Stalin Flashcards
(20 cards)
A campaign of terror directed at eliminating (getting rid of) anyone who threatened Stalin’s power
Great Purge
A group of wealthy Ukrainian farmers whom Stalin killed or sent to work camps so he could take over their farms (part of collectivization)
Kulaks from Ukraine
A political party of revolutionary Marxists, led by Lenin, who took over the Russian government in 1917
The Bolsheviks were lead by Lenin
This man started the Communist party in Russia and became a dictator.
Lead the Bolsheviks
He led the October Revolution in 1917, took control of the government, and ruled until his death in 1924
Vladamir Lenin, the leader of the Bolsheviks
Control of what people read, write, see, or hear
Usually, the government, trying to prevent free expression of ideas
Censorship
Lenin’s’ economic plan that allowed some farmers and business owners to keep their land and factory and make a profit
New Economic Plan (NEP)
Creation of large, state-run farms instead of individually owned farms
Allowed the government to control peasants
Part of Stalin’s economic plan to improve the Soviet Union’s economy
Collectivization of farms
The phrase the Lenin used to gain popularity with the Russian people
Suggested peace for soldiers, bread for workers, and land for farmers
Lenin’s phrase “Peace, land, bread”
An economic system in where the government makes all economic decisions about what to make and the price
Command economy (command=something you tell someone to do)
Using art, music, and books to influence opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people
Propaganda
A government controlled by one person
Dictatorship
A government set up by Czar Nicholas II to try to make the Russian people happy and meet their demands to make a more democratic society
They “didn’t do much” to make good changes
Dumas
doo-mah
The name of the Bolshevik army that is lead by Lenin
Red Army
People who are forced to leave their country, usually because of a crime
Exile
The last name of the royal family of Russia
Romanov
Czar Nicholas II Romanov
Stalin’s plan to industrialize the U.S.S.R.
The plan would reorganize the industry and agriculture but set unrealistic expectations
Five Year Plan
A conflict from 1918-1920 where the Red Army defended the Bolshevik government
Red Army vs. White Army
Russian Civil War
People who worked for the government to spy on people. They did not wear a uniform.
Secret Police
A group of people who did not want Lenin to rise to power but wanted the return of the Czar
White Army
Stalin’s attack on the Ukranian farmers who rebelled against his collectivization policy.
Ukranian Holodomor
