Russia to 1925 - INTRO
Who was the last Czar of Russia and when did he take the throne.
Czar Nicholas II in 1894
Where did the January 22, 1905 revolution happen?
Czar's Winter Palace in St. Petersburg
What countries were in the Triple Entente?
Russia, France and Britain
Who questioned the war and why?
untrained soliders who thought they were being sent to the front to be killed.
What was the Royal Palace? - 2
Former Czar Residence and became the headquarters of the provisional government.
What does the USSR stand for
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
In 1898, the Marxists created this polititcal party in Russia
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Despite being a peaceful strike, the Czar's troops fired on the people and this name was given to this day
Bloody Sunday
What countries formed the Triple Alliance?
Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy
Why did the educated population of Russia oppose the Czar?
Czar Nicholas removed capable executives and replaced them with weak, unpopular officials which seemed to cripple the war for Russia.
What three things did Bolshviks under Lenin do on November 7 and shortly after?
- overthrew the provisional government
- immediately withdrew from WWI
- took over russia industries and siezed peasant's farms
When was the USSR formed
December 1922
The Social Democratic Labour Party split into these two groups
Bolsheviks (minority) and Mensheviks (majority)
Revolution increased after Bloody Sunday, so the Czar agreed to the creation of this hoping to settle the people
agreed to the creation of the DUMA - fully elected lawmaking body.
When did Germany declare war on Russia?
August 1, 1914
Who was Grigori Rasputin and why was he murdered
He was a holy man who could make the Czar's Son health better but people thought he was advising and manipulating the Czar and therefore was murdered by a group of nobles.
From 1918-1920, civil war raged between these two groups
Communists and the anti-communists
Capital of the USSR
Moscow
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks and what did they later change their name to?
Lenin and Communists
From Feb 1904 to September 1905, Russia was involved in this war and what was the result of it.
Russo-Japanese War which they lost.
What was St. Petersburg changed to and why?
Petrograd - too German sounding
Why were their riots and strikes in March 1917?
there were shortages of bread and coal for the people
What does NEP stand for?
New Economic Plan
What was the offical full name of the political party that controlled the USSR
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Name the three political organizations that formed from the discontented Russian around 1900 and what did they want?
Liberal constitutionalist - wanted a parliamentary government
Social Revolutionaries - revolution among the workers and peasants
Marxists - revolution among the city workers
How did the Czar reduce the power of the Duma?
The Czar allowed less representatives from the peasants than the upper classes by changing the election laws.
Since the railway was being used by the military during the war, the people suffered even greater by the shortage of these three things.
food, fuel and housing
When and why did the Czar step down?
March 15, 1917 because he had lost all political support.
What was introduced in Lenin's NEP plan for Russia
- controlled the economy by taking over banking, foreign trade, heavy industry and transportation.
- small business and peasants could still control their own businesses or farms.
What other FOUR republics made up the USSR
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Belarus
Transcaucasia - (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia)
Ukraine