The People of the Revolution
Russian nobles poisoned him, shot him, beat him, and still couldn't kill him--at least not until they threw him in the icy Neva River.
This 1905 war led to a crushing defeat for Russia's navy--and their national ego.
What is the Russo-Japanese War?
In this ism, business owners own the means of production. Any profit that they achieve is for their own benefit.
What is Capitalism?
This was Lenin's slogan to rally the people to his side.
What is Peace Land and Bread?
These councils of workers and soldiers were key to gaining political control in Russia. When the Bolsheviks gained control of the one in St Petersburg in October 1917, they basically had control of the Country
What are soviets?
This man held political power between March and October 1917.
Who is Alexander Kerensky?
After Bloody Sunday in 1905, the Russian people finally understood that this Czar was not on their side.
Who is Nicholas II?
Based on the ideas of Marx and Engles, the workers own the means of production and their labor is meant to protect the common good.
What is Communism?
This organization, though brutal, was effective in helping Lenin and the Red army win the Russian Civil War.
What is the Cheka?
One of the most famous lines of this text is "Workers of the World Unite"
What is the The Communist Manifesto?
This german born Czarina's friendship with Rasputin did not contribute to her popularity in Russia.
Who is Alexandra Romanov?
While the public never knew, the young Czarevich Alexei, heir to the Romanov throne suffered from this disease.
What is Hemophilia?
In this ism, the proletariat are not necessarily strong enough to lead their own revolution, so a revolutionary figure must take the helm.
What is Leninism?
This group included people with diverse interests including those who favored monarchism, capitalism, and alternative forms of socialism, each with democratic and antidemocratic variants. They had backing from Great Britain, France, the U.S., and Japan during the Russian Civil War
Who are the Whites?
This man was meant to be Lenin's heir.
Who is Leon Trotsky?
Born Joseph Vissarionovich. He changed his name to "man of steel" in his mid 30s
Who is Joseph Stalin?
Discontent with the Russo-Japanese War and the way that the people were treated after Bloody Sunday, forced Nicholas II to make which Constitutional reform?
What is establish a Duma (or a parliament)?
What is absolutism?
Name at least 3 consequences of the NEP
What is: Increase in grain production, increased access to electricity, increased production of metals, increased cooperation between urban and rural areas, increased industrial production, reform of the Cheka, disillusionment with the return back to Capitalist idea, increased social and economic opportunities for women.
In this economic system, peasants are tied to the land and must work the same jobs as their parents. It makes industrialization almost impossible
What is Feudalism?
Lenin is the political name that the leader of the Russian Revolution assumed in his revolutionary writing. What was his birth name?
What is Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov?
Where was Lenin exiled to for the majority of the time that Russia was involved in WWI?
War Communism is what Lenin called his policy of nationalizing industry and requisition grain. In reality it resembled this -ism.
What is socialism?
The NEP was announced at this event.
What is the the 10th party Congress?
This group, whose name implies minority, were a moderate group of Communists who sought to work with Kerensky and the Provisional Government. They also lost power when the Bolsheviks took control in October 1917.
Who are the Mensheviks?
Lenin's brother was a member of the group that assassinated this Russian Czar.
Who is Czar Alexander III?
This religious figure led the people on Bloody Sunday.
Who is Father George Gapon?
1. Requisitioning of grain
2. Nationalizing private industry
This insurrection of Soviet sailors was one of the factors that forced Lenin to re-think War Communism.
What is the Kronstadt Rebellion?
This treaty formally ended Russia's involvement in WWI.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?