11. The Death Of Lenin And The Power Struggle Which Followed Flashcards
While the NEP was being implemented, other changes in Russia. The capital was moved from ______ to more centrally located ____.
Petrograd
Moscow
What was Russia named in 1923?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Although the separate republics had limited powers, the central government controlled …..(5)
- foreign affairs
- national economy
- foreign trade
- army
- communications
Why were elections pointless?
The communist party was the only legal party.
The Bolsheviks had established a dictatorship as _____ as the tsarist government it had replaced.
Autocratic
What does Autocratic mean?
Like a dictatorship (absolute rule by one authority)
What did the communists establish to promote a world revolution?
The Comintern
What was the Comintern?
The communist international, an organization to support communist parties worldwide
Why did the government not support the Comintern?
Soviet Union needed a great deal of technology and loans from the capitalist West, in order to implement the NEP.
When did Lenin die? And what did he write about before he died?
1924, he wrote about his fears of a struggle for control of Yurav Party after his death.
What was Petrograd named after his death?
Leningrad
Who was the obvious successor to Lenin?
Trotsky , the leader of the October Revolution and the Red Army.
Why were some communist leaders fear Trotsky?
They feared he was too powerful and the he might use the red army to make himself a dictator. They also disliked his emphasis of a world revolution.
Who were the three candidates for head of the party after Trotsky’s rejection?
Kamenev (party secretary in Moscow),Zinoviev (Party Secretary in Leningrad and president of Comintern) and Stalin (General secretary of the party)
Stalin was considered by many to be a very average ______ but a hard worker and a loyal follower of the party’s ______.
Politician
Policies
