Russian Revolution Flashcards
How did Russia try to industrialize
By seeking foreign industries and raising taxes
Who were the Mensheviks
Workers who wanted a broad base of popular support for the revolution
Who were the Bolsheviks
Workers who were more radical
Lenin
Bolshevik leader
Bloody Sunday
Workers approached czars palace to petition for better working conditions. They were ordered to be shot down
March revolution
Women textile workers went on strike. Soldiers turned sides
Indoctrination
Instruction in the governments beliefs to mold people’s minds
Command economy
A system in which the government makes all economic decisions
Collective farms
Government owned farms
Kulaks
A class of wealthy peasants
Five year plan
Impossibly high quotas to increase the output of steal, coal, oil, and electricity. This resulted in shortages of food clothing and housing
What 5 regimes still exist today
China, North Korea, Vietnam, loas, and Cuba
Who became the president of the new republic of China
Sun yixian
What were the three principles of the people
Nationalism, democracy, and economic security
Yuan skikai
Became president and quickly abandoned democratic ideals
