the interwar years Flashcards
(31 cards)
autocracy
form of government; total power
proleteriat
the working class
bolsheviks
radicals whom supported small revolutionaries that were EXTREMELY willing to sacrifice everything.
who was the major leader of the bolsheviks?
Lenin
Lenin
- ruthless, but dynamic leader
- fled russia to avoid the government
- wanted violent reconstruction
Lenin
- ruthless, but dynamic leader
- fled russia to avoid the government
- wanted violent reconstruction
‘PEACE, LAND, AND BREAD!’
lenin
Brest-Litovsks
Lenin signs the Brest Lisovsks to end Russia’s war w. Germany -made them lose many territories
- put Russia out of the war
russo-japanese war
the two countries fight over Korea & Manchuria, but sign a treaty to not touch it.
russia breaks the promise & japan doesnt hold back bro.
[note: this loss, and many others, caused russians to want to revolt. the repeated lost made them dissapointed.
bloody sunday
- Nicholas II’s guards reign fire amongst citizens who were rioting peacefully for a better way of life. killed thousands.
Duma
congress. parliment.
Rasputin
czarina alexandra was wooed by him- he ‘healed’ her son who had hemophilia and used her to get more power for him and his bestiessss
what was the problem w. the ‘whites’ in the civil war?
the reds were one minority, while the whites were everyone else and often didn’t agree with e/o
how many died in the civil war?
14 million
who wins the civil war- and what drawback do they now have to deal with?
the reds [bolsheviks]; inherits a mess of an economic/social system
NEP
new economic policy; state controls large industries with a little capitalism
what happened when Lenin suddenly passed away?
power struggle- Trotsky and Stalin fight for leader of the communists
Stalin takes over & turns Russia into a totalitarianism state [he gives himself shiz ton of power
what was the goal of Stalin’s numerous 5-year plans?
- turn soviet union into an industrial power
- just a ton of industrialization
- command economy
command economy
gov. makes all economic decisions
what was the result of the five year plans?
major developments in factories, but workers have terrible conditions- neglected
as stalin’s rule continues, how does the agricultural industry respond?
- peasants are forced to give up land
- gov focuses on their international market over internal market
who were kulaks? what did they do?
kulaks: wealthy peasants
- most kulaks would resist the policies put on them, but the gov. would brutally force them.
how does Stalin ensure obedience within the Soviet Union?
secret union, propaganda with nationalism as the main focus, abolishment of religion [all were atheist]- religious icons, books, and churches were violently dealt with & changed.
benefits of stalin’s totalitarianism
education; it was free! but what they learned was thoroughly filtered for stalin’s benefit. ++free childcare
women got equal rights and were allowed to work + go to school
