People
Nicholas II
Name of unpopular war started by the Tsar.
Russo-Japanese War
Started in 1914, caused 2+ million deaths, 5 million wounded.
World War I
How did the Bolsheviks supply the war?
By taking goods from common people
Robespierre
Created the concept of Communism
Karl Marx
What were some specific domestic crisis's in Russia before the Revolution? 200 per answer
Food shortages
Workers strike
Soldiers fire on protesting civilians in St. Petersburg Square.
Bloody Sunday
What did the Bolsheviks do to Russian politics when they took control?
How did the peasants obtain weapons during the French Revolution?
Storming of the Bastille
Original Leader of the Bolsheviks
Vladimir Lenin
How did the Tsar try to eliminate radical politicians?
By restricting voting laws
Treaty that ended Russia's involvement in WWI
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
What did Stalin do with peasants and their farms?
He took private ownership away, state-ran farms
Why did the National Assembly meet on a tennis court?
The King would not let the Third Estate assemble and kicked them out of the hall.
"Mad Monk" advisor to the Tsar and his family
Rasputin
The name of the book that first spoke of Communism
April Theses
What event caused the Tsar to abdicate his throne?
Storming of the Winter Palace
Bolshevik's spread the fear of what?
Foreign attack
Who was in the First Estate?
The Clergy
Very effective speaker, second-in-command Bolshevik
Leon Trotsky
What happened to the Duma? Bonus 200 for the leader of the Duma
The government collapsed. (Kerensky)
Why did the Russian Civil War happen?
The government after the monarchy was weak and many different parties wanted power. White vs. Red. Red won.
Name of the time when secret police hunted down citizens that were deemed "a threat".
Red Terror
What is the similarity between the French & American Revolution?
Both kings tried to raise taxes to pay for costly wars