Communism and the Bolsheviks Flashcards
1
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Communism
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Government control property and wealth is shared.
2
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Bolsheviks
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revolutionary group in Russia led by Vladimir Lenin
3
Q
1917
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Russian Revolution, Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government and seized power
4
Q
Reds
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Bolsheviks led by Leon Trotsky
5
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Whites
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Those opposed by Bolsheviks E.G royalists
6
Q
After Bolsheviks took control…
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Civil war broke out between the reds and whites
7
Q
The war devastated Russia leading to…
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Led to famine, economic collapse and millions of deaths
8
Q
Bolsheviks victory allowed them to…
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Strengthen there power and form the Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics
