Which group was the supporter of women’s Suffragette
Movements?
Radicals
Who wrote the ‘Das Capital'?
Karl Max
Who built the cooperative called ‘New Harmony’ and where was this built?
Robert Owen built 'New Harmony' in Indiana USA
Who was ruling over Russia when the Russian revolution took place?
Tsar Nicholas II
Whats the elected consultative Parliament of Russia called?
Duma
Name the term that refers to ‘women’s right to vote’.
Suffragette
What was the basic idea of socialism?
Socialists were against private property, and saw it as the root of all social ills of the
time. They wanted property to be socially owned.
What does the word 'Soviet' mean?
A revolutionary orginization
Who is known as the father of Communism? Which country is he from?
Karl Marx is the father of communism and he is from Germany
What's the 2nd international?
It was an International body which was formed to coordinate the ideas of the socialists.
What was the reason the year 1904 was particularly bad for the Russian workers?
In 1904 prices of essential goods rose very quickly and the real wages or purchasing power declined by 20%.
Who were the Bolsheviks?
It was a socialist party of Russia which was led by Vladimir Lenin.
Who were Mensheviks?
It was a break away group of Bolsheviks. It was also a socialist party like that of
Bolshevik.
When did WW1 break out and which countries were part of the allies?(any 3)
WW1 broke out in 1914. The allies were France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan and later the United States.
When was the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party founded, and by whom?
The socialists who respected Karl Marx's ideas formed the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party in 1898.
What was Lenin’s ’April Theses’?
Lenin declared that the war is brought to an end, land be transferred to the
peasants and banks be nationalised.
When is Women's day? What happened on this day?
22nd February is Women's day because on this day. women workers in Russia led a huge strike in the factories.
Which incident of the Russian history is known as ‘Bloody Sunday’?
It was an incident in which more than 100 workers were killed and about 300 wounded. These workers wanted better wages and better working conditions.
They were attacked by the police in 1905 when they reached the winter
palace.
In the context of Russia what was ‘Kolkhoz’?
Kolkhoz were the collective farms, where all peasants were forced to cultivate from
1929.
Name any two Indian nationalists who talked of the significance of the French
Revolution. (both names are needed, no half mark for 1 name)
OR
Name 5 countries part of the Russian empire until their collapse.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Derozio.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Who ruled Russia in 1914? How did he manage his empire? Explain. (any 2)
Tsar Nicholas II was ruling over Russia.
-He was an autocrat.
-Duma was meaningless
-He was carrying the war even though ppl opposed it.
-He worked under a monk called Rasputin.
Mention 2 features of socialism.
-Socialists were against private property.
-Manufacturing be under the control of the
government.
-Private property was the root cause of all social evils.
-encouraged cooperatives.
Why was St. Petersburg renamed Petrograd?
The Russian citizens had strong anti-Germany sentiments. They changed the name from St. Petersburg- A German word to Petrograd- A Russian word translating to Peters city.
The assassination of the heir to which country ultimately triggered WW1. The assassin had ties to which country?
Archduke Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist who had ties to the Serbian government.
Describe the views of radicals, liberals and conservatives.