30 Review Questions Flashcards
This type of government held “total claims” on the beliefs and behavior of its citizens.
Totalitarian
What type of government glorified war and the military and sought to destroy independent working-class movements`
Fascist
What is the name of the pseudoscience that taught that selective breading could improve the characteristics of a nations population?
eugenics
This was launched by Stalin and called the “revolution from above.”
five-year plan
This was passed by Lenin after the Kronstadt rebellion in an attempt to rebuild agriculture and industry.
New Economic Plan (NEP)
What is the name given to the well-off peasants of Russia?
Kulaks
Who led the rebellion against Lenin that was ultimately crushed?
the Kronstadt sailors
What party was lead by Joseph Stalin?
the communist party
These two groups were polar opposites and sworn political enemies.
Communists and fascists
What three European countries all had totalitarian governments before WWII?
Russia, Germany, Italy
Who typically dominated a totalitarian state?
a charismatic leader
Where else was eugenics popular besides Europe?
the United States
Fascist governments would intervene in the economy but didn’t try to do this, unlike communists.
eliminate class differences or nationalize private property
Who are two leaders associated with fascism?
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini
Who were two leaders associated with communism?
Karl Marx, Joseph Stalin
Who were the two men that were trying to rule after Lenin’s death?
Stalin, Trotsky
This successor focused more on international issues than issues within his own nation.
Trotsky
This successor focused more on the issues of his nation.
Stalin
Which successor of Lenin had more experience?
Trotsky
What was the name giving to the communist system under Joseph Stalin?
Stalinism
What did the NEP allow peasants to do that was a more capitalist than communist idea?
sell surplus goods
What did farmers do to their crops and livestock when the government tried to take them from them?
killed livestock and burned crops
What did Stalin force 93% of Russian peasants to live on?
collective farms
This set the production goals for the five-year plan.
Gosplan
