People
Groups
Events/Ideas
1917
Miscellanous
100
The exiled leader of the Bolshevik Party
Vladimir Lenin
100
The real power in the capital after the tsar abdicated
The Petrograd Soviet
100
What was Dual Authority?
The sharing of power between the Provisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet in 1917.
BONUS POINTS: Who was the Chairman of the Petrograd Soviet in 1917?
100
Which FOUR nations did Lenin see on his way to reach Russia in 1917?
Switzerland; Germany; Sweden; Finland
100
Starting with "M", the Provisional Government had a very limited one.
mandate
200
The Russian Foreign Minister who wrote the infamous "note" to the Allies in 1917, pledging the nation's ongoing support in the Great War
Pavel Milyukov
200
According to Marxist theory, this societal group would attain class-consciousness and rise up against the bourgeoisie
The Proletariat
200
The February Revolution snowballed from an original march on which annual day?
International Women's Day
200
Lenin's slogan of "Peace, Bread, and Land" was inspired by THESE ten points that he outlined when he returned to Russia.
April Theses
200
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was very damaging for Russia, as it ceded a lot of its territory (almost a third of its original population!)
Where is Brest-Litovsk located today?
Belarus
300
Who was Alexander Kerensky?
The only socialist cabinet member of the Provisional Government
300
The "Second" one of these existed until 1916. During the war, its members stopped prioritising the labour movement, as they wanted to do what was best for their nation during the conflict
The Second International
BONUS POINTS: What does IWA stand for, and who wrote its constitution?
300
What was the very first decision that the Petrograd Soviet passed after the first revolution?
Order #1
BONUS POINTS: What was the new official title of the Soviets?
300
After THIS failed Russian offensive in July of 1917, mass protests were held in Petrograd
The Kerensky Offensive
300
David Christian argues that there was a "second polarisation" within ______ occurring in Russia before the Revolution
within the ruling classes
400
THIS country/empire suffered heavy losses against the Russian army, which is crazy because it was THAT leader who was assassinated by WHICH terrorist group that initially sparked the July Crisis in 1914
THIS: Austria-Hungary
THAT: Franz Ferdinand
WHICH: The Black Hand
BONUS POINTS: Why did Russia back Serbia in their fight?
400
What does the RSDLP stand for?
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
BONUS POINTS: When did it splinter into the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks?
400
Identify three outcomes from the July chaos in Petrograd
1. Lenin flees to Finland
2. Trotsky imprisoned
3. Prov Gov reputation hit - used state force to quell protests
400
Name at least two "own goals" by Kerensky in 1917
1. Appointed Kornilov
2. Let Bolshevik agitators out of prison
3. Allowed the Soviets to gain power/credibility
400
The Provisional Government failed for a number of reasons.
Provide 3
500
Name:
- 2 Russian generals
- 3 Bolsheviks
- 4 Prominent Russians who lost their jobs
The President of the Duma during in February 1917
500
Name four political parties in Russia
The RSDLP (Bolshys/Menshys); The Kadets; The Octobrists; The Socialist Revolutionaries
BONUS POINTS: Which party permanently boycotted the Duma, and why?
500
Three adjectives to describe the October revolution:
(2 POSSIBLE ANSWERS)
spontaneous, leaderless and inevitable
coordinated, planned but preventable
500
America declared war on Germany in April of 1917, after THIS policy was reinstated by General Ludendorff.
Germany had already angered America in 1917 by sending a telegram to THAT country, offering them financial aid to reclaim territory from America that it taken during war
THIS: Unrestricted submarine warfare
THAT: Mexico
500
Four reasons why the Provisional Government believed it would be a bad idea to withdraw from WW1
1. Supported it originally
2. Obligation to allies
3. future of the economy
4. Terrible bargaining position