Russian Revolution Unit Flashcards
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Tsar Nicholas 2nd
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- last emperor of russia
- step down from power to unite the people of Russia
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Bloody Sunday
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- massacre of peaceful protests in Saint Petersburg 1905
- protesters wanted the Tsar to fix working conditions and give them more rights
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World War 1
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- caused food shortages in Russia
- Russian people didn’t like Nicholas 2nd as a military leader
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Rasputin
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- monk and advisor to the Romanor family
- helped Nicholas and Alexandra‘s son who had hemophilia
- people thought Rasputin and Alexandra were having an affair
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Provisional Government
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- A temporary government in Russia after the stepping down of Tsar Nicholas
- created by the State Duma
- led by Alexander Kerensky
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Communism
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- economic system that advocates for communal ownership of the means of production
- class Society
- believes workers are exploited
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bourgeoisie
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- capitalist class that owns the means production
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proletariat
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- working class
- Industrial laborers
9
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Bolsheviks
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- leader was Vladimir Lenin
- political party
- Inspired by Karl Marx (Communism)
10
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Russian Civil War
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- conflict between 1917 and 1922
- between the Bolsheviks and anti-Bolshevik forces
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Lenin
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- leader of the Bolsheviks
- Founder of NEP
- popular leader because he saw that Russia needed help in guided Russia toward success
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NEP
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- new economic policy
- Government still controlled banks, large industries, transportation, and foreign trade
- Private businesses were able to be in areas of agriculture and retail trade
- peasants were able to cultivate their own land
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Peace, Land, Bread
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- Lenin promise the people of Russia, peace land, and bread
- these are all things that the people of Russia lost
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Stalin
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- forced his control of Russian government and society by using collectivization and five-year plan
- Totalitarianism
Stalin showed perseverance
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Totalitarianism
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- political system in which a one party government controls all aspects of individual life
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Collectivization
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- Stalin wanted to improve industrialization
- the process of organizing a countries industry, production, or people in a way that’s controlled by the government
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Five Year Plans
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- wanted to turn Russia from an agricultural land into an industrial nation
- Stalin was concerned of Russia’s appearances compared to other countries and that they were behind them in industrialization
