abeka 7th grade history section review 22.4

it was still in the middle ages unlike the rest of the world

describe Russia at the time of Czar Nicholas II.

the economy plummeted, crops fails, and millions of people faced stavation

describe the effects of World War I on Russia.

because of the Russo-Japanese War and the October Revolt

how did Czar Nicholas II lose prestige?

with a secret police organization called the Cheka

how did Lenin force Communism on the Russian people?

he crushed it for full force no matter what

how did Stalin deal with opposition?

to probe the minds a the children

how did the Communists use education?

The government seized all land. The government nationalized all banks and major industries The government forced all workers to join Communist-controlled trade unions and denied them the right to strike

list five major changes Lenin made to establish his Communist regime.

totalitarian; a representative government

what kind of state did Lenin establish? what type of government did the Bolsheviks overthrow?

Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin; Joseph Stalin; Leon Trotsky was eventually killed

what two chief rivals struggled for power after Lenin's death? who won the struggle, and what became of his rival?

it resulted in a famine and soil erosion

what was the result of Stalin's forced collectivization of Russian agriculture?

1922; to bring all of the non-Russian nationalities under one centralized Communist regime

when did Lenin create the Soviet Union? why?

Vladimir Lenin; by making propaganda against the war and establishing a secret army to cause unrest

who led the Bolshevik Revolution? how did he encourage unrest in Russia?