Lenin
As part of Lenin's Bolshevik Reforms he took land from the wealthy & redistributed it to the . . .
Peasants
The two people who pushed to take Lenin's place were _______________________ and Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
What Revolution lasted from 1918 to 1921?
Bolshevik/Russian Revolution
Stalin's First 5 Year Plan focused on...
Industrialization
Who was the German philosopher who developed the theory of Communism?
Karl Marx
Most people in Russia were poor & uneducated, Lenin set up free education, especially for…
Adults
Stalin said that "a single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a __________________."
Statistic
Who were the peasants revolting against at the start of this Revolution?
Tsar Nicholas II
Stalin's Second 5 Year Plan focused on...
Fixing the problems of the First Plan (Infrastructure)
Marx saw society as two classes, the ______________________ - workers of a capitalist system & the Bourgeoisie – business owners
Proletariat
What Economic Plan does Lenin set up after the Russian Revolution?
New Economic Plan (NEP)
Rapid collectivization of agriculture in the first 5-year plan caused the famine of 1932-1933; _____________________________ peasants died.
10 million
When the Bolsheviks took control of Russia, they promised the people . . .
"Peace, Land, and Bread..."
Stalin's Third 5 Year Plan focused on...
Military Build-Up
The main idea behind Communism is that everyone is...
Equal
Lenin's first move as the new leader of the Soviet Union was to use '___________________________’ - Everything government controlled - banks, mines, factories, etc. - to achieve economic stability, but only made things worse.
War Communism
Religion Negatives: All religion was made illegal, Atheism was forced and ___________________ killed or arrested.
Religious leaders
After the Feb Revolution a new government took over Russia, it was run by 2 parties, the : ________________________ (representing workers/soldiers) and the Provisional Government (a Duma [traditional congress]),
Petrograd Soviet
Industrialization Positive: Type of Economy…
Command Economy
Stalin sent _______ around the world to spread the ideas of Communism.
spies
A secret police force was created that reported directly to Lenin on all illegal activities against the new communist government, people could…
Be imprisoned for life...
Unfortunately, even though communism is supposed to develop a classless society, under Stalin leadership a new elite class emerged within ___________________ & government positions.
Communist party
The NEP did revive the Soviet Economy, but it brought in some non-communist ideas like modified capitalism and workplace . . .
Incentives
Communication Negative: All media controlled by the communist party & used for . . .
Propaganda
Stalin thought that the Soviet Union needed to be a _______________ for the world in support of Communism.
Beacon of light