Systems of Government
This political system is marked by extreme nationalism, authoritarian leadership, and suppression of opposition.
What is fascism?
This illness of the Tsar’s son helped Rasputin gain influence at court.
What is haemophilia?
This 1905 event began when peaceful protesters marching to the Winter Palace were fired upon by the Tsar’s troops.
What is Bloody Sunday?
The harsh conditions imposed on Germany in this agreement made it incredibly difficult for the new Weimar government to develop after WW1
What is the Treaty of Versailles
The goal of this ideology is a classless society where wealth is shared equally among people
What is communism?
This band sing the classic song about Rasputin
Who are Boney M
This Bolshevik slogan appealed strongly to workers, peasants, and soldiers in 1917.
What is “Peace, Bread, and Land”?
This controversial feature of the Weimar Constitution allowed the President to rule by decree in emergencies.
What is Article 48
In this system, power belongs to the people, who choose leaders through free and fair elections.
What is democracy?
This political group ordered or carried out the execution of the Romanovs
Who are the Bolsheviks?
This priest led the workers’ march on Bloody Sunday.
Who is Father Georgy Gapon?
This 1923 crisis wiped out people's savings overnight and created conditions that fueled the rise of extremist movements
What is hyperinflation?
This social class was seen by Karl Marx as the group that would lead a revolution
What is the working class (proletariat)?
This action by Nicholas II in 1917 officially brought Romanov rule to an end
What is his abdication?
Nicholas II’s refusal to meaningfully share power with this elected body weakened the monarchy after 1905.
What is the Duma?
France and Belgium occupied this economic heartland of Germany in 1923
What is the Ruhr
This system is most likely to protect minority rights through laws, courts, and elected representatives, even when the majority disagrees.
What is democracy?
Rasputin’s influence became strongest after Nicholas II made this decision in 1915.
What is taking personal command of the army during World War I?
This foreign enemy helped smuggle Lenin back into Russia, believing it would help them win the War
What is Germany
This method of voting gave small extremist parties more representation in parliament.
What is proportional representation?
This term describes the use of media control and state messaging to influence public opinion, especially in fascist and totalitarian systems.
What is propaganda?
Rasputin became a symbol of this problem within the Romanov government
What is Corruption
Russia’s defeat to this country in 1904 caused many Russians to lose confidence in their country and the leadership of the Tsar
What is Japan
Before they were executed following a failed uprising, Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht led this communist revolutionary group
Who are the Spartacists
This is a key weakness shared by both fascist and communist systems in practice, because power is concentrated in one party or leader.
What is lack of political freedom / limited rights and freedoms?
This Russian ruler came to power in 1762 after overthrowing her husband, Peter III
Who is Catherine the Great?
This government replaced the Tsar after the 1917 February Revolution.
What is the Provisional Government?
This period (mid-1920s) is known for cultural and economic recovery in Weimar Germany.
What are the 'Golden Years' of the Weiamr Republic
A major weakness of communism is the lack of this, which can reduce efficiency and innovation and choice.
What is competition?
This nobleman was one of the leading conspirators involved in Rasputin’s murder.
Who is Prince Felix Yusupov?
This local council of workers and soldiers became an important power base for the Bolsheviks.
What is the Soviet / Petrograd Soviet?
This event involved right-wing Freikorps unsuccessfully attempting to overthrow the Weimar government in 1920.
What is the Kapp Putsch?
This economic system is most commonly linked to democratic countries, allowing private businesses while the government provides key services.
What is a market or mixed economy?
This long-term feature of Romanov governance meant the Romanovs relied on one ruler having almost complete power, making failure at the top disastrous.
What is autocracy / absolute rule?
These monarchists fought against the Red Army during the brutal Russian civil war?
What is the White Army
Explain how the Weimar government's response to the Ruhr Crisis contributed to the subsequent crisis of hyperinflation?
They printed money to pay the wages pf striking workers
This fancy sounding term refers to the wealthy business owners and landowners that Marx believed the workers would rise against.
What is the bourgeoisie?
Tsar Nicholas's imposing father was also know by this nickname
Who is 'the Colossus'
This key building was seized by the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution.
What is the Winter Palace?
This popular right-wing conspiracy theory refers to the “November Criminals” - communists, jews, Weimar politicians - who were blamed for surrendering in WWI.
What is the “stab-in-the-back” myth?