Russian Revolution

Question 1

describe the great purge

Answer 1

~arrested many Bolsheviks
~8-13 million people killed
~Arrested many people in the revolution
~Stalin became the most powerful czars

Question 2

Give three examples how Stalin’s government effected the peasants.

Answer 2

-Constantly harassed by the secret police
- they all had jobs\
-were forced to give up farms ]
-treated horrible
-sent to work camps
-killed or tortured if they said anything bad about Stalin
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Question 3

Describe the role of the agriculture revolution sand the result.

Answer 3

-Wealthy peasants were forced to give their farms to governments to form collective farms
-The wealthy peasants revolted and destroyed their farms and animals in order not to give them to Stalin
-5-10 million people were killed in this revolution
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Question 4

totalitarianism?

Answer 4

a government takes complete central control over ever aspect of public & private life.

Question 5

what happened in the police state

Answer 5

not even the slightest bit of dissent was allowed before the secret police arrested you

Question 6

Great purge

Answer 6

Stalin had anyone arrested if they went against him “crimes against the soviet state”

Question 7

Propaganda

Answer 7

Stalin used propaganda to spread ideas

youth were “brain washed”

Question 8

religious persecution

Answer 8

• state encouraged atheism
• police destroyed churches
• Started the Russian Orthodox church

Question 9

Russian orthodox church

Answer 9

major religion controlled by the government

Question 10

Command Economy

Answer 10

Stalin changed the economy so it would be changed where the government controlled it.( from NEP to Command Economy)

Question 11

What was the first five year plan?

Answer 11

the government took drastic measures to promoted rapid industrial growth and strength in military defenses

Question 12

what was the agriculture revolution

Answer 12

1928 government began to seize 25 million private farms to form a collective farm

Question 13

collective farm

Answer 13

was multiple farms joined together

Question 14

kulaks

Answer 14

wealthy peasants revolted &their whole class was sent to death or to work camps

Question 15

what happened in 10 years

Answer 15

Wheat production doubled due to collective farms
electricity production was 800%
steal was increased from 4 to 18 million
the Ussr was becoming a major industrial power

Question 16

pograms

Answer 16

organized harm against Jews