Czars & Early Unrest
This was the last czar to rule Russia.
Nicholas II
This event involved troops firing on peaceful protestors in St. Petersburg.
Bloody Sunday
What was Russia’s main moderate political party?
Kadets
Which revolution forced Nicholas II to abdicate?
February Revolution
What was the name of the Bolshevik army?
Red Army
After emancipation, many peasants felt this way about their freedom.
They were disappointed by emancipation
Russia’s defeat in this war helped spark the 1905 Revolution.
Russo-Japanese War
Which group believed professional revolutionaries must lead the working class?
Bolsheviks
What government replaced the czar after he stepped down?
Provisional Government
What were the opposing anti-Bolshevik forces called?
Whites
This czar’s reforms encouraged public criticism and inspired revolutionary groups.
Alexander II
What group formed councils called “soviets” during the revolution?
Industrial workers
What ideology predicted workers would overthrow capitalism?
Marxism
Members of the Provisional Government were mostly from what group?
Middle
What action by Lenin helped trigger the Civil War?
He disbanded the national assembly
How did most peasants respond to revolutionary students in the 1870s?
They did not understand their message
What representative body did Nicholas II create after the revolution?
The Duma
What term refers to educated Russians interested in reform and revolution?
Intelligentsia
What is the term for shared authority between the Provisional Government and the soviets?
Dual power
What policy placed all industry under government control during the Civil War?
War communism
About what percentage of Russians were peasants around 1900?
About 80%
Which reform did Nicholas II NOT agree to after 1905?
Releasing imprisoned revolutionaries
What system describes a classless society with no government?
Communism
Which leader returned from exile and led the Bolsheviks to power?
Vladimir Lenin
What policy replaced war communism and allowed some private business?
New Economic Policy (NEP)