of Senior Communists arrested in 1935 |
1. 1108 out of 1966 delegates to 17th congress 2. 98 out of 139 members of Central Committee |
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Old Bolsheviks Show Trials |
1936 |
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Arrest of Generals |
1937 |
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How many generals arrested and shot in 1937 arrest of generals? |
Marshall Tukhachevsky and 7 others |
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By 1941, what percentage of Soviet generals purged? |
90% |
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End of Purges |
1938 |
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How many executed in 1937-1938 Purges? |
1 million |
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How many died in labour camps in 1937-1938 Purges? |
2 million |
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In late 1938, how many died in labour camps? |
8 million |
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Hitler's army invade Russia and win as many of Russia's senior officers in army and navy had been killed and arrested in 1930's Purges |
1941 |
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Union of Soviet Writers founded |
1934 |
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Soviet Constitution |
1936 |
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New program of education introduced that kept with traditional teaching methods and promoted Stalin |
1932 |
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By 1939, what percentage of the rural and urban populations were literate? |
Rural: 86% Urban: 94% |
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How many places of worship shut down as a part of the Cult of Personality? |
Over 60,000 |
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First 5 Year Plan |
1928-1932 |
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Focus of first 5 Year Plan |
Heavy industry (steel, coal, iron) A little electricity, motor vehicles, chemicals, rubber |
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Coal targets of 1927-1928 vs actual coal output of 1932 |
1927-28: 35 million tonnes 1932: 64 million tonnes |
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Iron targets of 1927-1928 vs actual iron output of 1932 |
1927-28: 6.7 million tonnes 1932: 12.1 million tonnes |
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Second 5 Year Plan |
1933-1937 |
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Focus of second 5 Year Plan |
Consumer goods (e.g. electricity) Heavy industry as WWII began (e.g. armaments, coal) |
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Coal targets of 1927-1928 vs actual coal output of 1937 |
1927-28: 35 million tonnes 1937: 128 million tonnes |
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Oil targets of 1927-1928 vs actual oil output of 1937 |
1927-28: 12 million tonnes 1937: 26 million tonnes |
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Third 5 Year Plan |
1938-1941 |
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Focus of third 5 Year Plan |
Household goods, luxury items (radios, bikes) |
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1937 steel production vs 1940 steel production |
STAYED THE SAME 1937: 18 million tonnes 1941: 18 million tonnes |
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1937 oil production vs 1940 oil production |
STAYED THE SAME 1937: 26 million tonnes 1940: 26 million tonnes |
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In August 1935, how many tonnes of steel did Stakhanov shift? |
102 tonnes in 1 shift |
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Dnieper Dam |
1927 |
