Revolutions in General
What were the two parts of the Russian Revolution of 1917 called?
The February Revolution and the October Revolution.
What Revolution led the Civil War?
The October Revolution
In 1904 -1905 who was Russia at war with?
Japan
Name the two Russian political parties of the 1900s
Describe uneven wealth between nobles and peasants
Nobles who owned large estates and businesses were well off, while rural peasant masses and urban industrial workers lived in great poverty.
What key event took place in the revolution of 1905 and what happened?
It is known as Bloody Sunday, 130 protestors were killed.
What effect did the February Revolution have?
Toppled the 400-year-old monarchy and established a provisional government.
By mid august the gov. war offensive was going badly because of what?
Shortage of food and other goods
What is Communism?
The belief that classless society would emerge in which people
What Revolutions helped Russia to create new social classes?
Industrial Revolution, Bolshevik Revolution
When did the February Revolution begin?
February 24, 1917
What reforms did Alexander II launch that inspired revolutionary groups to form?
He made changes in the education system that gave people more opportunity to attend school and relaxed laws that made speaking against the government a crime.
The civil war caused Lenin to introduce an economic policy called..?
War Communism
What were the effects of war communism?
Government took over all private businesses and dictated what was to be produced, workers resisted with strikes, peasants were forced to provide grains to feed cities and the army, these peasants were unhappy.
How were czars different from European monarchs?
They had unlimited power to rule, while European nations had gradually limited the power of their monarchs over time.
At first, the revolutionaries viewed what as the best source for creating change?
Peasantry
What reformation was made by Nicholas II in October 1905 due to the The Revolution of 1905?
He accepted a written constitution that granted people basic civil liberties.
During the Crimean war what forces defeated Russia?
Great britain, france and the Ottoman Turks
Describe the actions of Nicholas II; Was he like his father?
Nicholas did not inspire either the fear/respect that Alexander III commanded. Nicholas II had a few political ideas beyond protecting his power as czar. He called moderate reformers’ goals “senseless dreams.”
What things were still under the government's control?
Communications, transportation, and major industries such as mining, oil, and steel
Since the students failed to create change, they split the revolutionary movement in 3 groups. What did each group focus on?
One group continued to rely on peasants as the source. The second group began to focus on urban factory workers. The third group gave up on influencing people and turned to terrorism
What were the causes of the Revolution of 1905?
Russia defeat in the war with Japan 1904-1905 increase the discontent of czars rule. Peasants, industrial workers, the intelligentsia, and non-Russian nationalists were seeking a voice in the government.
What happened to Russia on December 15th 1917?
Bolsheviks withdraw Russia from World War I.
How was the system of Dual Power introduced?
The working class Russians placed their loyalty in the Petrograd Soviet and other soviets that united to form the All-Russian Soviet. The All-Russian Soviet was then formed to become the "second government" of Russia
Who was "Reds”, "Whites”, and "Greens”
"Reds" - communists. "Whites” - anti-communists. "Greens” - Peasant forces who fought to keep their lands free of both "reds”and “whites”