Origins of the Russian Empire
What was the name of the most numerous class in the Russian Empire
Peasants
What Manifesto was written in 1894?
The Communist Manifesto
Who killed Franz Ferdinand?
Gavrilo Princip
Two mistakes of Nicholas II during WWI
Leaving Petrograd, leaving Anastasia (and Rasputin in charge), believing he could command the army
How long did the Romanovs rule for?
300 (304)
What is Marx's name for the 'Industrial Working Class?'
The Proletariat
Their chains
Why was St Petersburg renamed at the start of WW1? What was the name changed to?
Sounded too German/Petrograd
What is 'class consciousness' ?
Who fought in the Crimean War?
Russia vs France and Britain
Outcome of Russo-Japanese war 1904-5
Humiliating defeat of Russia
What was nother name for The Narodniks?
Populists
Give one of Rasputin's nicknames
The Mad Monk/The Black Monk
What did Nicholas' son suffer from?
Hemophilia
Who was part of the 'Holy Alliance'?
Russia, Prussia, and Austria
What was the 'Okhrana'?
Secret Police
The Mensheviks and Bolsheviks split from which party?
Somsonov and Rennenkampf were in charge with the two Russian armies. Why are they remembered?
They hated each other and refused to meet or speak
Who sang the song Rasputin (1979) with the lyrics " Ra-ra-rasputin, lover of the Russian Queen..."
Name 3 of Nicholas II predecessors
Peter The Great, Michael Romanov, Catherine the Great, Nicholas I, Alexander II, Alexander III
The Bloody Sunday massacres put pressure on Nicholas II to institue reforms, the October Manifesto was its consequence.
Who was the leader of the Mensheviks?
What was the outcome of the battle of Tannenberg
Defeat and almost complete destruction of the Russian second army
Where were the Romanovs assassinated?
Ekaterinburg