What did the revolutionary group Marxism believe in?
The working class, not the peasants would lead the revolution
When the Russia officers were fighting abroad they became impressed by the western Europeans _________and ______ reforms.
Social and political
what were the causes of the revolution in 1917?
Mass discounting, dissident Elite, unifying motivations, and servers political crisis.
True or false, the February revolution killed few people
True
Why was Lenin killed?
Revolutionary activities
What did the Mensheviks believe in?
Believed that Russia needed to develop into an industrial state with a sizable working class before a socialist revolution could occur
What did Russia need to reform?
Social, political, economic, and constitutional government reforms
What type of government was the Russian government?
autocracy, Government ruled by one person with unlimited authority
What were people protesting for on March 8th 1917?
End of war, demanding food, and down with the czar
True or false, Lenin's brother alexander tied to assassinate Nicolas ll father
True
What is the belief of the Bolsheviks?
Believe that a small party of professional revolutionaries could use force to bring about a socialist society in the near future
Who resisted to the reform and change of Russia?
Nicholas l
Grigori Rasputin caught the royal family’s attention because of his_____
healing abilities
True or false, many soldiers did not join the protesters and instead shot fire on the crowds
False, many joined the protesters
True or false, lenin was the founder and commander of the red army
False, Leon trotsky
True or False, The Mensheviks believed Russia needed to be a socialist society
False, Bolsheviks
Who undertook the task of saving the autocracy and preventing a revolution?
Alexander ll
Why was Grigori Rasputin assassinated?
For his political beliefs
True or false, the February revolution took place with revolutionary intellectuals
False, took place without revolutionary intellectuals
What month did the provisional government launch a unsuccessful offensive against Germany?
Early July
True or False, The Bolsheviks believed the working class would lead to the revolution
False, Marxism
What did Alexander ll reforms cause for a lot of the Russians?
land owners have lost both land and power, few economic gains, and conservatives feared weakening of the autocracy
Why did the czar and his wife become unpopular?
Czar was politically incomplete, relations with Grigori Rasputin, food and fuel shortages
What month did the 300 year long Romanov dynasty end?
March
True or False, Lenin never went into hiding
False