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What’s the name given to a Country ruled by only one leader?

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Autocracy

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Who is the ruler of Russia in 1914?

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Tsar Nicholas II

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By 1914 how long had Tsar Nicholas II been on the throne for?

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20 years

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Under what circumstances did Tsar Nicholas believe that he had the right to rule Russia and what did this mean?

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Divine right on behalf of God and therefore no one has the right to challenge him

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How long had the Romanovs ruled Russia for?

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300 years

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Who is Nicholas married to?

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Alexandra who was a German princess

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Who are the children Nicholas and Alexandra had?

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They had four daughters however they were desperate to have a son who would succeed the throne

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What did their son Alexis have?

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A blood disease known as haemophilia so he could easily bleed to death

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Which church supported Nicholas’ claim that he was all-powerful due to God?

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Russian Orthodox Church

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When was the Duma elected?

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1905

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What was the problem with the Duma?

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It had a little power and was heavily dominated by the educated upper and middle classes

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What could Nicholas do to the Duma?

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He could dismiss it whenever he wished he was not forced to take any notice of what it wanted

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Who are Nicholas’s secret police?

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Okhrana

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14
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Was the censorship? If so, what was censored?

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Yes, newspapers and books

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What happened in 1915?

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Nicholas made himself commander-in-chief of Russian armies

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16
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When did Rasputin die?

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1916

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When did Lenin die?

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1924

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18
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When did Nicholas abdicate?

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1917

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What happened after Nicholas abdicated?

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Provisional government took over

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20
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When was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

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march 1918

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When was the end of the Russian Civil War?

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1921

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When was the start of the Russian Civil War?

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1918

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What significant event happened to Nicholas and his family in 1918?

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The execution of the royal family

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24
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What happened to Lenin in 1923?

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Was significantly ill after a stroke

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When did the Bolsheviks under Lenin seize control?

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October November 1917

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What was the Duma?

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A representative assembly, or Parliament, first set up in 1905

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27
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When was Nicholas’ unpopularity?

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1914 to 1917

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28
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What were the effects of the war?

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Food shortages and high casualties

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29
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Where were the early defeats of the war in 1914?

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Masurian Lakes and Tannenberg

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30
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What decision did Nicholas take in the war and when was this?

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In 1915 he decided to take control of the arm isn’t as his poor decision-making meant that defeats continued

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31
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Who did Nicholas leave on charge while he was in the war?

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The Tsarina

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32
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Why was the Tsarina unpopular?

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Was German – rumours of her being a spy

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33
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Who was Rasputin?

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He was a Russian peasant who was a monk believed to be able to cure Alexis of his haemophilia

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Why was Rasputin disliked

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People believe that Rasputin was having an affair with the Tsarina

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35
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What was wrong with Nicholas and his wife being in charge of Russia

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They were completely out of touch with reality and people’s needs

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36
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When did the weather reach -35°C?

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During the crisis of February March 1917

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37
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What did the crisis of February March 1917 end in?

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February March Revolution

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38
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What were the rumours of during February March 1917?

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Food rationing

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39
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What did the room is the food rationing lead to?

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Women going on strike

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40
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Why did the strikes grow?

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Due to food shortages and general discontent

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41
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What did the army units do during February - March 1917?

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Some use of violence against strikers but then the army start to mutiny and refuse to stop the strikes in Petrograd

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42
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Who was the provisional government made up from?

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The Duma

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43
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What did the provisional government do after the February March Revolution?

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Took control and established the Petrograd Soviet

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44
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Why was Nicholas called to return back after February March 1917?

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Just sort out the riots but is train is stopped by mutinying soldiers

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45
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What happened when the Tsar was told to abdicate?

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He did and this is the revolution

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46
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When was the causes of the failure of the provisional government?

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March to October 1917

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47
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What did the Petrograd Soviet pass?

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Order number one – this meant the provisional government does not have much control of the workers of soldiers in Petrograd

48
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What did the provisional government do in the war?

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They continue the war and tried to go on the offensive in June which was a disaster

49
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How did the provisional government upset the peasants?

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I did not sort out the land problem

50
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What did the provisional government do with the conditions in the cities?

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They were unable to improve conditions

51
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Why was the provisional government weak with decision-making?

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They are indecisive and lacked support

52
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What did the provisional government losing support of the armies in the cities like Petrograd mean?

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They had no one to protect them in October

53
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How did Lenin gain support for the Bolsheviks?

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April thesis “peace, bread, land”

54
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What did the April thesis do?

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Gained popularity

55
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What did the Kornilov Revolt do?

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Armed the Bolsheviks with weapons

56
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What did control of the Petrograd Soviet mean for the Bolsheviks?

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Give them support of the workers and the army units to take over

57
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What did Trotsky do?

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Expertly plan the revolution and it goes like clockwork

58
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When was the October revolution?

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October November 1917

59
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What did Lenin and Trotsky create to plan the uprising?

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Military revolutionary committee with the support of soldiers loyal to the Petrograd Soviet

60
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What happened on 6 November during the October revolution?

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They seize power stations, railways, banks and bridges

61
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Happened on 7 November during the October revolution?

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The storm is the winter palace which was the provisional government headquarters and met little opposition which was only defended by young cadets and a women’s battalion this meant the provisional government surrendered

62
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What happened between October 1917 and August 1918?

