chapter 30 Flashcards
- Czar Nicholas II – Page 867
he continued
the tradition of Russian autocracy.-basically kept opressing freedoms in Russia which included strict edu, persecution of Jews, basically kept doing what alexander ii did.
- Vladamir Lenin – page 868
The major leader of the Bolsheviks
He had an engaging personality and was an excellent organizer.
He was also ruthless. These traits would ultimately help him
gain command of the Bolsheviks. In the early 1900s, he
fled to western Europe to avoid arrest by the czarist regime.
From there he maintained contact with other Bolsheviks.
Lenin then waited until he could safely return to Russia.
- Proletariat
“in Marxist theory, the group of workers who would overthrow the czar and come to rule Russia. ”
- Russo-Japanese War
“a 1904–1905 conflict between Russia and Japan, sparked by the two countries’ efforts to dominate Manchuria and Korea. ”
- Bolshevik
“a group of revolutionary Russian Marxists who took control of Russia’s government in November 1917. ”
- Bloody Sunday – page 869
On January 22, 1905, about 200,000 workers and their families approached the czar’s Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. They carried a petition asking for better working conditions, more personal freedom, and an elected national legislature. Nicholas II’s generals ordered soldiers to fire on the crowd. More than 1,000 were wounded and several hundred were killed.
- Rasputin
“A self-described “holy man,” he claimed to have magical healing powers.
- Provisional Government
a temporary government
- Soviets
“ one of the local representative councils formed in Russia after the downfall of Czar Nicholas II. ”
- New Economic Policy (NEP) – page 872
The reforms under the NEP allowed
peasants to sell their surplus crops instead of turning them over to the government.
The government kept control of major industries, banks, and means of communication,
but it let some small factories, businesses, and farms operate under private
ownership. The government also encouraged foreign investment.
- Communist Party
“a political party practicing the ideas of Karl Marx and V.I. Lenin; originally the Russian Bolshevik Party.”
- Joseph Stalin
“ he was cold, hard, and impersonal. During his early days as a Bolshevik, he changed his name to ( ), which means “man of steel” in Russian. The name fit well.
he began his ruthless climb to the head of the government between 1922 and 1927. In 1922, as general secretary of the Communist Party, he worked behind the scenes to move his supporters into positions of power. ”
most known and popular leader of the Soviet Union
- Totalitarianism
“government control over every aspect of public and private life.”
- Censorship – page 876
Many Soviet writers,
composers, and other artists also fell victim to official ( ). Stalin would
not tolerate individual creativity that did not conform to the views of the state.
Soviet newspapers and radio broadcasts glorified the achievements of communism,
Stalin, and his economic programs.
basically looking through and banning whatever stalin didnt approve, he ( ) all the media, newspapers, etc
- Great Purge
“a campaign of terror in the Soviet Union during the 1930s, in which Joseph Stalin sought to eliminate all Communist Party members and other citizens who threatened his power. ”
