Russian Revolution: People
The last Tsar of Russia.
Who was Nicholas II?
This system is ruled by a king or queen ALONE, often through inheritance.
What is an absolute monarchy?
This was a major problem in Russia that led to widespread hunger and unrest.
What are food shortages?
This system is based on supply and demand with little government control.
What is a market economy?
This year the Russian Revolution began.
What is 1917?
This man led the Bolsheviks and became the key leader after 1917.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
This system is ruled by one person with absolute power. (2 possible answers)
What is autocracy?
What is dictatorship?
This social class made up the largest part of Russian society before 1917. (2 possible answers)
What are peasants?
What are serfs?
This system is where the government makes all economic decisions.
What is a command economy?
This event forced Tsar Nicholas II to step down from power.
What is the February Revolution?
This group supported Lenin and believed in a workers’ revolution.
Who are the Bolsheviks?
This system is where the government owns and controls most property and resources in order to create equality.
What is communism?
This event led to major military losses and increased anger toward the Tsar’s government.
What is World War I?
This system combines both government control and free-market elements.
What is a mixed economy?
This government was created after the Tsar abdicated but before the Bolsheviks took over.
What is the Provisional Government?
This group supported the Tsar (monarchy) and opposed (against) revolution.
Who are the Tsarists / White Army?
In this system, citizens elect representatives to make laws for them. (2 possible answers)
What is representative democracy?
What is indirect democracy?
This was a key economic condition where many workers lived in extreme poverty while a small elite was wealthy.
What is social inequality?
This is an economic system where private businesses compete to make profit with minimal government interference.
What is capitalism?
This event marked the Bolsheviks taking control of the Russian government.
What is the October Revolution?
This leader rose to power after Lenin and eventually turned the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This type of government is ruled based on religious leaders or religious law.
What is theocracy?
This combination of political oppression, economic inequality, and war pressures led to this major turning point in 1917.
What is the Russian Revolution?
This is an economic system where most goods and services are traded freely and prices are determined by supply and demand.
What is a free market economy?
This conflict followed the revolution between the Reds (Bolsheviks) and Whites (anti-Bolsheviks).
What is the Russian Civil War?