Vocabulary
The Russian name for a king
What is "czar"?
The last Russian tsar.
Who is Nicholas II?
Russian peasants were strictly controlled by Russian tsars, who ruled as ___________________.
What are autocrats?
Note: "Dictator" is also acceptable
As a result of the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia left ____________ by signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918.
What is World War I?
Russia's new name after Lenin & the Bolsheviks took over.
U.S.S.R. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
Note: Soviet Union is also acceptable
The first Communist leader.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
Russians were involved in this worldwide event. They were unprepared and many were killed.
What is World War I?
Soldiers refused to fire on striking workers during this event, leading to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II.
What is the February Revolution?
During the February Revolution, troops went against Tsar Nicholas II's orders and mutinied, leading to Nicholas II's ______________ the throne.
What is "abdicating?"
Vladimir Lenin's successor (the person who took power from him after Lenin died)
Who is Joseph Stalin?
Poor working conditions, low wages, and hazards of __________________________.
Hint: England was the first country to do this.
What is "industrialization?"
After the ____________ , Vladimir Lenin seized power along with his party.
What is the Bolshevik Revolution?
Note: The October Revolution is also acceptable.
The Soviet Union was the world's first _____________ country, based on an idea created by Karl Marx.
What is communism?
Two-part question:
The Russian Civil War was fought between which two sides?
What did each side believe in?
Who are the Reds (pro-Communist/pro-Lenin)?
Who are the Whites (anti-Communist/pro-tsar)?
Lack of food
Hint: what is the word for when there is an extreme scarcity of food?
What is famine?
What happened to Tsar Nicholas II and his family during the Russian Civil War?
They were executed in cold blood by the Reds.
The Bolshevik slogan for the peasants.
What is "Bread, Peace, Land?"
The name for Lenin's communist party.
What is the Bolshevik party?
Protesters were killed by Tsar Nicholas II during this event.
What is Bloody Sunday?
What was one of the reforms that Tsar Nicholas II implemented after Bloody Sunday and why didn't it work?
He created the Dumas. Only the wealthy could vote.