U8 L4 The Russian Revolution: 1905 Flashcards
Did the Russian Revolution take place before or after the end of WWI?
before
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
What was the economic and political philosophy that Marx and Engels developed?
communism
What is a Manifesto?
Public written declaration of:
- beliefs and principles
- policies
- objectives
- issued by political movement or candidate
Marx believed that all history was the history of conflict between what?
the classes`
How did Socialism and Communism differ for Marx?
S- broad term
C- advanced stage of socialism
Marx viewed political equality and freedom as incomplete without what?
economic equality
To close the economic gap, what did Marx and Engels recommend nationalizing and putting production under the control of?
means of production, workers
What was the process Marx and Engels devised that would convert all nations to communism?
- production under worker control
- social services free of charge
- no need for money, bc no buying selling
- people work for common good
- national govt and wars eliminated
What were the 2 groups the Marxist movement was divided into? How did they differ?
Socialists- social ownership and production operation achieve gradually and peacefully Communists- class struggle and armed revolution necessary
What is a Czar?
male monarch/emperor of Russia before 1917
What did Czar Alexander II sign? What did it do?
- Emancipation Manifesto
- set serfs free from noble ownership
What was Czar Alexander II’s goal?
- bring Russia out of Dark ages and into modern world
- end feudal system
Who was Czar Alexander II’s grandson and became Russia’s czar in 1894?
Nicholas II
From who did the most pressure for revolution in Russia come from?
single Marxist group
