Russian Revolution Flashcards
1
Q
Causes of the Russian Revolution (Bolshevik Revolution)
A
Czarist harsh rule
Peasant unrest
Bloody Sunday
March Revolution (Military rebels)
2
Q
Vladimir Lenin
A
1st Communist leader
New Economic Policy
“Peace, Land, Bread”
Dies naturally, Stalin takes over
3
Q
Joseph Stalin
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Great Purges - kills enemies
Five Year Plan - Industrialize
Collectivization - state owned farms
Strict, harsh methods of control
4
Q
Communism
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No social classes
Gov’t owns everything (economy)
All jobs pay the same
In reality, it is just a totalitarian government
Karl Marx an Fredric Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto
