Slavery & Russian Revelution Flashcards
How many hours were slaves expected to work for?
16 hours
The journey took 6-__ weeks
12
Life on plantation usually consisted of labor, what was the work for woman?
House work
The slaves were controlled by the…
Owner
What is an auction
A sale where the product is sold to the highest bidder
The journey from Africa to America became known as ______
Middle passage
What is a scramble
It was when buyers would run around in an open space all at once to gather bands people as possible in an auction
2 different ways slaves could rebel against there masters
Rebellion- kill there owner
Passive resistance- refuse to work
Who ruled Russia until, February 1917
Tsar Nicholas II
What happend to tsar Nicholas
He was overthrown
What happend after the First World War?
High prices & lack of food
Who took over after tasr Nicholas
A provisional government
How long did the provisional government last?
From February 1917- October 1917
Who took over after the provisional government
The Bolsheviks
What did the Bolsheviks promise Russia
Peace bread and land
Who ran the Bolsheviks
Lenin
Who fraught the Bolsheviks
The old tsars supporters
Who one agents the old Tsar’s supporters and the Bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks
When did Lenin die?
1924
Who took over after Lenin died.
Stalin
What did Stanton introduce
The 5 year plans and collectivisation
When did the 5 year plans start
1928
What was the aim for the 5 year plan.
The aim was to further develop the industrialisation of the USSR
Industrialisation
the development of industries in a country on a wide scal
What was the 3 main reasons for the 5 year plan
• To ‘catch up’ with the industrialised western democracies such as Britain and the USA
• Other countries dd not like Communism, therefore Russia must become economically self-sufficient and in a position of independence
• To build an industry that can manufacture weapons in case Russia was attacked in the future
What was the first 5 year plan
First Five Year Plan 1928-32. heavy industries such as coal, iron, steel, oil and machinery.
What is the second 5 year plan
Second Five Year Plan1933-37 Chemical production, Heavy industry in respect of steel output trebled and coal production doubled.
What is the third 5 year plan?
Third Five Year Plan
1938-41 (WW2
interrupted the plan) development on armaments for ear
What is collectivisation
collective farms
What were collective farms called
KOLKHOZ
Why was collectivisation necessary
To modernise Russia, to produce more gran at a quicker speed
When did collectivisation start
Summer of 1929
What happend die to collectivisation
By March 1930 60% of all farms had been collectivised with mixed effects
What did the slave trade start?
1600s
What is the slave triangle
between England, the African coast and the West Indies (Caribbean) / America
What where conditions like in the middle passage
