Stalin Flashcards
When was the 1st revolution?
February 1917
When did the Tsar abdicate?
15 March 1917
When was the 2nd revolution?
25 October 1917, the government was overthrown and abortion was made legal
When was the Russian Civil War?
October 1917 - October 1922
When did Lenin have a stroke and when did he die?
He had a stroke in 1922 and died in 1924
When did Trotsky resign as head of Red army and when was he expelled?
He resigned in 1925 and was expelled in 1927 before being executed in 1940
When was Stalin made secretary general?
1922
When did Stalin become Supreme Leader?
1929
When was the Great Famine?
From 1932-1934 and 7 million people died
When was the Great Terror?
From 1934-1938 and it started in December 1934 with the assassination of Kirov
By 1937, how many people died?
39 million people were dead and 3 million imprisoned
% of literacy before and after Stalin
Before it was 40% of men who were literate and after it became 94%
When was the duration of the Five-Year plans?
From 1928-1939 there was the First, Second and Third of the Five-year plans
