History Russian Revolutionary test Flashcards
The radical group of Russian Marxists who supported a small number of committed revolutionaries was called
Bolsheviks
In Marxist philosophy, the industrial class of workers is called
Proletariat
Nicholas II was the Czar that ended the
Romanov Dynasty
was the main leader of the Bolsheviks
Vladimir Lenin
is the slogan that expressed the ideals Lenin and the Bolsheviks in 1917
Peace, Land, Bread
In the civil war that broke out after the Bolshevik Revolution, the ____________ fought against the _______________
Red Army, White Army
Lenin’s New Economic Plan was designed to rebuild the
Soviet economy
helped Russia recover ____________ following wars and revolutions
Lenin’s New Economic Plan, economically
As a result of the March Revolution
Russia created a provisional government
Despite the elected legislature, Lenin and The Communist party really
controlled the government in the USSR
Lenin accepted the provisional government set up after the __________________ , but said it wasn’t
March Revolution, “revolutionary enough”
was a result of the Bolshevik Revolution
The Civil War in Russia
Bloody Sunday was
The day the Czar’s guards opened fire on a peasant protest.
Stalin rose to power by
building a loyal following among the Communist Party members
The Radical Marxist group willing to sacrifice everything for change is
Bolsheviks
Another term for a temporary government is
provisional government
In Russia, the soviets were local councils consisting of
workers, peasants, and soldiers
The Bolsheviks renamed themselves to _______________ after the
The Communist party, Bolshevik Revolution
Lenin’s successor, who worked to control every aspect of life in the Soviet Union was
Joseph Stalin
A government that takes total, centralized control over all aspects of public and private life is an example of
totalitarianism
Totalitarianism leaders used all the following methods of control:
propaganda, indoctrination, and censorship
Stalin’s campaign of terror designed to eliminate anyone who threatened his power was called the
Great Purge
A group of officially sponsored atheists who spread propaganda attacking religion was the
League of the Militant Godless
A system in which the government makes all economic decisions is called
communism
Stalin’s proposals for the development of the Soviet Union’s economy were called
Five-Year Plan
The agricultural revolution in the USSR were called
collective farms
Each of the following events led to the Revolutions in Russia:
The Russo-Japanese War, Czar Nicholas II weak rule, and Bloody Sunday
Citizens over 18 having the right to vote and the creation of a legislative body called the _______________ was a ___________
Supreme Soviet, democratic ideal incorporated into the constitution written by the communist party in 1924
Following the Bolshevik Revolution the following happened:
Lenin ordered all farmland to be distributed to among the peasants, Control of the factories was given to the worker, and Russia signed a treaty with Germany ending Russia’s involvement in WWI
The result of the March Revolution was
Czar Nicholas abdicated the throne and a provisional government was created
Czarina Alexandria trusted Gregory Rasputin because
She believed he healed her son
During the Russian Civil War, the White Army consisted of groups with each of the following ideas:
those who wanted a czar to remain in power, the Mensheviks who opposed Lenin’s style of socialism, and those who wanted a democratic government
The major figures in the Revolutions in Russia are:
Czar Nicholas II, Czarina Alexandra, and Rasputin
The influence of a corrupt monk contributed to the
downfall of the Russian monarchy
Heavy industry expanded was an effect of
Stalin’s Five-Year Plan
were means that Stalin’s Communist Party implemented to ensure obedience
secret police, censorship and terror
What were the main factors that contributed to the outbreak of the Russian Revolution, and how did it impact the course of Russian history in the early 20th century?*
Social inequality and poverty, WWI, rising revolutionary movements and radical leaders like Lenin.
Impact: The end of the monarchy, formation of the USSR, a civil war between the Reds (Bolsheviks) and the Whites (opponents), complete transformation to communism.
