Nicholas II
What is the legal language in Russia?
Russia
What is communism?
A system in which all private property is owned by the community and shared by all
Who held power?
The Duma
What was promised?
Redistribute land and food to the poor, put power in the hands of the people, & pull Russia from WWI
Who were supporters of the "reds"?
Bolsheviks
What is the percentage of the population that was starving?
85%
What happened during the March Revolution?
The lower working class, and Tsar Nicholas II orders troops to fire on the crowd
Who led provisional or temporary government?
What country signed a treaty?
Germany
Who were the supporters of the "whites"?
The opponents of the Bolsheviks
What country did secret police send violators to work camps?
Siberia
Who and when did the Tsar abdicate the throne
Tsar Nicholas II on March 12
What was the group who oppose the Tsar?
The Bolsheviks
Following a civil war breaks out, what were the "groups"
"reds and whites"
What countries went to aid the "whites"?
Great Britain, United States, Japan, and France
What did Russia lose in WWI
Million of dollars (Ruble) and soldiers mutiny
Proletariats
Vladimir Lenin
Who seized the Russian government
Bolsheviks
What was encourage?
They wanted Russia to re-enter the war
What did Russia lack?
Who also joined the March Revolution?
Soilders, some of them rebel and joined the working class
Who did Lenin support after being exile?
Germany
How many years did the civil war of the "reds and white" go on?
Three years
Who won?
The "reds"