Leaders
What was the name of the last Tsar of Russia?
Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov
Russia was suffering from an __________ crisis?
Economic
Following the February Revolution, the Tsar was forced to _______?
Abdicate (give up his power)
What was the name Empress Alexandra's doctor and advisor?
Rasputin
What were the names of the two armies in the Civil War and which army won?
The Red Army and The White Army. The Red Army won.
Who was killed in 1918?
Nicholas II and his family
The social organization of Russia was based on the most absolute inequality in which there was practically no _______ ________. (2 words)
Middle Class
The February Revolution began by a spontaneous strike by ______ in the factories of the capital.
workers
Petrograd is known as ________________ today?
St. Petersburg
During the time of the Red Terror the first ____________ ____________ appeared. (2 words)
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party?
Lenin
Empress Alexandra who was of _______ origin was tremendously unpopular and an enemy of any reform.
German
What did the provisional government continue to do that triggered popular revolts?
They continued to send troops in the first world war.
When did the USSR end?
1991
What was formed in 1922 as a result of the Russian Civil War?
The Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (The USSR)
Who would be Lenin's successor?
Stalin
Why were the Russian people upset with Russia's involvement in World War I or The Great War?
Lenin and Trotsky planned the overthrow of the provisional government to install the _______________?
Communist System
The _______ were popular assemblies of workers, soldiers, and peasants.
Soviets
The Bolsheviks created the ___________, an organization of political and military intelligence that crushed any kind of dissent.
Cheka
Who was the leader of the provisional government? (First or Last Name accepted)
Alexander Kerensky
What natural event along with all of the social and economic causes triggered the Russian Revolution?
A very harsh winter
Following the October Revolution, Lenin announced three measures: an immediate peace, the formation of the Soviet People's Commissionaires or Sovnarkom, and ___________________?
A Decree on Land (to distribute among peasants)
Because of the different calendars,in what month did the February Revolution actually occur in Russia?
March
Following the October Revolution, Lenin's party was defeated in the elections and so Lenin ordered what?
Which led to a civil war.
Ordered the dissolution of the constituent assembly