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What was the Bolshevik motto?
"All power to soviets"
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Who was leader of Bolsheviks?
Lenin
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Describe Russia in 1917, and then before revolution
- revolutions everywhere- 1917
- before revolutions society led by aristocrats, "backwards" society
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What determined the Bolsheviks success in defeating their opponents?
they(the provisional government) surrendered without bloodshed
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How did Russia look under Stalinism?
modern industrial power
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Describe Stalin's five year plans, forced collectivization of farms, and their outcomes on Russian people
- 5 year plans: focused on heavy industry, increasing transportation/farm output which resulted in low wages and scarcity of goods
- Collectivization: peasants revolted, Stalin destroyed Kulaks(wealthy peasants), improved Stalin's control but not farm goods
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Who was rasputin and why was he important?
peasant who was said to be a "holy man", influenced czarina Aleandra- she made decisions based off of his word and his word alone. created weakend confidence in government. he was killed
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