Chapter 5 Flashcards
Totalitarianism
seeks complete control over the public and private lives of its citizens
one single political party run by a leader or small elite
radical
change is a move towards the left side of the economic spectrum and a complete rejection of the political and economic traditions of the past
reactionary
change is move toward an idealized past and an acceptance of economic inequality
communism
an ideology based on the belief that the oppressed working class must overcome it through a revolution so that they can work towards a classless society
communism in Russia
Russia was far less industrialized than western cultures
large amount of Russians were poor and economically depressed
czar ruled, no individual rights and freedoms
moving into the 20th century Russia began to slowly adopt classical economic values
industrialization came late and widened the gap between the rich and the poor
the poor workers turned to Marxism for inspiration
1905 revolution
czars government was inefficient
food shortages were common and government resisted changes
peaceful demonstration began, they were met by soldiers who fired upon them- bloody Sunday
after this people were outraged, increased the popularity of socialism
Leninism
revolution was the only way to overturn the government and avoid further development of liberalism
5 year civil war broke out, Leninism won and the first ever communist party was born
New Economic Policy
Land was redistributed to the people
factories were given to the workers so that they could make decisions about wages and working conditions
men and woman were considered equal and valuable contributors to society
art and music flourished
Stalinism
after linins death Russia went through another form of communism
Stalin influenced by his need for power and control
his style was oppression and fear
he rejected all liberal values
