People
Who was the Tsar and Tsarina of Russia?
Nicholas II and Alexandra
Name 1 city in Russia?
MOSCOW
ST. PETERSBURG
What was Bloody Sunday?
Protest where peasants and workers came out to protest the tsar's actions and involvement in the Russo-Japanese War.
TRUE OR FALSE?
TSAR NICHOLAS WAS THE LAST OF THE ROMONOVS?
TRUE
True or False:
STALIN WAS THE FIRST LEADER OF THE USSR.
FALSE
He was a holy man who helped the tsar's son and made the people resent the Tsar.
Rasputin
Against what major country was Russia at war in WWI?
GERMANY
How was WWI responsible for the Russian Revolution?
People were starving at home, troops losing badly in war, weak leadership, Rasputin and Alexandra in charge
What was the army that supported the Tsar called?
White Army
Lenin's first order of business was to keep Russia in the war.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
LEFT THE WAR IMMEDIATELY
This was the leader of the Red Army
Trotsky
I'll check
How was the Russo-Japanese War responsible for the Russian Revolution?
Russia was doing horrible, bad economy, lost the war to Japan, and was humiliated.
What did Tsar Nicholas do during WWI?
Leaves Russia to go to the battlefield, leaves wife in charge, weak leadership in war
The Russian Civil War
Who led the Bloody Sunday protest in 1905? What kind of people were at the protest?
Father Gapon, Priest, Workers, peasants
List 2 new countries that existed after WWI
CHECK
Why did Peasants support Lenin?
PEACE
LAND
BREAD
True or False:
ON BLOODY SUNDAY, THE PROTESTORS HATED THE KING AND WANTED TO OVERTHROW THE GOV
FALSE
STILL SUPPORT BUT WANTED CHANGE
How were leaders like Lenin and Stalin able to keep control of their people?
Terror, violence, arrests, killings, GULAGS
Who was Alexander Kerensky? Why did the people of Russia hate his government?
He was the leader of the provisional government, and they hated him as he kept Russia in WWI
LIST 3 NEW COUNTRIES AND 2 OLD COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AFTER WWI
CHECK
How do you think communism was a cause of the Russian Revolution?
OPINION
Describe Romonov's murder; why were they killed?
Killed in the basement together, killed as if they were captured and shipped to the West they would be a problem to the USSR in the future.
Describe what happened after Lenin died, who took over, and how did they do it
Stalin took over after Lenin died, he began to put his supporters in the government and was able to secure support.