Russian Czars
Russian czars favored ____________ rule.
A. democratic
B. autocratic
C. constitutional
B. autocratic
Industrialization in Russia led to. . .
A. high wages for workers
B. a decrease in factories
C. problems for workers
C. problems for workers
Russia competed for control in Korea and suffered losses during war with ____________.
Japan (Russo-Japanese War)
The first Russian parliament that was created and then quickly dissolved was the ___________.
Duma
The popular slogan used by Lenin that gained the support of the people was "_________________"
"Peace, Land, and Bread"
The last Czar of Russia was. . .
Czar Nicholas II
Revolutionary movements grew among workers who followed the ideas of ___________________, and believed the workers would overthrow the czar.
Karl Marx
The Revolution of 1905, also called ______________, occurred when Russian soldiers open-fired on a group of workers and their families who were asking for better working conditions and rights.
Bloody Sunday
The women textile workers led a strike that exploded into a large uprising known as _________________.
The Feb/March Revolution
The agreement signed with Germany to end Russia's involvement in World War I was called ___________.
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
All of the following are true about Nicholas II EXCEPT?
a. he never wanted to be Czar
b. he was a weak military leader
c. he used violence against protesters
d. he withdrew Russia from WWI
d. he withdrew Russia from WWI
Name the radical Marxist revolutionary group who was willing to sacrifice everything for change.
The Bolsheviks
Russia suffered great losses during World War I because. . .
A. the soldiers were poorly trained and equipped
B. the Czarist was unprepared to handle the costs
C. the military leaders were weak
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
The provisional government established after Czar Nicholas II abdicated the throne was led by _____________________.
Alexander Kerensky
Name the leader of the Bolshevik Red Army who helped lead them to victory in the Civil War.
Leon Trotsky
What did Czar Nicholas II do after the Feb/March revolution?
He abdicated the throne.
Name the leader of the Bolsheviks who fled Russia for over a decade before he returned.
V.I. Lenin
When Czar Nicholas II went to war, his wife Alexandra handled political decisions and was greatly influenced by a man named _______________.
Grigori Rasputin
Local councils consisting of workers, peasants, and soldiers who competed with the provisional government for power were called _____________.
Soviets
Lenin restored a small version of capitalism called the New Economic Policy (NEP) because. . .
A. peasants would not sell their crops
B. trade was at a stand-still
C. industrial production had increased
B. trade was at a stand-still