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The Russian Revolution Flashcards

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Define : Tsar

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the Russian emperor

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Define : Communist

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someone who believes that society should be equal and all property should be owned by the state

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Define : Duma

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the Russian parliament founded in 1905

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Define : Gulag

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a labour camp for opponents of the Communists

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Define : USSR

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Union of Soviet Socialists Republics : The Communist name for Russia

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Define : Cult of Personality

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creating a propaganda image around a leader such as Stalin

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Define : Pogrom

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violent attack against Jews, often ordered by the government

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Define : Bloody Sunday

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peaceful protest in 1905 which was brutally crushed by the Tsar

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Define : Okhrana / Cheka

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secret police : the Tsar’s and then the one that Lenin introduced

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Define : Five Year Plan

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the communists introduce this to boost the USSR’s Industry

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Define : Collectivisation

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taking over farmland, animals and tools and having the government own the land

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Define : Former People

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rich people under the Tsar who lost their wealth and status

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Who was…? : Tsar Nicholas II

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last Tsar of Russia. Unpopular because of his incompetence

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Who was…? : Rasputin

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monk who advised the Tsar and discredited him

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Who was…? : Vladimir Lenin

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leader of the Bolsheviks who led the October Revolution

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Who was…? : Karl Marx

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founder of the idea of Communism

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Who was…? : Leon Trotsky

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communist who was defeated by Stalin so did not replace Lenin

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Who was…? : Joseph Stalin

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communist dictator who replaced Lenin and ruled until 1953

19
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Who was…? : Alexandra

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the Tsarina : the Tsar’s unpopular German wife

20
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What happened in…? : 1905

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Bloody Sunday in January : peaceful protests… lead to attempted revolution in October

21
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What happened in…? : 1914

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Russia joins WWI which is a disaster

22
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What happened in…? : March 1917

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Tsar Nicholas II abdicates, leaving Provisional Government in charge

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What happened in…? : October 1917

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Lenin and the Bolsheviks seize power

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What happened in…? : 1924

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Lenin dies

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What happened in…? : 1928

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Stalin begins the Five Year Plan and the collectivisation of farms

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What happened in…? : 1941

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the USSR is invaded by Germany but is able to defeat them

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