Chapter 3: Stalins Victory, Policies Flashcards

1
Q

How did Trotsky view the new economic policy?

A

Openly challenged as he viewed it as a retreat from communism

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2
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What did Trotsky do in 1923?

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Led party members to criticise the Gosplan

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3
Q

What was the idea of ‘permanent revolution’?

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Revolution would not just happen in USSR but would happen to each nation and the events of 1917 would happen worldwide. Individual nations don’t matter but the interest of the international working class was important.

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What was used to describe Revolution would not just happen in USSR but would happen to each nation and the events of 1917 would happen worldwide. Individual nations don’t matter but the interest of the international working class was important.

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‘permanent revolution’

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5
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How did Trotsky think the USSR would survive?

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Thought they couldn’t survive ‘Incapable of holding her own against conservative Europe’ and the only way to guarantee survival was to ‘export revolution’

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Who said Russia was ‘Incapable of holding her own against conservative Europe’ and the only way to guarantee survival was to ‘export revolution’?

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Trotsky

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7
Q

What was Socialism in one country?

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Consolidate Lenin’s ideas through building a USSR strong enough to defend itself:
Overcome current agricultural and industrial problems by its own unaided efforts
Build a modern state which is equal to the rest of the world
Survival of the USSR was an absolute priority, even if they had to suspend efforts to create a world revolution

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8
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Who didn’t agree with the ‘Socialism in One Country’?

A

Trotsky
Zinoviev
Kamenev

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9
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What did Trotsky, Zinoviev and Kamenev believe?

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Disagreed with Socialism in one country- They saw that no one could exist as a single communist nation and therefore need an economically developed country to turn socialist.

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10
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How did Stalin side with policies?

A

Supported policies that was approved by majority of the Communist party

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11
Q

What did Stalin turn against in 1928?

A

New economic policy

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12
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When did Stalin turn against the New economic policy?

A

1928

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13
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Who supported Socialism in one country?

A

Bukharin

Stalin

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14
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What did Stalin and Bukharin support?

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Socialism in one country

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15
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Why did Stalin and Bukharin support Socialism in one country?

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Uniqueness of Russia would allow communism to flow

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16
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What policy had massive appeal in the party?

A

Socialism in one country

17
Q

Why was Socialism in one country attractive and appealed to the party?

A

Appealed to patriotism

Avoided the prospects of continuous conflicts after the ravages of Civil War

18
Q

What did Stalin say about ‘Bonapartism‘?

A

Threat to the party and that Trotsky was most likely to take over as a military dictator

19
Q

Who did Stalin say would most likely take over as a dictator?

A

Trotsky

20
Q

Who was more pragmatic about change?

A

The centre

21
Q

Why did Trotsky think bureaucratic degeneration happened?

A

Due to the Lenin
Enrolment, where peasants and urban workers would enrol into the party purely
for economic stability.

22
Q

What did Lenin’s enrolment give to Stalin?

A

Stable body of votes

23
Q

When did Stalin support Socialism in one country

A

Autumn 1924