pre-1900s
before the 1900s most of Russia's population were what?
poor peasant farmers
classless
Russia entered WW1 in what year?
1914
1917 citizens of this Russian capitol had enough and protested.
Petrograd
what party appeals to the workers and takes complete power?
the Bolsheviks
Russia was what type of government?
a monarchy
Karl Marx's ideas inspired what type of ideas amongst protesters?
revolutionary
Their economy was negatively affected due to it being what?
already fragile
Soldiers eventually started to join in on what?
protesting
Lenin and the Bolsheviks eventually become what party?
the Communist party
Russia was ruled by tsars who had what?
absolute power
The idea of what political ideology was based off of Karl Marx's writings?
Communism
Russia was on what side of the war when they joined?
The Allies
Nicolas ll was of what dynasty?
the Romanov dynasty
Russia became the what as the worlds first Communist state?
The Soviet Union
the leaders failed to address what that was effecting the working class?
poverty and hunger
Karl Marx was what? List as many things as you know
philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary
Russia was losing badly to what stronger and more industrialized country?
Germany
on march 2nd 1917 who stepped down as tsar?
Nicholas ll
The Soviet Union became what type of advisory to the U.S.?
Political and Ideological
These problems of hunger, poverty and unfair treatment made the working class what?
unhappy, angry, sad, etc.
Karl Marx called the upper-class that controls the factories what?
the bourgeoisie
Being in the war caused even more lack of what resource? and further damaged the economy
Lack of food
after the takeover two parties take control, what two parties are they?
the Soviets and the Bolsheviks
American fear of Communism spreading lead to which war?
The Cold War