Misc.
What wars does the 1905 revolution trace its roots back to?
The Napoleonic Wars
Marxism
The working class, not the peasants would lead the revolution.
Low morale among the people and soldiers led to..
Mass Discontent
What was a reason Nicholas 2 was unpopular?
He was politically incompetent
They delayed _______ reforms
economic
What did Russia declare itself as when the Czar abdicated?
A republic
Mensheviks
Believed that Russia needed to develop into an industrial state with a sizable working class before a socialist revolution could occur.
Dissident Elite
Elites siding with the peasants in opposition to the Czar
What type of the government was Russia in Nicholas 2's time?
An Autocracy
They delayed _______________ to the peasants
redistribution of land
What was the Provisional Governments Responsibility?
to govern Russia until elections could be held for a National Constituent Assembly
Bolsheviks
Believed that a small party of professional revolutionaries could use force to bring about a socialist society in the near future.
Some unifying motivations..
Anti-war, anti-czar and socialism
Who did Nicholas and his family rely on?
Rasputin
They postponed _________ for the National Constituent Assembly
elections
Who was Alexander Kerensky?
Vice Chairman of the Petrograd Soviet and Second Prime Minister of the Provisional Government
Autocracy
Government ruled by one person with unlimited authority.
Ineffective government led to..
Severe political crisis
Did the Czar abdicate?
Yes
They feared what if they redistributed land before the war ended
mass desertion of troops
What did Germany do as an attempt to knock out the Russians?
They helped Vladimir Lenin return to Russia
Constitutional Monarchy
Monarchy in which the monarch exercises authority in an accordance with a constitution.
World context,,
WW2
How many kids did he have?
5
What was ultimately the biggest mistake the provisional government made?
Continuing the war with Germany