Nature of government Flashcards
(13 cards)
What is autocracy?
A system of government in which one person has total power
Who ordained power to the Tsars?
God
Who was Pobedonostsev?
Tutor to Alexander II’s sons
What role did Alexander III promote Pobedonostsev to?
Chief Procurator of the Holy Synod, allowing him to advise the Tsar on religious matters, influencing social and educational issues
How did Nicholas II preserve autocracy?
By reducing the liberal concessions in 1905 with the Fundamental Laws of 1906
Who were the People’s Will?
A terrorist group of educated classes that ultimately killed Alexander II
What was the ‘Reaction’?
A conservative, repressive response from Alexander III to liberal reforms after his father’s death
How did Lenin move away from the idea of a ‘dictatorship of the proletariat’?
He sought to create a Party Central Committee that would govern in the interest of workers, until the workers themselves could take over
Who were the Whites?
A general term for those who actively opposed the Bolsheviks during the Civil War
Why did people prefer the NEP to War Communism?
War Communism was associated with famine, whereas the NEP was more liberal and allowed people to produce for themselves
How did Trotsky and Stalin differ over the spread of communism?
Trotsky wanted communism to spread all over the world, but Stalin wanted to establish ‘socialism in one country’
What is totalitarianism?
A form of dictatorial government that controls every aspect of the behaviour of citizens of the state
How much did coal output increase in the first 5 year plan?
It doubled
