Issues and Events Leading to the 1917 Revolutions (Grade 11 NSC Matric History): Flashcards
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Socialism's focus
Socialism's focus
Common good, shared wealth, collective over individual interests
Communism's key feature
Communism's key feature
No classes/states, collective ownership, abolish private property
Karl Marx birth year & country
Karl Marx birth year & country
1818, Germany
Bourgeoisie
Bourgeoisie
Middle class who owned means of production (land & factories)
Proletariat
Proletariat
Working class who could only sell their labour to survive
Year Russian serfdom ended
Year Russian serfdom ended
1861
Bloody Sunday date & event
Bloody Sunday date & event
Feb 1905, troops fired on peaceful workers at Winter Palace
Duma
Duma
Elected parliament, first met May 1906
Bolsheviks
Bolsheviks
Lenin's faction - small, disciplined, elite party
Soviet (Russian word)
Soviet (Russian word)
Council - workers' councils/revolutionary organisation