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What person abdicated his throne after the Feb./March Revolution?
Czar Nicholas II
What was the name of the day on which the Czar had soldiers fire on people who were protesting at the Winter Palace?
Bloody Sunday
What were the women of Petrograd protesting?
Food shortages
What was another name for the Oct./Nov. Revolution?
The Bolshevik Revolution
Why did Russia have a Civil War after the Bolsheviks took power?
Many people opposed the Bolshevik government.
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party who started Communism in Russia?
Vladimir Lenin
What were people protesting when they were gunned down by soldiers in front of the Winter Palace?
Poor working conditions
What does it mean to abdicate the throne?
To step down
The main cause of the Oct./Nov. Revolution can be attributed to what?
Czar Nicholas' failed military and economic policies
What was the name of the Army formed by the Anti-Communists?
The White Army
What was the name of the mystic who was close to the Romanov family?
Grigori Rasputin
In which city did this revolt take place?
Petrograd
What big mistake did the provisional government make after Nicholas' abdication?
They kept Russia in WWI
Which treaty ended WWI for Russia?
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Why did the Red Army kill Czar Nicholas and his family?
They were afraid the Anti-Communists would put him back in power.
Who would take over as dictator of Russia after the death of Lenin?
Joseph Stalin
What does the world Revolution mean?
To overthrow a government in favor of a new system
What were the local councils of workers which sprung up after the Feb./March Revolution called?
Soviets
What did Lenin and the Bolsheviks believe had to occur to get rid of the current government and capitalism?
Violent revolution
What is war communism?
When the government controlled the banks and industry and stole from the peasants to feed the Communist army.
Who was the leader of the Petrograd Soviet which overthrew the provisional government?
Leon Trotsky
What did Czar Nicholas approve the creation of after the Revolution of 1905?
Parliament or Duma
The Feb./March Revolution dethroned the Czar but made a mistake when they didn't do what?
Put a strong government in his place
Why did the Germans help Lenin get back to Russia from his exile?
They wanted him to get Russia to withdraw from the war
What was the Red Terror?
When the secret police killed anyone who opposed Communism.