The beginning
T or F? Russia was on of the richest countries in the early 1900's
False it was actually really poor in things like economy.
Who industrialized earlier than Russia?
Western Europe and the United States
When did Russia enter WW1?
1914
When did the Duma form their Provisional Government?
March 12th
When did the Russian civil war break out?
In late 1917
How many revolutions swept through Russia in 1917?
Two revolutions
which war was during 1854-1856?
The Crimean War
What year did the Russian Rename their imperial city?
1914
When did the February Revolution begin?
It began March 8th, 1917 or February 23rd on the Julian calendar.
When were the Romanovs executed?
They were executed on July 16, 1918
What did the Russian Empire practice?
They practiced Serfdom
What was the result of St. Petersburg and Moscow doubling through 1890 to 1910
Overcrowding and Destitute living conditions
Why did Czar Nicholas leave the Russian capital of Petrograd in 1915?
He left to take command of the Russian Army Front
What did the Duma's Provisional government oppose?
They opposed violent social revolution
Who were the Red and white armies?
The red army Fought for Lenin's Bolshevik government and the white army represented loosely allied forces
What would social and political changes lead to?
The formation of the Soviet Union
What led to the Bloody Sunday massacre of 1905?
Large protests by Russian worker against the Monarchy.
Who was Czarina Alexandra's controversial advisor?
Grigory Rasputin
Who was the Bolshevik party leader?
Vladimir Lenin
What was Communism?
an influential belief system paved by the Russian Revolution
What is Serfdom and when was it abolished?
Serfdom was a form of feudalism in which landless peasants were forced to serve the land-owning nobility. This Form was Abolished in 1861
After the bloodshed who told the Dumas that they would work towards Reform?
Czar Nicholas II
Why was Rasputin murdered?
Rasputin was murdered by Eager Russian nobles because of his influence on the royal family
What was the Bolshevik revolution also known as and when did it occur?
The Bolshevik Revolution was also Known as the October Revolution and it occurred on November 6th and 7th of 1917 or October 24th and 25th on the Julian calendar
What did Communism set stage for?
They set the stage for the rise of the Soviet Union to go against the United States during the Cold War