Key Words 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryRussia - 19th and 20th centuryASAQA Created by: 12rubchaCreated on: 05-06-18 11:36 Abdication The formal act of a monarch resigning from their position. 1 of 24 Absenteeism The practice of regularly staying away from work or school without good reason. Made illegal in Stalins 1930 labour laws. 2 of 24 Authoritarian A form of government that has stict limits on individual freedom. 3 of 24 Autocracy A system of government where there are no constraints on the power of the ruler. They have ultimate power. 4 of 24 Bolsheviks A faction of the Russian Social Democrat party led by Lenin. 5 of 24 Bourgeoisie A term used by Karl Marx to describe the middle class. 6 of 24 Capitalism An economic system based on free trade and the private ownership of property. 7 of 24 Cheka A political secret police created by Lenin - usually to exterminate opposition. 8 of 24 Collectivisation The state taking land and property previously owned by peasants. 9 of 24 Command Economy A system in which all the main areas of economic activity are under central government control. 10 of 24 Constituent Assembly An elected body which was supposed to design a constitution for Russia after the Tsar was deposed. 11 of 24 Consumer Goods Products that are designed for an individuals benefit such as shoes. 12 of 24 Counter-revolutionaries People or groups who want to return to the way things were before the revolution. 13 of 24 Cult of Personality A cult surrounding a particularly charismatic and enigmatic individual. 14 of 24 Dacha A country house used as a temporary retreat from the city. 15 of 24 Decrees Laws usually issued by the central government. 16 of 24 Democratic centralism Communist idea of democracy whereby members of the local soviets were elected and then they select higher level soviets. 17 of 24 Doctors' Plot Incident where a group of prominent Moscow doctors (mainly Jews) were accused of planning the assassination of soviet leaders. 18 of 24 Dual Power The provisional government and the soviet after the February Revolution. 19 of 24 Duma Russian Parliament after 1906. 20 of 24 Faction A group of people within a political party who share a common set of beliefs who are in opposition to the leadership of the party. 21 of 24 General Secretary The most senior administrator in the Communist Party. By 1928, the general secretary was effectively the leader of the communist party. 22 of 24 Gosplan The organisation responsible for economic planning of the Soviet economy. 23 of 24 Grand Alliance The grouping of the USSR led by Stalin, the USA led by Roosevelt and Britain led by Churchill in fighting Nazi Germany in WW2. 24 of 24
To what extent was there an economic revolution regarding the Trade Unions during Margaret Thatchers reign as Prime Minister? 0.0 / 5
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