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Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
(Who was) Tsar Nicholas II
What event in 1905 saw peaceful protesters shot by troops?
(What was) Bloody Sunday
What system did the Bolsheviks establish?
(What was) Communism
What role did Rasputin play in the royal family?
"Treating" the Tsarevich Alexei's hemophilia, influencing the Tsarina.
What was the secret police force established by the Bolsheviks to eliminate enemies?
(What was) The Cheka
Who was the mystic who influenced the Tsar's family?
(Who was) Grigori Rasputin
How many revolutions occurred in 1917?
(What were): The February Revolution and The October Revolution (Two.)
What was the Bolsheviks' slogan for the October Revolution?
(What was) "Peace, Land, and Bread"
What group did the military join instead of stopping protestors during the February Revolution?
(Who were) The rioters
What new nation was formed in 1922, replacing the Russian Empire?
(What is) The USSR/Soviet Union
Who led the Bolsheviks and the October Revolution?
(Who was) Vladimir Lenin
What did the February Revolution achieve?
(What was) The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
What economic policy allowed some private business during the 1920s?
(What was) The New Economic Policy (NEP)
When Nicholas II took command of the army in 1917, who did he leave in charge of Russia?
(Who was) Tsarina Alexandra
What were the two main sides in the Russian Civil War?
(What were) The Red Army (Bolsheviks) and The White Army (anti-Bolsheviks)
Who founded the Red Army and was a rival to Stalin?
(Who was) Leon Trotsky
What was the name of the civil war between the Reds (Bolsheviks) and Whites (anti-communists)?
(What was) The Russian Civil War
What was the capital city during much of this period?
(What is) Petrograd/St. Petersburg
What major social shift, including decriminalization of homosexuality in 1922, followed the revolution?
(What was) The "sexual revolution"
What document, published after Lenin's death, threatened Stalin's power?
(What was) Lenin's Testament
What was the name of the communist party that took power?
(Who/What were) The Bolsheviks
What was the name of the elected Russian parliament?
(What was) The Duma
What treaty ended Russia's involvement in World War I?
(What was) The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Which group of sailors from a major naval base were early supporters of the Bolsheviks?
(Who were) The Kronstadt Sailors.
What specific group started the massive strikes in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) in February 1917?
(What are) Women and factory workers