In 1917 amidst the troubles of World War I , widespread dissatisfaction with the tsarist system led to a revolution and the overthrow of this Tsar.
Who is Tsar Nicholas II
100
The Russian peasantry consisted of _________ and labourers.
What are farmers?
100
A kind of government in which the ruler's power is unlimited.
(Begins with the letter 'A')
What is autocracy?
100
People who belong to the working class. They do not own factories or businessess.
What is the Proletariat?
100
This heir to the Austria-Hungary throne was assasinated in Bosnia.
Who is Archduke Ferdinand?
200
This Tsar expanded Russia's borders to the Black Sea and into central Europe, promoted westernization, modernization, and increased the control of the gentry over serfs.
Who is Catherine the Great?
200
This was the main economic activity in Russia in 1881.
What is farming?
200
A leader having unlimited power.
(An 'A' word)
What is an autocrat?
200
The Russian name for the group of factory or business owners who employed workers.
What is the Bourgeoisie?
200
The assassin of the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary was a young terrorist from this country.
What is Serbia?
300
This Tsar believed that the western ideas about personal freedom and new forms of government were unnecessary, and that only a strong leader, one religion, and central control would keep the country united.
Who is Alexander III?
300
A group of peasant households which joined together to farm the land and owned the land in common.
What is a village commune?
300
A title given to a male leader in russia, ruling with absolute power.
What is a Tsar?
300
The German philosopher, social scientist, historian and revolutionary, who wrote the Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital.
Who is Karl Marx?
300
This country declared war on Serbia, drawing Russia into the conflict.
What is Austria?
400
This Tsar was the first to travel to Europe and study Western European ways of doing things. He made the first attempts to modernize Russia and to develop the countries industries.
Who is Peter the Great?
400
In this system of farming, one third of all land was always left unseeded for a season or more.
What is the three-field system?
400
A title given to a female leader in russia, ruling with absolute power.
What is a Tsarista?
400
Vladimir Lenin's original name.
What is Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov?
400
As Austria's ally, this country declared war on Russia.
What is Germany?
500
The first self proclaimed Tsar of Russia, who married five wives in nine years, and, in a fit of rage, murdered his son and only viable heir.
Who is Ivan the Terrible?
500
A type of peasant family where a father, mother, their children, their married offspring, and grandchildren all lived under the same roof.
What is an extended family?
500
The word Tsar comes from latin and this famous ruler.
Who is Caesar?
500
This young revolutionay worked with the Mensheviks to organize councils, or Soviets in the shops and factories of several Russian cities.
Who is Leon Trotsky?
500
Russia fought on the side of the Allies. The countries on the other side were know as this.