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Essay Answer On How Was Communism Applied Under Lenin?


Lenin sought to implement socialist policies as soon as the Bolsheviks seized power. All land was nationalised, most had been owned by the aristocracy and the Church, and handed over to the village soviets, all large industrial enterprises were nationalised as were all banks. There were even debates about whether or not to abolish cash, to ban marriage and to disband the secret police and normal police and to replace them with citizens’ militias. However, the emerging civil war saw a dramatic change, War Communism was brought in to feed the cities and the Red Army. This was legalised theft of grain coupled with the mass conscription of young men into the Red Army. Alongside this were concerted efforts to educate the people about exactly what the new communist government would mean for them.
By 1921 the civil war was more or less over, and War Communism needed to be replaced, as the economy was failing. The New Economic Policy was a retreat from socialism, as small businesses were allowed to operate and both they and small farmers were allowed to buy and sell on the (free) open market.
See:
The Soviet Union 1917 – 1991 by Martin McCauley
Soviet Politics in Perspective by Richard Sakwa

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War Revelution And Crisis.. World History?


War revelution and crisis.. world history?
1. Which was not a direct cause of the Great Depression?
the stock market crash
decline in farming prices
bank failures
the rise of fascism
2. Which best describes the New Deal?
the government takeover of industrial production in the United States
a plan to bring electricity to rural areas in America
programs designed to pull the United States out of the Great Depression
tax-payer funded healthcare for every American citizen
3. In which way are communism and fascism alike?
Both are anti-imperialistic.
Both seek to eliminate political opposition.
Both were invented in Germany.
Both share a similar economic philosophy.
4. Which is true about fascism but is not true about communism?
opposes democracy
uses secret police
allows individuals to own property
creates powerful leaders
5. Which best describes Hitler’s beliefs as expressed in Mein Kampf?
Revolution was needed to create a classless society.
Germany could control the world with the help of the Japanese.
All races could live peacefully under German domination.
Jewish people were to blame for Germany’s problems.
6. “In the composition of the truly brave there should be no malice, no anger, no distrust, no fear of death or physical hurt. Nonviolence is certainly not for those who lack these essential qualities.”
Which revolutionary leader would be most likely to have said this?
Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia
Vladimir Lenin of Russia
Mohandas Gandhi of India
Mustafa Kemal of Turkey
7. “[They] are terror-stricken at the growing workers’ revolutionary movement.…Even though [they] are still raging, even though they may kill thousands more workers, victory will be ours.”
Which revolutionary leader would be most likely to have said this?
Mohandas Gandhi of India
Mustafa Kemal of Turkey
Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia
Vladimir Lenin of Russia
anything hepls!! thank you for your time

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Should Stalin Have Not Thrown Out…?


The NEP “plan” that Lenin adopted early on to allow some private enterprise and growth in the farming sector and other small buisnesses? Lenin did claim that this was a step backwards socioeconomically to adopt these somewhat capitalistic ideals but would eventually allow the Soviet Union to adopt socialism later and much smoother given the success the NEP plan was having in avoiding complete economic collapse and the success it had producing crops. Lenin was accused by the bolsheviks of betraying the Marxist ideals but if I recall Marx did expalin how it was neccessary to adopt capitalism after being under a Monarchy. If so why did Lenin rush to overthrow the provisional government that took power after the Tsar was stripped of power? This appeared to resemble (to me at least) the bourgeosie revolution. It all kind of fell in place it seems, but was Lenin just too impatient or too power hungry?
My final question revolves around this, more people within the party seemed accepting to Stalin taking power because of this NEP plan. Stalin really made no secret of his intentions of extreme centralization and 5 year plans that would all but destroy any form of free market that exsisted within the soviet union. My final questions are what if Stalin had kept the NEP plan intact? How much of an impact would this have had in the shaping of the soviet union? Would they have been able to adopt true socilaism within, oh, lets say 10-15 years?

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