Fun Vocabulary
Many people hated the rule of these people. This was a cause of the 1917 revolution. Alexander II was an example.
What is a czar?
Of what people did the Red Army consist of?
Who are Communists?
In 1921, Lenin adopted a policy that allowed some capitalist ventures. What is this policy called?
What is the NEP or New Economic Policy?
A one-party dictatorship attempts to regulate every aspect of the lives of its citezens.
What is a totalitarian state?
Communists changed the Russian government. Old social order had been destroyed. What did the communists want to lead their society?
What are elite groups?
Alexander succeeded his father and ceased all reforms. By what system of government did he plan to rule by?
What is autocracy?
Of what people did the White army consist of?
Who are counterrevolutionaries who remained loyal to the czar?
Stalin sets out to make the Soviet Union into a modern industrial power. He establishes the "five-year plans". What does he aim to do during this plan? Name 1 thing.
What is....
1. Building heavy industry
2. Improving transportation
3. Increasing farm output
What is the belief in NO god?
What is atheism?
Many benefits were provided to the citizens. What is an example?
What is free medical care, free education, public recreation, daycares, and inexpensive housing?
Jews were not protected by the law. In fact, many people were asked to destroy their homes and harm them. What is another word for prejudice against Jews?
What is antisemitism?
TRUE OR FALSE? Communist forces slaughtered Counterrevolutionaries and tried to assasinate Lenin.
What is FALSE?
Stalin was a ruthless leader. Peasants were revolting against Stalin by growing just enough for themselves.This led to a famine. What was the rule thats peasants were against?
What is collectivization?
What are large farms owned and operated by peasants in a group?
What are collectives?
TRUE OR FALSE? Under communists, women struggled to find jobs and didn't have access to education.
What is false?
Under Stalin, many things were controlled by the government. Artists were forced to write in a style that boosted socialism by showing Soviet life in a positive light. What was this style?
What is socialist realism?
Communists took over banks, mines, factories, and railroads. Peasants were drafted into the military. During this time, there was a person that lead the Red Army, giving speeches and assigning roles. Who was he?
Who is Trotsky?
The Great Purge was established. This reign of terror targets many people of higher status or ordinary people. What people are included (other than ordinary people)?
Who are army heroes, industrial managers, and writers?
Who are wealthy peasants?
What are kulaks?
The government enforced strict censorship rules against non-communist works of art. One Jewish poet faced exile due to a satirical verse. Who was this poet?
Who is Osip Mandelstam?
Trotsky turned the Red army into an effective fighting force. Communist party officials were assigned to the army to teach party principles and ensure party loyalty. What were the Communist party officials also called?
What are commissars?
"'Is it possible to act humanely in a struggle of such unprecedented ferocity? Where is there any place for soft-heartedness or generosity? We are being blockaded by Europe, we are deprived of the help of the European proletariat, counter-revolution is creeping like a bear on us from every side. What do you want? Are we not right?'"
— Maxim Gorky, "Days With Lenin"
Maxim Gorky was a friend of Lenin. This quote recalls Lenin's response to Maxim Gorky's complaints. What is likely the complaint?
What is opposition to the severity of war communism?
What Soviet foreign policy was developed by Lenin?
What was the Communist International or Comintern?
A government makes all basic economic decisions.
What is a command economy?
What work passed censorship and won a Nobel Prize? It was written by Mikhail Sholokhov.
What is " And Quiet Flows The Don"?