History of Russia Questions

The Soviets supported the ________________of Russia and were composed of _____________.

Led by Alexander Kerensky the _____________ at first continued the war.

The addition of American troops gave the __________ the manpower to stop the Germans in the second ______________

A policy initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev that involved restructuring of the social and economic status quo in communist Russia towards a market based economy and society

Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879 - 1953)

the middle class, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people

1818-1883. 19th century philosopher, political economist, sociologist, humanist, political theorist, and revolutionary. Often recognized as the father of communism. Analysis of history led to his belief that communism would replace capitalism as it replaced feudalism. Believed in a classless society.

If Soviets didn't comply with the government, they could be sent to __________ or Soviet labor camps.

an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.

What country within the Soviet Union suffered severely from the man-made famine brought about by collectivization?

Poster of Marx, Engel, Lenin, and Stalin with caption, "Long live Marxism-Leninism" would be an example of ________________?

This planned to modernize and industrialize Soviet Union by building heavy industry, transportation, and increase farm output. Put all economic activity under governmental control?

Russian founder of the Bolsheviks, leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR

Russian leader who followed Lenin as head of the Communist Party, created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)

Also called the Terror, the Great Purges of the late 1930s were a massive attempt to cleanse the Soviet Union of supposed "enemies of the people"; nearly a million people were executed between 1936 and 1941, and 4 million or 5 million more were sentenced to forced labor in the gulag.

a conflict in which the Red Army successfully defended the newly formed Bolshevik government against their opposition know as the white army. Resulted in 15 million Russians dead; the economy was in ruins; trade was at a stand still and there was a shortage of skilled labor

Dynasty that ruled Russia from 1613 until 1917 when the Russian Revolution forced Czar to abdicate (step down)

Russian prison camp for political prisoners

Which Russian communist faction called for revolution to establish a "dictatorship of the proletariat"?

Plans that Joseph Stalin introduced to industrialize the Soviet Union rapidly, beginning in 1928. They set goals for the output of steel, electricity, machinery, and most other products and were enforced by the police powers of the state.