Slavery & Russian Revelution Flashcards

1
Q

How many hours were slaves expected to work for?

A

16 hours

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2
Q

The journey took 6-__ weeks

A

12

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3
Q

Life on plantation usually consisted of labor, what was the work for woman?

A

House work

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4
Q

The slaves were controlled by the…

A

Owner

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5
Q

What is an auction

A

A sale where the product is sold to the highest bidder

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6
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The journey from Africa to America became known as ______

A

Middle passage

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7
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What is a scramble

A

It was when buyers would run around in an open space all at once to gather bands people as possible in an auction

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8
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2 different ways slaves could rebel against there masters

A

Rebellion- kill there owner
Passive resistance- refuse to work

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9
Q

Who ruled Russia until, February 1917

A

Tsar Nicholas II

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10
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What happend to tsar Nicholas

A

He was overthrown

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11
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What happend after the First World War?

A

High prices & lack of food

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12
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Who took over after tasr Nicholas

A

A provisional government

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13
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How long did the provisional government last?

A

From February 1917- October 1917

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14
Q

Who took over after the provisional government

A

The Bolsheviks

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15
Q

What did the Bolsheviks promise Russia

A

Peace bread and land

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16
Q

Who ran the Bolsheviks

A

Lenin

17
Q

Who fraught the Bolsheviks

A

The old tsars supporters

18
Q

Who one agents the old Tsar’s supporters and the Bolsheviks

A

The Bolsheviks

19
Q

When did Lenin die?

A

1924

20
Q

Who took over after Lenin died.

A

Stalin

21
Q

What did Stanton introduce

A

The 5 year plans and collectivisation

22
Q

When did the 5 year plans start

A

1928

23
Q

What was the aim for the 5 year plan.

A

The aim was to further develop the industrialisation of the USSR

24
Q

Industrialisation

A

the development of industries in a country on a wide scal

25
Q

What was the 3 main reasons for the 5 year plan

A

• To ‘catch up’ with the industrialised western democracies such as Britain and the USA
• Other countries dd not like Communism, therefore Russia must become economically self-sufficient and in a position of independence
• To build an industry that can manufacture weapons in case Russia was attacked in the future

26
Q

What was the first 5 year plan

A

First Five Year Plan 1928-32. heavy industries such as coal, iron, steel, oil and machinery.

27
Q

What is the second 5 year plan

A

Second Five Year Plan1933-37 Chemical production, Heavy industry in respect of steel output trebled and coal production doubled.

28
Q

What is the third 5 year plan?

A

Third Five Year Plan
1938-41 (WW2
interrupted the plan) development on armaments for ear

29
Q

What is collectivisation

A

collective farms

30
Q

What were collective farms called

A

KOLKHOZ

31
Q

Why was collectivisation necessary

A

To modernise Russia, to produce more gran at a quicker speed

32
Q

When did collectivisation start

A

Summer of 1929

33
Q

What happend die to collectivisation

A

By March 1930 60% of all farms had been collectivised with mixed effects

34
Q

What did the slave trade start?

A

1600s

35
Q

What is the slave triangle

A

between England, the African coast and the West Indies (Caribbean) / America

36
Q

What where conditions like in the middle passage

A