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The Bolshevik actions gained support and control

63
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What is three laws did Lenin make which help the Bolsheviks again popularity?

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Land: he took all the ones in the rich and began to give it to the peasants, workers: he introduced an eight hour day for workers, factories: he gave control of the factories to the Soviets

64
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What did Lenin create to take control of decisions?

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Dictatorship

65
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What did Lenin do to the leaders of the other parties?

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arrested them

66
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Who were Lenin’s secret police?

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Cheka

67
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What did the Cheka do?

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Arrested people who did not like the Bolsheviks and many were executed

68
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Who were the red army?

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The red guards became the red Army and were also used to control Russia

69
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What happened with the constituent assembly?

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Lenin allowed people to vote for constituent assembly which met in 1918

70
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How many seats did the Bolsheviks get at the constituent assembly?

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175 out of 707 so Lenin shut it down

71
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By what year was only the Communist party allowed?

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1921

72
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When did the Bolsheviks end the war?

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The bolsheviks ended the war in 1918- treaty of Brest-Litovsk

73
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How many men win the Russian army fighting in the war?

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Over 6 million men

74
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Why did the war fail?

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The minister of war, Sukhominlov was told 4.6 million rifles had to do 6.4 million men so they were only allowed 10 bullets each per day

75
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When would the battles of Tannenberg and masurian lakes?

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August and September 1914

76
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How many men died during the battles of tannenberg and masurian lakes?

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Over 1 million

77
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How many Russian railway engineers were there in 1914 compared to 1917?

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20000 to 9000

78
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How many wagons of grain were reaching Moscow per year?

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22000 in 1913 to 700 in 1917

79
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What was Rasputin also referred to as?

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The ‘Mad Monk’

80
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Why did the people object to the Bolsheviks?

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They wanted democracy not dictatorship

Like the Kadets who wanted the Constituent Assembly back

81
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Who wanted the Tsar back aiding towards the civil war?

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The landowners who didn’t want their land divided among the peasants

82
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Why did the USA Britain and France help fight against the Bolsheviks?

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They did not like communism and wanted Russia back in the war against Germany

83
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What was the Czech Legion?

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50,000 soldiers had been captured by the Russians in the First World War they had made friends with the Bolsheviks and then change their mind and join the whites

84
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How were the white armies set out around Russia?

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They are spread out and could not work together

85
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Who led the whites?

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They’re not one single leader and they were many different groups who often did not like each other

86
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Name 4 white leaders

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Wrangel
Denikin
Kolchak
Yudenich

87
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How were the Red troops set out in Russia?

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They kept their force together around Moscow and Petrograd and let the individual White armies come to them

88
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Who controlled the railways during the civil war?

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Reds

89
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Where did the white armies get other soldiers and weapons from?

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Britain
France
USA

90
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How did the aid from foreign powers make the Whites look?

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Weak; like they were puppets

91
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How was Trotsky good for the Red victory?

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He was a skilful organised and motivator- he formed and led the red army which was a disciplined and feared fighting force

92
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What were the red army fighting for?

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They were fighting to the death either way so fought ruthlessly and wanted a communist revolution

93
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Who killed the Tsar and his family?

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Bolsheviks

94
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What was the “red terror”?

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Policy held by the Cheka to install fear into people by beating, hanging, shooting and burning those who helped the whites

95
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What were the white generals like?

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Some were brutal and ruled their territories with terror

Often the white generals were rich nobles which encouraged Russians to support the reds

96
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When was war communism?

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1918-1921

97
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What was war communism?

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A brutal economic policy to keep the red army going

98
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What did war communism mean for the peasants?

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Took all the surplus off them- 5 million starved to death

Stopped producing as much produce as there was no point

99
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What happened to industry during war communism?

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All industry with over 10 workers was controlled by the Bolsheviks
Production fell

100
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What happened to peasants who held back food during war communism?

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Harsh punishments

101
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What did war communism lead to?

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A rebellion lead by sailors at Kronstadt

102
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When was the rebellion at Kronstadt?

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1921

103
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What did the rebellion at Kronstadt lead to?

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Lenin ending war communism

104
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When was the New Economic Policy?

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1921-1928

105
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How did the New economic policy compare to war communism?

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It was less harsh

106
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What was the New Economic policy?

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A step back from communist ideas to gain popularity

107
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How was industry controlled under the New Economic policy?

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Major industry was still controlled but most was allowed to be owned privately
Instead they paid tax but could make a profit

108
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How did the New Economic policy affect peasants?

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They could sell their surplus but pay a 10% tax

109
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How did production change under the New Economic policy?

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It returned to how it had been before the war

110
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How popular was the New Economic policy?

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Mute more popular with the people than war communism, however was disliked by some bolsheviks as it wasn’t very communist

111
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How much did prices in the cities rise by during the war?

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Up to 700%

112
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What happened on the 8th march?

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It was international women’s day and 90000 people were on strike in Petrograd

113
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On which date did the Tsar abdicate?

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15th march 1917

114
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What did the treaty of Brest-litovsk state?

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Russia lost 26% of its population, 27% of farmland, 74% of iron ore and coal
The Ukraine, Russia’s main our Economic of grain, was also lost

115
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How did electricity vary during war communism?

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In 1913 - 1945 kWh

In 1921 - 520 kWh

116
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How did coal production change under war communism?

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1913- 29
1921- 9
1926- 27

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