Intro & Beginnings of Unrest
The exiled Russian revolutionary who took control of the revolution.
Who is Vladmir Lenin?
These two reforms, launched by Alexander II, inspired revolutionary groups to form in Russia.
What are education reform and freedom of speech?
This political party called for the overthrow of the czar and the seizure and redistribution of all land to the peasants.
Russia's defeat to this country sparked the Revolution of 1905.
What is Japan?
Anticommunist forces were called this.
Who are the Whites?
In the 1800s, about 80 percent of Russians lived in poverty and worked at this profession.
What is farming?
After this event, the Csar instituted repressive measures that kept revolutionaries in check.
What was the assassination of Alexander II?
This revolutionary party believed that the future of Russia rested in a society built around the industrial working class.
Nicholas II attempted to quell the unrest by taking this action.
What is distributing land to the peasants?
The communists dealt with nationalist movements in non-Russian parts of the former empire by establishing six of these.
What are self-governing Soviet republics?
This event caused Alexander II to free the serfs.
What is the Crimean War?
This Russian Czar had few political ideas beyond protecting his power as czar.
Who is Nicholas II?
This party called for opposition to both socialism and revolution.
What is the Constitutional Democratic Party?
Food shortages, particularly bread, sparked this revolution.
What is the February Revolution?
During this event, Secret Police arrested any person suspected of being an enemy of the revolution.
What is the Red Terror?
This event disgruntled the nobles because they lost their future income and went bankrupt.
What is the emancipation of the serfs?
This group of Russians believed that a change of government was required before their conditions could improve.
What are industrial workers?
This revolutionary leader believed that Russian workers did not have the class consciousness to launch a revolution.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
Lenin overthrew this government in the October Revolution and made the revolt look like a takeover by all soviets instead of a single political party.
What is the Provisional Government?
This plan, instituted by Lenin, was characterized by the relaxation of war communism policies.
What is the New Economic Policy?