February Revolution & Key Events of 1917
This event in February 1917 led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the end of the Russian Empire.
What is the February Revolution?
This treaty, signed in 1918, ended Russia's involvement in World War I.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
This city was renamed Leningrad in 1924 in honor of Lenin.
What is Petrograd?
What role did Stalin obtain within the communist Party which gave him power to enact changes?
General Secretary
Stalin’s policies during this period of rule in the Soviet Union led to massive state-controlled repression.
What is the period of the Great Terror?
The two main groups that shared power in Petrograd after the February Revolution.
What are the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet?
The revolution that took place in 1921 at this naval base near Petrograd, signaling a revolt against Bolshevik rule.
What is the Kronstadt Rebellion?
:Lenin’s death in 1924 left a leadership void, leading to intense political struggles. Who was involved in this power struggle?
Trotsky, Stalin and other leftist members.
This economic plan began in 1928 and aimed to industrialize the Soviet Union quickly.
What is the First Five-Year Plan?
Stalin purged political opponents during the late 1930s in an event referred to as the Moscow ____ ______.
Show Trials
The Russian monarch who abdicated in March 1917, marking the end of the Romanov dynasty.
Who is Nicholas II?
The famine that took place between 1921-22 was caused by these two major factors.
What is the Civil War and Bolshevik policies?
This major agricultural policy was implemented by Stalin beginning in the late 1920s.
What is collectivization?
Stalin’s purges in the 1930s targeted these two main groups within Soviet society.
Who are political opponents and military leaders?
This group, led by Lenin, seized power in October 1917, turning the tide toward communist rule.
What are the Bolsheviks?
These countries gained independence during or shortly after the Russian Civil War.
What are Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, and Armenia?
Stalin’s ally, Kirov, was murdered in 1934, marking the beginning of this wave of purges.
What is the Great Terror?
The position held by Lenin within the Bolshevik government following their October Revolution.
What is the Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars?
The radical policy introduced at the Tenth Party Congress in 1921 to stabilize the economy and address the agricultural crisis.
What is the New Economic Policy (NEP)?