The Romanovs
The Tsars in Russia rule with ___________ power for ______ yrs.
ABSOLUTE
300 years
Name two economic causes of the Revolution
Food shortages
inflation of goods and services
lack of industrialization
expensive cost of war
The November Revolution
Who are the Reds and who are the Whites?
Reds= Bolsheviks
Whites= Mensheviks
Where did the Ckeka send people who opposed Lenin?
Gulag
Why was Tsarevich Alexei important to the Royal Family
He is the only male heir to the Russian Throne
Name three political causes of Revolution
Russo-Japanese war- showed Russia was militarily weak and behind world powers
Tsar is incompetent
Tsar's family trust in Rasputin
Tsar was involved in an unnecessary war
Who/what took control of Russia after the Tsar abdicated?
Provisional government
Which group was loyal to the Tsar and opposed Lenin?
Mensheviks
Name one positive and one negative change under Lenin
Positive: Women's rights, free education, decreased work hours.
Negative: decrease industry, Cheka police, gulag, banned news against Lenin.
How did Rasputin prove and integrate himself into the Romanov family.
Rasputin cured Alexei's Hemophilia
Why was Russia's involvement in WWI a cause of the Russian Revolution?
Russia should not have been involved in WWI. The Tsar used too much money and resources to fund the war.
What did Lenin promise?
Bread, land, and peace.
How did The Tsar and his family die? Who killed them?
What is Nationalization?
What did Tsar Nicholas II do in response to Bloody Sunday?
Created the Duma and October Manifesto.
This puts an end to the Tsar's absolute power.
How is the Russo-Japanese War one of the major causes of the Russian Revolution?
Russia lost to Japan in the Russo-Japanese War. This showed the Tsar's incompetence as a military leader and Russia's lack of industry.
Who were the Red Guards in the November Revolution?
Armed factory workers who fought against the Tsar
Which side won the Civil War?
The Bolsheviks
Two modes of productions that Lenin believes can exist in a Socialist State.
What massive political change did Russia experience when the Tsar and his family was abdicated?
The removal of the Tsar ended Absolute Monarchy in Russia
How was Rasputin a one of the major causes of the Revolution?
People questioned Rasputin's involvement with the Tsar's family. When the Tsar left for the WWI front, Tsarina Alexandra was left in charge, but Rasputin used his influence to obtain power.
The start of communism in Russia under the Bolsheviks is the result of which Revolution?
November Revolution
After the civil war, what is the new name of the Russia?
USSR
How did Lenin integrate elements of Capitalism with the New Economic Policy?