Russian Revolution Questions

Karl Marx; Friedrich Engels

Name one of the two philosophers who came up with Communism

Socialist Revolutionaries; Mensheviks; Bolsheviks

Name two of the three Marxist groups in Russia before World War I

1917

What year did the October Revolution take place in?

January 9, 1905

When did Bloody Sunday happen?

1918-1921

When was the Russian civil war?

Finland

Where did Lenin flee during the 'July Days'?

Bolsheviks

Which Communist group robbed banks in order to fund their activities?

Socialist Revolutionaries

Which communist group exploded a bomb outside of Pyotr Stolypin's house?

Petrograd Soviet

Which elected group had the legitimacy that the Provisional Government lacked?

October Revolution

Which of the two 1917 revolutions was organised by the Bolsheviks?

Prince Lvov

Who was the first prime minister of the Provisional Government?

Nicholas II

Who was the last tsar of Russia?

Alexander Kerensky

Who was the second prime minister of the Provisional Government?

To hide from the Provisional Government

Why did Lenin flee the country in a disguise?

The army continued to lose, but now people blamed the tsar personally for the losses.

Why did Nicholas II taking over the role of Commander-in-Chief of the Russian army cause problems?

They were chosen by the tsar rather than elected by the people.

Why did people say the Provisional Government lacked legitimacy?

badly organised and trained; poorly equipped; old fashioned

Why was the Russian Army not successful in World War I?

To keep anyone from trying to remove the Bolsheviks and put the tsar back in power.

Why were the tsar and his family killed?

They were better equipped; they had more soldiers; they controlled the transportation and communication systems; they controlled urban areas; they had a unified idea of why they were fighting.

What advantages did the Bolsheviks have over the Whites in the civil war?

Japan

What country did Russia fight against from 1904-1905?

Germany

What country did the Russian people accuse the Tsarina of spying for during World War I?

surplus grain was the property of the state

What did the grain monopoly state?

New Economic Policy

What does NEP stand for?

Kronstadt Mutiny

What event of February 1921 led to Lenin abandoning War Communism?

The Whites

What group opposed the Bolsheviks in a civil war from 1918-1921?

They were killed.

What happened to the tsar and his family after the October Revolution?

they were abolished

What happened to titles after the October Revolution?

When there are great divisions between the rich and the poor.

What is social inequality?

autocracy

What is the term for a government run by one leader who has complete control?

kulaks

What name, meaning 'tight fist', was given to peasants who had hoarded grain during War Communism?

80%

What percentage of the population of Russia were illiterate peasants?

Peace, land, bread

What slogan did Lenin use to gain support before the October Revolution?

Lenin's attempt to introduce full communism during the Civil War.

What was War Communism?

Socialist Revolutionaries

Before World War I, which Marxist party was the biggest and strongest?

Ended the war with Germany, although Russia had to pay 300,000 gold roubles and lost land that produced 25% of their wheat and iron.

What was the Peace Decree?

Red Terror

What was the name for the time when the Bolsheviks killed 50,000 people for going against their government?

Leon Trotsky

What was the name of Lenin's assistant, who helped organise the October Revolution?

Cheka

What was the name of Lenin's secret police?

Duma

What was the name of the Russian Parliament?

50,000

About how many Russians were killed in the Red Terror?

23 February 1917

On what date did the February Revolution begin?

2,000,000

Roughly how many soldiers did the Red Army have?

Vladimir Lenin

What was the name of the leader of the Bolsheviks?

Continued the war against Germany; postponed the question of how to share land; postponed general elections; did not succeed in tackling the problems of shortages and inflation; allowed freedom of speech.

What were the mistakes of the Provisional Government?

Tsars (czars)

What were the rulers of the Russian Empire called?

1917

What year did the February Revolution take place in?