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Understanding the Russian Revolution: Key Events and Changes

This review delves into the pivotal events of the Russian Revolution, highlighting the transition from autocracy to a new political order. It explores significant moments such as the Decembrist Revolt, Bloody Sunday, and the abdication of Czar Nicholas II. Key reforms by Czar Alexander II, the rise of revolutionary leaders like Lenin and the Bolsheviks, and the impact of the Civil War are analyzed. Additionally, it discusses the social and political struggles that shaped modern Russia, providing insight into the ideologies that influenced these transformations.

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Understanding the Russian Revolution: Key Events and Changes

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  1. Russian Revolution Review Game

  2. A government with unlimited power is called a(n) • autocracy

  3. When Alexander the I died a group of army officers rebelled in what is known as the ______ • Decembrist Revolt

  4. These two wars fought before WWI showed Russia how weak they were to other industrial nations. • Crimean War • Russo-Japanese War

  5. What major reform did Alexander II implement in 1861? • Emancipated the Serfs

  6. Alexander III’s policy of forcing everyone in his empire to learn Russian and join the Orthdox Christian church was known as… • Russiafication

  7. On January 22nd 1905 workers marched to the Czar’s winter palace demanding representative government. They were fired upon by the palace guards. What is this day known as? • Bloody Sunday

  8. What was one major change Nicholas II made to stop the unrest that was the Revolution of 1905 • Formed a Duma (an elected legislature)

  9. Who was Gregory Rasputin? • An illiterate peasant “holy” man that advised Alexandra

  10. What happened in February of 1917 that led to the abdication of Czar Nicholas? • Workers took to the streets to protest the lack of food • Soldiers refused to fire upon the protesters and instead joined them

  11. Groups of workers and soldier that formed in towns throughout Russia to run the government were called…. • Soviets

  12. What two groups ruled Russia between February and October 1917? • Provisional Government- leaders from the Duma • Soviets- councils of workers and soldiers

  13. These were moderate socialists who believed that Russia was not ready for a revolution by the proletariat. • Mensheviks

  14. Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks? • Vladimir Lenin

  15. What did the Provisional Government do regarding the war with Germany in June 1917? What was the result? • Launched an offensive that was a disaster • 200,000 casualties in June, led to many people losing faith in the Provisional Government

  16. Who revolted in October 1917? • Bolsheviks

  17. Name one difference between Marx and Lenin. • On the Socialist Revoltuion • Marx believed workers would lead revolution • Lenin believed peasants, lead by intellectuals, would lead revolution • On Government • Marx: no need for government after revolution • Lenin: need intellectuals to lead government

  18. What was the Treaty of Brest Litovsk? • Ended Russia’s involvement in WWI • Very one-sided in favor of Germany

  19. What new conflict began after the October Revolution? • Civil War

  20. Who supported the Red Army? Who supported the White Army? • Red- Bolsheviks • White- Opponents of the Bolsheviks

  21. These were people assigned to military officers in the Red Army to ensure their loyalty to the Bolshevik cause. • Commissars

  22. What were three reasons why the Bolsheviks won the Civil War • White Army was not united • Use of terror through the secret police (the Cheka) • War Communism supplied the Red Army

  23. True or False: Lenin’s New Economic Policy involved the government having greater control over the economy. • False: less

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