Write a few lines to show what you know about:

a.Kulaks:

 Wealthy peasants who Stalin believed were hoarding the grains to gain more profit.

 When the towns faced an acute shortage of grains, Kulaks were thought to be responsible for it.

 Stalin thought it was necessary to eliminate them so that farms could be modernized.

b. the Duma :

In 1905, Tsar allowed the creation of an elected consultative Parliament or Duma. The Tsar dismissed the first Duma within 75 days and re-elected the second Duma within three months. Tsar did not want anyone to question his authority or undermine and reduce his powers. Tsar changed the voting laws and packed the Third Duma with conservative politicians. Liberals and revolutionaries were kept out.

c. women workers between 1900 and 1930:

 Their wages were less than the wages of men.

 They formed 31% of the factory workforce.

d. the Liberals:

 They considered all religions as equal.

 They believed only men who have property had the right to vote

 They wanted an elected form of Parliamentary governance.

e. Stalin’s collectivization program:

 He began this program in 1929.

 He believed this program would help in improving grain supplies.

 All peasants were forced to cultivate in collective farms called kolhoz.

 On the contrary, this worsened the food supply situation.