Russia, 1917

Question 1

Last Romanov Czar

Answer 1

Nicholas II abdicates in 1917–0

Question 2

Why don’t people like Nicholas II?

Answer 2

absolutist and industrial at expense of people. Takes control of army in 1915 so is responsible for failure. Refuses reform

Question 3

Ruling in place of the Czar while he is at war

Answer 3

Tsarina Alexandra rules absolutely– favorite official Grigori Rasputin (weird, wouldn’t die)

Question 4

How did Nicholas II deal with strikes?

Answer 4

Drafted them lol

Question 5

What started the Revolution?

Answer 5

February Revolution (Julian Calendar)–women protesting in St. Petersburg grows to thousands of people. Czar abdicates on March 15, 1917 (Duma pressured)

Question 6

Bolshevik Revolution

Answer 6

November 1917 Bolshevik Party takes control of gov’t (October Revolution)

Question 7

Lenin ends WWI

Answer 7

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk surrenders much of western land

Question 8

Marxist Party

Answer 8

worker’s rights–led by Lenin

Question 9

Russian Civil War`

Answer 9

1918 Bolsheviks against anti-Bolsheviks–the White Army and foreign nations–15 million die

Question 10

New state

Answer 10

1922 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics established

Question 11

Lenin

Answer 11

Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924)
Founder of Russian Communist Party
1st priority--distribute land and outlaw class inequality

Question 12

Red Terror

Answer 12

Counter to unrest of civil war
Torture and oppression against Anti-Bolsheviks
1918 Czar and Romanov family and staff all killed

Question 13

secret police

Answer 13

Cheka

Question 14

Foreign response to Revolution

Answer 14

fought it–Red Scare in US