Revition 8 Flashcards
Why is it hard to govern Russia
The size and communication
What happened in 1914
Russia joined the World War One
What is a Tsar
King
What are the Bolsheviks
They gained popularity due to the down fall of Provincial government
What does industrial mean
Machine are quicker at making products so then more get made
When did Russia join WW1
August 1914
When did the Tsar take control of the Army
August 1915
Who did the Tsar leave in control of Russia
Tsarina
What is the Duma ?
It is the Russian assembly which advise a parliament by the people that would make decisions about the way in which the country want run and the laws that were past .
Petrograd
Is the 2nd largest city in Russia now called St Petersburg
Putilo strike
1917 works strike for higher wages
February revolution
Women joined demanding equal rights and protesting about the rationing of bread .
Why did the soldiers join in the strike against the
Tsar orders
The soldiers joined in the strike because of the hash treatment during the war .
Why did the Tsar hide
Because he thought he was a target
Why did the regime people around him leave?
They didn’t trust him anymore.
What does abdicate mean?
This means stepping away from the thrown .
What does revolution mean?
It mean a forcible over through of the government them want a new sistem .
After the Tsar abdicated what happened?
Formal members of the Duma formed a provisional government
Aristocrat
Top part of the triangle the government, church people .
Middle class
Merchants , bureaucrats and professionals.
Peasantry
People who don’t get much money who work in the country side on farms or worked on the land .
Who was father Gapon ?
He lead a peaceful March of 200,000 to St. Petersburg
What is blood Sunday ?
The soldiers killed over 200 peaceful people who just wanted to improve working conditions.
What was the October manifesto ?
Giving freedom of speech and the right to form political party’s .
