People
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
A leader of the Bolsheviks
What effect did the Russo-Japanese War have on Russia's economy?
It caused the prices of food to raise, but not wages
What is patriotism?
The hatred of Germany
What happened on January 22, 1905?
Nicholas II ordered the palace guards to open fire on 200,000 workers that were peacefully marching to the Czar's palace.
Which class did the provisional government represent?
The upper-class
Who was Grigori Rasputin?
A Russian holy man
Why did radical reformist groups form?
The groups had a growing dissatisfaction with the Russian government
What is the Bolshevik party?
It is a radical revolutionary Marxist group
What happened in 1918?
The Communist soldiers killed and imprisoned the royal family
What was Lenin's slogan?
Peace, Land, Bread
Who was Nicholas II?
The last emperor of Russia
What was created after Bloody Sunday?
The first soviets
What is a Czar?
A Russian emperor
When did Alexander II die, and how?
He died in 1881, and he was assassinated by a revolutionist
What type of government did Russia have?
An autocracy
Who was Leon Trotsky?
The founder and commander of the Red Army
What was created by Nicholas II to appease strikers?
The Duma, or legislature was created
What is abdication?
Formally renouncing monarch authority
When was Rasputin assassinated?
December 1916
Why did Rasputin get assassinated?
It was an effort to save the royal family's power
Who was Alexander Kerensky?
The second Prime Minister of the Provisional Gov, or the vice-chairman of the Petrograd Soviet
Why did the strikers continue to protest?
They learned about the intended purpose of the Duma
What is a soviet?
A political government body
What were the causes of the 1917 revolution?
Unifying motivations, mass discontent, dissident elite, permissive world content, and severe political crisis
How many revolutions did Russia have?
Three