Politics Flashcards
Gandalf: The Theoden King stands alone.
Theoden: Eomer.
Eomer: not alone, Rohirrum!!!! For the King!!!!!!!
Who was the main rival of Stalin in the power struggle following Lenin’s death?
Leon Trotsky.
What were the Kosygin reforms under Khrushchev.
In 1965 the prime minister implemented reforms to try to increase production and creativity.
What role did the central committee play in the communist party?
In theory was supposed to be the key decision making body of the communist party comprised of between 40-30 members, this size made it unwieldy this function was exercised by the politburo in its behalf.
What did Khrushchev rename to politburo to as part of the process of de-Stalinisation.
Politburo to presidium.
Nikolai Bukharin was a threat to Stalin how.
Described by Lenin as the golden boy of the party, was young and very intelligent but lacked political knowledge.
What did the left wing faction in the party want.
Left wing faction was internationalist wanting the achieve a permanent revolution were all countries would flip to Communism therefore meaning the revolution could not be undone.
How did Mikhail Tomsky pose a threat to Stalin?
Leading figure amount the trade unions,lost influence when Lenin decreased the power of the trade unions.
What were the two main factions in the party that Stalin was able to exploit to gain power.
Left wing and right wing.
What did the right wing faction within the party want?
To uphold Lenin’s new economic policy (NEP)
How did Alexei Rykov pose a threat to Stalin’s power?
Succeed Lenin as the head of the Sovnarkom however he had a serious drinking issue.
How did Gregory Zinoviev pose a threat to Stalins power?
He had worked closely with Lenin, had a strong power base as party secretary for Leningrad. Skilled orator.
Name some reforms that still happened under Brezhnev.
.in 1973 major industrial complexes were joined together with scientific research institutions to ensure that the latest technology was being used.
How did Lev Kamenev pose a threat to Stalin’s power?
Party secretary accused of having a lack of principal.
Instruments of terror were….
.party secretariat which gathered information on party members to use against them.
.The secret police who carried surveillance and Executions.