Chapter 22: Life in Communist Russia

Question 1

What is Communism:

Answer 1

Communism:
A political and economic system where the government controls property, wealth is shared equally, and there are no social classes

Question 2

Name and explain a example of propaganda relating to communism

Answer 2

Show trials:
These were public trials of senior party leaders which were held in moscow. The leaders provided evidence of their wrong doing and confessed to their crimes. many were executed

Question 3

Name and explain an example of terror in communist Russia

Answer 3

Gulags:
gulags were labor camps in the soviet union, they were set up under lenin but were “improved” by stalin. people were often worked to death and the conditions were horrible.

Question 4

Industrialisation??

Answer 4

stalin introduced the 5 year plans which were made to set targets for industry.
there were three plans made, all were successful and boosted the USSR to the second largest industry in the world

Question 5

Collectivization??

Answer 5

Collectivization:
Stalin forced peasants to give up their land and join collective farms controlled by the state

Question 6

Womens lives in communist Russia

Answer 6

Women were encouraged to join the workforce becoming factory workers engineers and farm laborers as part of Stalin’s economic plans. half of all workers were women

Despite their roles in the workforce, women were still expected to care for their families and homes

Women also gained more rights

Question 7

Name a youth organisation standing set up

Answer 7

Komosols

Question 8

Bolshevik’s?

Answer 8

They were known as the reds during the civil war they were led by Leon Trotsky and there goal was to establish communism