Unit 2a Rejecting Liberalism Flashcards
Who was Alexander III?
a tsar ruler of Russia who thought the country needed a strong leader during hard times, so he
-took away people’s freedoms -banned most religions
-used secret police
-punished anyone he thought was against him.
What is a tsar?
A tsar was the title for the emperor of Russia—basically the absolute ruler with total power over the country, similar to a king.
What happened when Alexander died in 1894?
Russia became wife with revolutionary fervor
What was Bloody Sunday?
Violent incidents and shooting of unarmed civilians
Who was Nicholas II
last czar of Russia, known for poor leadership, losing the war with Japan, mishandling Bloody Sunday and WWI
Who are the Mensheviks?
Wanted a party of as many people as possible
- revolution would succeed after a campaign that educated the masses for a democratic regime
Who are the bolsheviks?
Wanted a small party limited to smaller numbers rod profession revolutionaries
-abrupt overthrow of current government
Maddy daddy ideas and revolution?
-leadership
-organization
-no compromises
-stages of revolution
-world revolution
-elimination
What is vladdy daddy’s idea of leadership?
Small group of professional who would the proletariat
What is Valddy daddy’s ideas on organization regarding revolution
Would be hugging organized and secretive, orders would come from top down.
What is vladdy daddy’s idea and révolution with «no compromises»
People must agree 100% or get out, no middle ground
What are vladdy daddy’s ideas and revolution regarding the stages of a revolution?
bourgeoisie and proletariat would rebel against the tsar
-proletariat would the rebel against bourgeois to achieve «socialist revolution»
What is vladdy daddy’s ideas and revolution regarding world revolution?
Socialist revolutions would occur simultaneously
What is vladdy daddy’s ideas and revolution regarding elimination?
Élimination anti-revolutionaries was part of the revolution
How did the Russian revolution come about?
1917, people were losing sons (to World War I) and were starving
-forced Nicholas II to abdicate and the bolsheviks began to consolidate their power
