People
The leader Russia before the Revolution
Czar Nicholas II
A march in 1905 that led to the death of hundreds of Russians protesting poverty, poor working conditions, and starvation. The guards of the Czar shot and killed many of the protesters.
Bloody Sunday
A system of government in which a serf or peasant renders service to a lord and receives land and protection in return.
Feudalism
These were the very poor people of Russia. They were a majority of the population.
Serfs/peasants
The Russian Revolution officially took place in ___ (year)
1917
He would lead a revolution against Russia and begin the age of communism in Russia
Vladimir Lenin
In 1918, Vladimir Lenin officially pulled Russia out of ___.
The Great War or WWI
A theory of social organization advocating common ownership of means of production and a distribution of products of industry based on need.
Communism
After much unrest the Czar created the ___ or Russian Parliament. This didn't change much!
The Duma
A majority of Russians during this time period were peasants or _____.
Factory Workers
She was married to the Czar of Russian and also disliked by the people
Alexandra
Lenin and the Bolshevik Party take control of the government during the ____ Revolution.
October
A government by the people, ruled by the majority of the people. Citizens elect leaders who then make the choices for the good of the people.
Democracy
This term in Russian was used to describe their absolute leader.
The Czar/ Tsar
About __% of Russians were extremely poor.
80%
He was believed to be a mystic and holy man of Russia. Many people did not like how he had an influence over the Czar and his wife.
Rasputin
By 1923 all areas of Russia came under communist control and is renamed _______,
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of the USSR.
An economic system characterized by private or corporation ownership of goods and businesses.
Capitalism
He was a Bolshevik leader and one of the most prominent figures of the Revolution. He headed the Revolutionary Military Committee, which provided the military muscle for the Revolution.
Leon Trotsky
This is an economic term in which prices for goods and services go up but wages remain the same.
Inflation
He would lead Russia after the death of Vladimir Lenin. Under his leadership Russia/the Soviet Union would become a global power.
Joseph Stalin
In 1917 the Czar is forced to give up control of Russia during the ___ Revolution.
February
A person who reigns over an entire empire or kingdom with complete governmental control.
A Monarch or Absolute Monarchy
This term was used to describe the Czar's wife
The Czarina
In ___ (year) the Bolshevik Party and Lenin had the Czar and his family executed.
1918