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WC Soviet Union

Soviet Union Key terms for Mr. Sal's World Cultures Classes.

QuestionAnswer
What was the name of the Communist Army Red Army
Petrograd Saint Petersburg, the Russian Capital
Saint Petersburg/Petrograd Leningrad
To step down or give up power. abdicate, such as Czar Nickolas II did.
The even that led to the Czar stepping down. March Revolution
March Revolution War protests and food riots in Petrograd 1917.
Bolsheviks Communists
NEP New Economic Policy, era after WWI where central government allowed some small businesses and farmers to sell a bit of extra crops.
Kulaks Prosperous peasants
A system where the government makes the basic decisions as to what and how much is produced and sold. planned economy, Communism
The taking of private property for the good of the people. Especially farms. Collectivization
Non-Aggression Pact Treaty between Hitler and Stalin in 1939. Stated that Germany and USSR would not attack each other. Hitler broke treaty in 1941.
People who speak out against a government. dissidents
These Communists had special privileges over others. Party Elite.
Attempt to make everyone "Russian." Russification
Selling of goods illegally and off the record. Black Market
Soviet Schools focused on which two subjects? Math and Science
This famous Russian Physicist was eventually jailed as a dissident in 1980 by the government. Andre Sakharov
People who speak out against governments and their actions. dissidents
Stalin killed or imprisoned many of his rivals claiming them to be traitors and rebels. This action was called... The Great Purge
This Soviet leader took over and denounced Stalin as a tyrant. He is best known for banging his shoe on a table in the middle of the United Nations during a speech. Nikita Khruschev
This Soviet leader took over after forcing Khruschev from power. His policies did not tolerate the dissidents as well as Khruschev did. Leonid Brezhnev
This institution was banned by the Soviet Union. Religion
Councils of workers, soldiers and peasants formed by the Bolsheviks around Russia. soviets
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