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Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution
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10th Grade
11/14/2017

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1. Cheka 

 

The cheka was used to control people. 

Definition

The Cheka was used by Vladimir Lenin to consolidate his power after the November 1917 Revolution.

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Duma

workers that work in the duma are called deputies 

Definition

The State Duma was to be the lower house of a parliament, and the State Council of Imperial Russia the upper house

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Felix Yussoupovn

 

Felix Yussoupovn is know for being a part of killing the "mad monk" rasputin .

Definition

was a Russian aristocrat, prince and count from the Yusupov family, 

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Five Year Plans

Stalin created the five year plans in order to develop the economy of Russia and make it better by setting goals to get more goods like metals and food etc 

Definition
was a list of economic goals, created by General Secretary Joseph Stalin
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The Great Purge*

Stalin began was afraid that people would try to throw him off his rule so he began killing people and sending many people to work in camps because he was paranoid that they would turn on him. 

Definition

a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union

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Gulags

little Timmy was 10 minutes late to work so the Russian government sent him to the gulags for 3 years. 

Definition

the Soviet forced labor camp system

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Kulaks

The kulaks were killed by stalin because they weren't producing enough food for the population .

Definition

Wealthy Russian farming peasants, who strongly opposed collectivisation

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 Lenin

Lenin was the first head of the soviet Union and was a communist leader.  

Definition

Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist. ... Ideologically a Marxist

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March Revolution*

 

The March revolution threw out the czar and created a communist party

Definition

The Russian Empire collapsed with the abdication of Emperor Nicholas II and the old regime was replaced by a provisional government during the first revolution of February 1917

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New Economic Policy

 

the purpose of the New Economic Policy

was to boost Russia economy and give economic freedom.

Definition

Policy proclaimed by Vladimir Lenin in 1924 to encourage the revival of the Soviet economy by allowing small private enterprises

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November Revolution

communism finally reached Russia government after the November revolution

Definition

was a civil conflict in the German Empire at the end of the First World War

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Rasputin

People shot , poisoned and beat Rasputin to try and kill him however he did not die from any weapons wounds but instead from drowning 

Definition

a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Tsar Nicholas II

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Revolution of 1905

the revolution of 1905 occurred due to many people were unhappy and unsatisfied with what Russia's economy has become and they were beginning to think about whether the tsar should be at rule or not. 

Definition

uprising that was instrumental in convincing Tsar Nicholas II to attempt the transformation of the Russian government from an autocracy into a constitutional monarchy.

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Romanov Dynasty

the last tsar of the Romanov dynasty was Nicholas ii

Definition

 the last imperial dynasty to rule Russia.

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Russian Civil War*

The united states were some of the 45 combatants in the Russian civil war.

Definition

The civil war occurred because after November 1917, many groups had formed that opposed Lenin's Bolsheviks. ... Collectively, they were known as the Whites while the Bolsheviks were known as the Reds.

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Stalin

Stalin means man of steel. 

Definition

Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition

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Trotsky

Stalin ordered an assassination of Trotsky opposed of the Stalinist government.

Definition

a Marxist revolutionary, theorist, and Soviet politician. Initially supporting the Menshevik Internationalists faction within the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party

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War Communism 

due to the civil war in russia, Lenin introduced war communism to help boost and develop the countries economy.

Definition

the economic and political system that existed in Soviet Russia during the Russian Civil War

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Censorship 

 

countries like russia use censorship to control the media and other things that the citizens can see. 

Definition

the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.

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Communism

Lenin introduced communism into russia by created the communist party of the soviet union. 

Definition

a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

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Fascism

Mussolini lead Italy under a fascism government know as the fascist party.

Definition

 a way of ruling that advocates total control of the people.

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Fear and Intimidation

Stalin used fear and intimidation to make sure that he was a full autocrat and no body could take his power. 

Definition

is intentional behavior that "would cause a person of ordinary sensibilities" to fear injury or harm.

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Hitler

Hitler killed millions of jews in order to create the perfect Aryan race. 

Definition

Adolf Hitler was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party

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Indoctrination

Stalin used Indoctrination to make the people of russia learn to worship him and his new religion of stalinism. 

Definition

the process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically.

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Mussolini

 

Mussolini made one of the biggest mistakes in history by trusting and making an alliance with Hitler. 

Definition

an Italian politician, journalist and leader of the National Fascist Party

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Nazism

Hitler created the Nazi party to dry workers away from communism and the party had a set of rules that were followed that were known as Nazism. 

Definition

the political principles of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.

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Propaganda

Many countries used propaganda in order to promote war and to give a perspective of the war from their own point of view to make the people want to fight or dislike another country etc.

Definition

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

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Totalitarian

Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin were both totalitarian leaders 

Definition

 

relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
 
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