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What happened to the tsar during the Russian Revolution?
Which best describes the role of the Communist government when it came to Russian economic matters?
After Lenin's death in 1924, the Soviet Union was supposed to be led by a troika which is a
The Oprichniki arrested boyars and turned land over to supporters of Ivan IV.
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Turks marked the turning point for the Russian church.
The Orthodox Church grew powerful and acquired vast amounts of land.
Ivan IV was a capable administrator and modernized the legal code.
Russians proclaimed Moscow the 'third Rome' because the 1st Rome fell due to heresy and the 2nd Rome fell to non-Christians.
The Oprichniki was a personal group of civil servants formed by Ivan IV.
War communism- when the government seized control of all business and resources including food. Made all major economic decisions. The economy failed under this order. New Economic Policy(NEP) - limited private business industry. The economy improved.
NIcholas failed to solve Russia's basic political, economic, and social problems. NIcholas was a weak and ineffective leader. LIke past tsars, he relied on his secret police and other enforces to impose his will. Nicholas allowed Russia to join a war they could not pay for.
1. The Communists murdered the tsar family so they could not rally counter revolutionaries. 2. They created the cheka (secret police). 3. An order was issued in the red army to shoot 1 out of 10 soldiers in a unit if performed badly in battle.
They gained power and momentum by spreading revolutionary ideas. They tried to convince people change was needed.
What army did Lenin compose to destroy White Russians?
Those who supported communism were called what?
What did Lenin create to bring s of the non Russian nationalities under one centralized communist regime?
What terrorist organization dedicated to inciting communist revolution and establishing world wide communist state was created by Lenin?
What is an attempt to centralize all of Russias economic assets under the control of the Communist party?
What was the majority group that followed Lenin's theory of a party restricted to professional revolutionaries?
What was Lenin's secret police organization designed to bring Russia to communism?