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History GCSE Flashcards - Russia
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- 1RUSSIA - TSAR How much of Russia were peasants pre-190580%
- 2RUSSIA - TSAR What was the name of the party that split from the BolsheviksThe Mensheviks
- 3RUSSIA - TSAR What was the last straw which started the 1905 revolutionBloody Sunday
- 4RUSSIA - TSAR What cancelled the rights given to the populace of Russia by the October ManifestoThe Fundamental Laws
- 5RUSSIA - TSAR Which cruel Prime Minister did the Tsar elect who was famous for his neck tiesStolypin
- 6RUSSIA - RASPUTIN Why was the Tsarina so accepting of RasputinHe healed her son
- 7RUSSIA - WW1 Why did many Russians die in the warThey were poorly equipped
- 8RUSSIA - REVOLUTION 1 Why did they revolt?They were tired of the war and the poor leader of the Tsar. They were also scared of the effect of rasputin
- 9RUSSIA - REVOLUTION 1 Why did the regime collapse?Failures in the war
Mutiny in the army
Rasputin
Strikes
Food Shortages
There is even more! - 10RUSSIA - PROV GOV Why did the Provisional Government fall out of favourThey would not give land to the peasants
They would not stop the war - 11RUSSIA - PROV GOV What was the significance of Kornilov's RevolutionIt armed the Bolsheviks, allowing them to revolt
- 12RUSSIA - REVOLUTION 2 What buildings did Trotsky take firstTrain Stations, Bridges, post offices ETC...
- 13RUSSIA - REVOLUTION 2 Which palace did the stormThe Winter Palace
- 14RUSSIA - REVOLUTION 2 What did the Bolsheviks promisePeace, land and bread
- 15RUSSIA - CIVIL WAR Name all of the colours of the sidesReds (Bolsheviks)
Whites (Tsarists)
Greens (Peasant Armies*)
*Foughts against requisition parties - 16RUSSIA - CIVIL WAR What was War CommunismLenin testing if Communism could work fully, in a war situation
- 17RUSSIA - CIVIL WAR What was requisitioningThe forceful taking of grain etc...
used by Reds AND Whites - 18RUSSIA - CIVIL WAR Why did the Reds winBecause the Whites were divided and therefore Trotsky could eliminate all of the opposition individually
- 19RUSSIA - NEP What was the NEP and what did it stand forThe NEP (New Economic Policy) allowed the Russian citizens to trade etc..., essentially diluting communism with capitalism
- 20RUSSIA - STALIN OR TROTSKY? Why did Trotsky not become the leader of RussiaHe underestimated Stalin
He did not make it to Lenin's funeral
He wanted a world-wide revolution
He was seen as a threat by Stalin, and therefore targeted - 21RUSSIA - MODERNISING THE USSR How many 5 year plans were there and what were they for?3
Industrial
Agricultural
Armaments - 22RUSSIA - MODERNISING THE USSR Were the 5 year plans a success?They were a success because it modernised the USSR and allowed them to fight Hitler back
- 23RUSSIA - COLLECTIVISATION Which group of people did Stalin discriminate against to make people want to join collective farmsThe Kulaks
- 24RUSSIA - THE PURGES Stalin purged his military and his people. One specific car turning up on your door told you that you were going to a work camp, what was the name of this car.The GAZ-11-73 (Black Raven)
Used by the Stazi to 'collect' 'criminals' - 25RUSSIA - STALIN Stalin had his own cult, what was this called?The Cult Of Personality
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