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Dates Flashcards

1
Q

Austria takes advantage of Russia’s weakness and expands into the Balkans

A

1905

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2
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Germany declares war on Russia - therefore Russia is fighting on 2 fronts Austria/Hungary…

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1st August 1914

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3
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Russian - Japanese War

Hope of getting support through successful war

Humiliating failure - fends off revolution by setting up DUMA

A

1904

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4
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Tsar takes over personal control of the army

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1915

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5
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Tsar’s regime collapses and is replaced by the provisional government (made up by the leaders of the Duma..)

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March 1917

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6
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The Bolsheviks start the overthrow of the provisional government

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October 1917

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7
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Army sent in to suppress the rioters, but trolls joined in (didn’t open fire) authority now collapsed and many government officials went hiding

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10th of March 1917

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8
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The leaders of the Duma form the provisional government, intent to take over power until election could be held.

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12 March 1917

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9
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Russia collapses into anarchy

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1917

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10
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Tsar abdicates

A

15th March 1917

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11
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Massive offensive led by General Brusilvov was a disaster - big casualties

A

June 1917

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12
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Lenin’s death

A

1924

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13
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Power struggle between Stalin and Trotski - Stalin wins

A

1928

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14
Q

Bloody Sunday

200,000 people marched towards the winter palace to deliver the petition, asking for help, to the Tsar. They were met by the troops who opened fire!

A

Sunday, 22nd January 1905

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15
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When did the Tsar appoint Peter Stolypin as Prime Minister?

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1906

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16
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Nicholas II takes matters into his own hands and goes to the front - tsarina
(/Rasputin) is in charge of the country

A

September 1915

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17
Q

When did Nicholas II come to power

A

1894

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18
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When were the socialist revolutionionaries founded

A

1901

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19
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When were the social democrats founded (Marxism)

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1895

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20
Q

When and where was Trotsky born

A

1879 in Ukraine

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21
Q

When and where was Lenin born

A

1870 in Russia - Simbirsk

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22
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When does the tsar’s rule collapse for good?

A

March 1917

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23
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When does Lenin return to Russia from Switzerland (1st time..)

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16 April 1917

24
Q

When were there increasing coal and bread riots in Petrograd?

A

7-11 March 1917

25
Q

When was the army sent in, but didn’t open fire/ joined

A

10 March 1917

26
Q

When does the Duma refuse to dissolve

A

11 March 1917

27
Q

When does the Duma form the PG

A

12 March 1917

28
Q

When is prince Lvov appointed PM by the Tsar?

A

15 March 1917

29
Q

When does the tsar abdicate

A

15 March 1917

30
Q

When is the PG officially declared

A

15 March 1917

31
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When were the April Thesis published

A

17 April 1917

32
Q

When do non-Bolshevik socialists become ministers in the PG

A

5 May 1917

33
Q

When does the 1st all-Russian congress of soviets meet?

A

15 June 1917

34
Q

When did Kerensky launch his major military offensive (failure)

A

2 July 1917

35
Q

When were the July days

A

16-19 July 1917

36
Q

When did general Kornivov attempt a coup ?

A

15 September 1917

37
Q

When do the Bolsheviks win control over Moscow?

A

19 September 1917

38
Q

When did the Bolsheviks win control over Petrograd Soviet?

A

6 October 1917

39
Q

When does Lenin return from Finland (2nd time)

A

23 October 1917

40
Q

When did the Bolsheviks take control of Petrograd and force out the PG

A

6-7 November 1917

41
Q

When was the Bolsheviks’ second chance?

A

Autumn 1917

42
Q

When did the Bolsheviks finally seize power over Petrograd

A

7 November 1917

43
Q

When was the constituent assembly set up?

A

November 1917

44
Q

When did Lenin get rid of the constituent assembly

A

January 1918, after its first meeting

45
Q

When was the treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

A

March 1918

46
Q

When was the most challenging time for the Reds under attack of the whites?

A

Mid 1919

47
Q

When was the main white threat over?

A

1920

48
Q

When was the desperate battle with the poles?

A

1921

49
Q

When was Russian economy in ruins

A

1921

50
Q

When was there a draught and the I international aid operation?

A

1921

51
Q

When was the Kronstadt naval base uprising?

A

March 1921

52
Q

When was the NEP - New Economic Policy - introduced?

A

1921

53
Q

When was the Anglo-Soviet agreement?

A

1921

54
Q

Until when did the NEP last?

A

1928

55
Q

When did peasants become unwilling to sell their grain for money?

A

After 1925

56
Q

When had the Russian economy reached pre-1914 levels?

A

1926

57
Q

The death of Lenin

A

January 1924 - 53 y o

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