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- Stalin's "five-year plans" were aimed at-confiscating the land of wealthy factory owners.-building heavy industry and improving transportation.-allowing limited capitalism to help the economy grow.-raising the standard of living of the peasantry.
- Stalin promoted socialist realism in order to-show Soviet life positively and promote hope in a Communist future.-convince people outside of the Soviet Union of the value of Communist virtues.-show Soviet life in a realistic light and celebrate Communist victories.-root out counterrevolutionaries and send them away to the Gulags.
- In what ways did Stalin's terror tactics harm the Soviet Union?-Civil war threatened Stalin's government.-Lawlessness and violence plagued the entire nation.-Industrial production slowed dramatically.-The country lost many intellectual and military leaders
- major leader of the Bolsheviks (means minority)
- Why did Lenin feel he needed to adapt Marxist ideas to fit Russian conditions?-Russian serfs were unlikely to support a proletariat revolution.-Russians were likely to reject pure Marxism because Marx was a German.-Russia was larger than most countries in western Europe.-Russia did not have a large force of urban workers.
- Which of the following factors was a cause of Russia's March Revolution ?-Russia's economy remained solely focused on agriculture.-Nicholas was a strong ruler who used force to impose his authority.-The outbreak of war in 1914 fueled national pride and united Russians.-Russia experienced food and fuel shortages and huge casualties in World War I.
- Stalin used the Great Purge and "show trials" to eliminate-the secret police who competed for control.-Kulaks who resisted collectivization.-anyone who took part in the Bolshevik Revolution.-anyone he saw as a threat to his power.
- What was the result of the Allies' intervention in Russia's civil war?-The war came to a rapid conclusion, preventing stalemate and further bloodshed.-The Communists assassinated the royal family.-A democratic provisional government was installed.-The Reds appealed to nationalism and urged Russians to drive out the foreigners.
- Influential council of workers, peasants, and soldiers
- Who became the General Secretary from 1985 until 1991 when the U.S.S.R. collapses? What did he want to do to Russia?
- How did the Russian provisional government contribute to the outbreak of the October Revolution?-by giving Lenin a position of leadership-by redistributing land to peasants-by restoring power to the tsar-by keeping Russia in World War I
- Why were political reforms ineffective under Lenin's government?-The party held all of the real power.-Only property owners had the right to vote.-Voting rights were limited.-The Supreme Soviet was not an elected representative body.
- Lenin believed that a socialist revolution could succeed in Russia if-Russia continued to fight in World War I.-the peasants moved to the cities and learned new skills.-a small group of dedicated revolutionaries controlled the government.-revolutions were carried out simultaneously in other parts of Europe.
- How was Lenin's "war communism" similar to tsarism?-Both relied on secret police, terror, and autocratic rule.-Both were based on the popular appeal of a strong, charismatic leader.-Both furthered the rights of individuals over the interests of the state.-Both were based on the inherited power of the landed aristocracy.
- Which factor was a cause of BOTH revolutions in Russia in 1917?-Rasputin's influence over the tsarina-Russia's involvement in World War I-the Provisional government's failure to address the country's problems-the tsar's ineffective leadership of the troops at the front
- Do the Bolsheviks win the Civil War?
- How many Federal Subjects does Russia have?
- Is Russia the world's largest country?
- How did Lenin plan to apply Marxism to Russia?-by putting Mensheviks in charge of government policy-by instituting widespread suffrage reform-by spontaneously overthrowing capitalism-by creating an elite Socialist ruling party to lead a revolution
- What is the name of the Russian Lower House?