Revolution Causes
He became Czar in 1894, and the final in Russian history, when he abdicated in 1917.
Who was Nicholas II?
In 1922, Lenin and Russia adopted the name USSR, which is an abbreviation for this.
What is Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?
This was Stalin's campaign of terror in 1937 which was directed at anyone who threatened his power.
What was the Great Purge?
She led the Russian government in her husband's absence in 1915, and fell under the influence of the mysterious Rasputin.
Who was Czarina Alexandra?
Rapid industrialization resulted in Russian becoming the world's 4 leading producer of this, by 1900.
What is steel?
The Bolsheviks renamed their political party this, based on the writings of Karl Marx as he described a classless society that would exist after the workers seized power.
What is Communist?
In 1928, Stalin called for this system in which the government would make all fiscal decisions.
What is a command economy?
This is the name for local councils in Russia that consisted of workers, peasants, and soldiers.
What are Soviets?
This event, which left 1,000 workers wounded and hundreds dead, provoked widespread protests and violence. Later that year, the Czar approved the creation of the Duma, Russia's first parliament.
What was Bloody Sunday?
Lenin briefly put aside his plan for a state controlled economy for this small scale version of capitalism, which, for instance, allowed peasants to sell their surplus crops for profit.
What was the New Economic Policy?
Though numerous religious groups suffered greatly, this church was the main target of Stalin's persecution.
What is the Russian Orthodox Church?
One aspect of Totalitarianism is this process, meant to instruct people in the government's beliefs and mold their minds.
What is indoctrination?
This Revolutionary leader expertly led the Bolshevik Red Army.
Who was Leon Trotsky?
The Russian Civil War was the deadliest period of the Russian Revolutions, with approximately this many Russian deaths during the 3 year struggle.
What is 14 million?
The Five Year Plans set huge quotas for production of steel, coal, oil, and electricity, so to reach the targets, the government hurt the people by reducing the production of this category of goods.
What are consumer goods?
This originally deragatory term described relatively successful peasants, including the Ukranian farmers who fiercely opposed collectivization, only to face the wrath of Stalin.
What are Kulaks?
The Bolshevik Revolution began when factory workers stormed the Winter Palace to overthrow this weak government, which led Russia briefly after the Czar stepped down.
What is the provisional government?
In March of 1918, the Bolsheviks signed this treaty with Germany, officially ending Russian involvement in World War I.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Under Stalin's Five Year Plans from 1928-1938, the greatest increases in industrial production and agricultural production were in these two products, respectively.
What is coal and wheat?
Marxist philosophy said that a revolution ends with a dictatorship of this, representing community ownership of all wealth.
What is the proletariat?