Lenin, Stalin or Trotsky?
He was the first of the three to die
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
The name of the "working class", which would rise up to take control of the means of production
Who is the proletariat?
The term used to describe the restriction of individual rights that was felt by most Russians under Czar Nicholas II
The last in the long line of Czars from the Romanov Monarchy/Dynasty
Who is Czar Nicholas II?
This shadowy figure allegedy healed the Czar's son and influenced the Czarina
Who is Rasputin?
Who is Josef Stalin?
A heavy, progressive _______ was necessary, according to Marx, to equalize classes
What is a tax?
This term, referring to the growth of factories, caused a wide gap between the rich and the poor
What is industrialization?
The year that the Czar and the rest of the Romanov family were executed, bringing an end to the dynasty
What is 1917?
The reason so many Russians came to lose faith in the Duma
What is it was not effective, or did not give the people a voice as promised?
A skilled speaker, he was a firm Marxist, but became isolated by his opponent and was forced to flee the country
Who is Leon Trotsky?
According to Marx, this needed to happen to all private property in order to equalize society
What is abolish, or get rid of?
This event in 1905 began as a peaceful protest by labororers and ended with hundreds of peasants dead and wounded
What is "Bloody Sunday"?
In an attempt to gain back the trust of the Russian people, Czar Nicholas II created this group after Bloody Sunday
What is the Duma?
This ultimately happened to Leon Trotsky
What is he was murdered in Mexico by Stalin's agents?
A "shrewd political operator", this man would eventually gain control of the USSR
Who is Josef Stalin?
This is the term used to describe the factory owners, who, according to Marx, would be overthrown by the working class
What is bourgeosie?
This movement, or group of revolutionaries led by Vladimir Lenin, organized workers, soldiers to resist the Czar
Who were the Bolsheviks?
In an attempt to strengthen military leadership during World War I, Czar Nicholas did this
What is went to the front to lead the troops?
These are the words the acronymn "USSR" represents
What is the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?
Leader of the Bolshevik revolutionaries
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
According to Marx, in the first phase of the revolution the Aristocracy would overthrow this type of leader
Who is a monarch/autocrat?
These TWO wars in the early 1900s were both seen as losses for Russia and did not help the Czar's popularity
What are World War I (1914) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904)?
The heir to the throne, Alexis, suffered from this condition
What is hemophilia?
This is the term used to describe the groups of soldiers, workers and farmers organized by Lenin across Russia
What are "Soviets"?