Russia 1917 Flashcards
Definition of Communism
Every job gets the same amount of pay
Definition of Capitalism
Depending on the difficulty of the job; the better the pay
Which helps solve the problem of poverty; Communism or Capitalism
Communism
Name 3 problems facing Russia in 1917
Poverty, lack of food and outdated equipment in army
How did Rasputin die?
Got shot 3 times by a couple of Nobles and thrown into a freezing lake
Why did they want Rasputin dead?
Because the people of Russia thought he had too much control of the Tsar
Who led the Russian Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
Date or first Revolution
Mar 8, 1917
Date or second Revolution
Nov 7, 1917
Why didn’t the Russian people life the Tsar?
He was unexperienced in how to run a nation and he didn’t know how to run an army
What was the Tsar son’s disease called
hemophilia
What happened to the Tsar and his family when they got taken out of power?
They were sent to a house in Siberia
How did the Tsar and his family die?
he and his family were shot and stabbed to death by Bolshevik troops
Where were the Tsar and his family’s bodies found?
Dumped in a mine shaft and dumped in the snowy forest
What is the name of the Tsar in 1917?
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
