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This social group was made up of the rich and middle class.
What is bourgeoisie?
He was killed along with his family by the Bolsheviks.
Who is Czar Nicholas II?
Russia enter World War I in 1914 after Austria-Hungary declared war on this country.
What is Serbia?
This worker's party in Russia won the Russian Revolution.
Who are the Bolsheviks?
This individual is known as the father of communism and wrote the Communist Manifesto.
Who is Karl Marx?
This social group was made up of the poor and working class.
What is the proletariat?
This policy imposed the Russian language and culture on non-Russians.
What is Russification?
World War I created conditions in Russia that helped trigger this event.
What is the Russian Revolution?
He made these THREE promises in order to gain support for overthrowing the government.
What is "Peace, Land, and Bread?"
These do not exist in communism because everyone is equal.
What are classes?
This new name for Russia under communist rule comes from the united local councils of workers, peasants, and soldiers.
What is the Soviet Union?
This was used by both Alexander III and Nicholas II to ensure that Russians were not trying to overthrow them or speak out against their rule.
What is secret police?
This country sent Lenin back to Russia with money with the hopes of staring a revolution.
What is Germany?
This was the only legal political party in Russia and only its members could run for office.
What is communism?
The ones that make all economic and business decisions under communism.
What is the government?
This group of Russian lawmakers was created after Bloody Sunday.
What is the Duma?
This event occurred when 200,000 protesters were shot at by palace guards and several hundred died.
What is Bloody Sunday?
This nation had the highest number of casualties in World War I.
What is Russia?
Lenin used secret police to eliminate these individuals.
Who are his rivals (enemies)?
Local councils in Russia made up of workers, peasants, and soldiers.
What are soviets?
These were violent attacks directed against a minority group. In Russia, the Jews were targeted.
What is a pogrom?
This mystic faith-healer predicted the Romanov's fate before he was killed by nobles.
Who is Rasputin?
This treaty officially ended the war between Russia and Germany.
What is the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
This was an economic policy under Lenin where government controlled most banks and industry, but did allow some private ownership.
What is New Economic Policy?
These two individuals started a communist revolution in Russia.
Who are Lenin and Stalin?