1900 - 1925
Who was czar Nicholas known as?
The last czar of Russia in 1894
What happened on January 22nd, 1905?
The czar's winter palace was stormed by workers.
What year did World War 1 start?
1914
What did the people of Russia lack?
Food, fuel and housing
What did General Lavr Kornilov attempt to do?
He tried to stop the growing of Soviet power.
What party did the Marxists make in 1898?
The Russian social democratic labour party.
What happened to the marchers that stormed the winter palace?
They were shot upon by the governments troops which is called the bloody Sunday slaughter
What were the two opposing forces called?
What happened by the end of 1916?
Almost all educated soldiers were opposed to the czar
When did the winter palace get stormed by workers, soldiers, and sailors?
November 7th. ( October 25 in the old Russian calender )
Who were the three political orginizations?
The liberal constitutionals, the socialist revolutionists and the marxists.
What is the fully elected lawmaking body called?
The Duma
The Triple Entente
Who did the people think was influencing the Czar and Czarina?
Grigori Rasputin
What year did Moscow become the capital?
in 1918
What are the Bolsheviks also known as?
The communists
Russia's defeat happened when?
September 1905
When did Germany declare war on Russia?
August 1st, 1914
What did the royal couple believe Rasputin to be?
Rasputin was believed to be a holy, healing man.
What does NEP stand for?
New Economic policy
What happened to the Russian Social democratic labour party in 1903?
They split into the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks.
What did Nicholas grant the Duma?
The power to pass or reject all proposed laws
Who drove the Russians back in 1915?
The Austrians and the Germans
What happened in March 1917
violent riots and strikes over bread and coal shortages
What happeded in December 1922?
The creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. ( U.S.S.R )