Leaders and Ideologies Flashcards
What did Lenin think would happen in the rest of the world as a result of the Bolshevik revolution?
Would spark revolution elsewhere. Wanted Germany to revolt.
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
A peace treaty with Germany
What was the issue with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Communism was meant to be a unviersal war shouldn’t be making peace. The treaty had severe terms for Russia
In what ways was the Government Marxist?
Lenins speeches were about giving people control. Early decrees gave worker control in factories and on land.
In what ways wasn’t the Government Marxist?
One Party Government. Not sharing power. No democracy. Dissolves constituent assembly going against the peoples vote
In what ways was the Economy Marxist?
War communism, 1921, was introduced. Grain taken off peasants by the state and given to soldiers.
In what ways wasn’t the Economy Marxist?
Brought in the NEP, 1921, which was moving back towards capitalism. Gave peasants private land
How did Lenin preserve the Soviet State?
Used terror and repression. More capitalist approaches after the war. Brought in the Ban of Factions 1921. Attacked the church. Censorship
What were the key events in Stalin’s rise to power?
- Lenin’s testament was not made public
- Tricked Trotsky into no turning up to the funeral
- Controlled the voters
- Stayed in the background
- Policy of Socialism in One Country
- Used ban on factions to get rid of the ‘Untied Opposition’
- Attacked NEP and called for industrialisation.
What was the contents of Lenin’s testament?
Criticized Stalin and praised Trotsky.
In what ways was ideology important during Stalin’s rise to power?
Fluctuated depending on the economic situation. Socialism in One Country. Supported the attacked the NEP. He was a single leader. Cult of Lenin. Advocated rapid industrialization and collectivization.
