vocab
this is a russian emperor
what is a czar?
"peace, land, and bread" was this man's slogan
who is vladimir lenin?
this is the type of government in russia before the revolution
what is an autocracy?
this is the slogan of lenin
what is "peace, land, and bread"?
these are the two sides in the russian civil war
what are the reds and the whites?
this faction was the more moderate one, wanting less change
who are the mensheviks?
this person was lenin's right hand man
who is leon trotsky?
this event occurred when the russian army fired into a crowd of protesters at the palace; strike 1
what is bloody sunday?
this is considered the start of the russian revolution
what is the march revolution?
these people were part of the reds
what are bolsheviks/communists?
this faction is the one that overthrows the government, the radical one
what are the bolsheviks?
this person was the last czar of russia
who is nicholas ii?
this war was fought over korea, which russia lost
what is the russo japanese war?
this is lenin's policy that restores order in russia: a policy that blends elements of communism and capitalism
what is the new economic policy?
these people were part of the whites
who are czar loyalists, land owners, and army officers?
this is the term for when a monarch gives up the throne
what is abdicating?
this person was heavily concerned with the heir to the russian throne and consulted a religious healer
who is alexandra?
this is what russia does to try to catch up to the rest of the world; it's the reason why they do so poorly in wwi
what is industrialization?
this treaty ended russia's involvement in wwi
what is the treaty of brest litovsk?
this is the person people thought would become the leader of the USSR after lenin died
who is trotsky?
this is the provisional legislature that russia establishes after the march revolution
what is the duma?
this person was a mystic healer who was poisoned, beaten, shot, and thrown into a river
who is rasputin?
name 2 of the 3 strikes that force russia into revolution
russo japanese war, wwi, bloody sunday
this is a philosophy where government is run by the proletariat
what is marxism?
this is how stalin got control of the communist party
kicked trotsky out, had him killed