Power struggle Flashcards
what was happening during the early years of the 1920s ?
the civil war was still ongoing
when did the civil war end ?
in 1923 with lenin’s red army clawing victory and establishing the soviet union
1921
the new economic policy was created by lenin
what effect did communism have on russia ?
prices rose and money lost its value
lenin’s death
it was not certain who would replace him but because of his power stalin replaced him
bureaucracy or the rule of the proletariat
lenin’s ideology establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat led by a vanguard party
permanent revolution or socialism in one country
the idea that the revolution was a prelude to revolutions elsewhere
socialism in one country
socialism should be established firmly in the soviet union first one successful other would follow their example
lenin and socialism
lenin advocated for socialism in one country stalin does too
permanent revolution
trotsky advocated for this
rapid industrialisation
in 1924 a poor grain harvest led to increase that further enriched peasants
NEP
disagreement regarding the continuation of the NEP arise
after 1928
stalin changed from the golden middle into more extreme policies such as rapid industrialisation and war in the country side against the kulaks
ideological victories
stalin had been committed to committing to continuing the NEP this gained him popularity within the party
stalin and NEP
secretly stalin was plotting to abandon this policy when the time was right