Russia 1917

Question 1

How many protests were there in 1914?

Answer 1

150

Question 2

What was the life expectancy of a peasant?

Answer 2

40 years old

Question 3

What percent of the population were peasants?

Answer 3

80%

Question 4

What was common among the peasants in Russia?

Answer 4

Famine and Starvation

Question 5

Could many peasants read or write?

Answer 5

No, many did not receive a basic education

Question 6

What was in short supply for the Russian army?

Answer 6

Ammunition, artillery, rifles, and shells

Question 7

Was Tsar Nicholas II liked or disliked and why?

Answer 7

He was disliked as he was held responsible for the many casualties, problems, and deaths that faced Russia

Question 8

What country suffered the most casualties during the war?

Answer 8

Russia

Question 9

How many protests were there in 1917?

Answer 9

700

Question 10

How many strikes were there in 1914?

Answer 10

14

Question 11

How many strikes were there in 1917?

Answer 11

13000

Question 12

What was there a lot of after the war that affected the people?

Answer 12

overcrowding and food shortages

Question 13

What could the rail network not cope with?

Answer 13

The needs of the army and the populations of the cities

Question 14

When was Rasputin born and where?

Answer 14

He was born in Siberia in 1872

Question 15

What was Rasputin’s full name?

Answer 15

Gregory Rasputin

Question 16

At what age did he return home and marry?

Answer 16

19

Question 17

What did he claim he had?

Answer 17

Special powers which enabled him to heal the sick

Question 18

What did he live off of?

Answer 18

Donations of the people who he helped

Question 19

Where did he arrive in 1903 and who did he meet there?

Answer 19

He arrived in St. Petersburg and met Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra

Question 20

What was the name of the Tsar’s son and what heart disease did he have?

Answer 20

His name was Alexei and he suffered from hemophilia

Question 21

What did Rasputin enjoy?

Answer 21

he enjoyed to party and was especially famous among women

Question 22

Was Alexei’s condition public and why?

Answer 22

No because it could be seen as a disadvantage

Question 23

What did the public assume of Rasputin?

Answer 23

They assumed that he was having an affair and seducing Alexandra

Question 24

During the war what did Rasputin do?

Answer 24

He occasionally offered military strategy advice

Question 25

What group of people supported Rasputin?

Answer 25

The peasants

Question 26

What group of people did not support Rasputin?

Answer 26

The nobles

Question 27

Where was Rasputin’s body dumped?

Answer 27

the River Neva

Question 28

Who was involved in killing Rasputin?

Answer 28

Prince Felix Yusopov, Vladimir Purishkevich, and Dr. Lazovert

Question 29

Why did Prince Felix Yusopov want Rasputin dead?

Answer 29

He disliked the Tsar and was disliked by the Tsar due to his sexual preferences which included homosexuality and transvestitism and Yusopov enjoyed to party. None of this information was made public but the Tsar did not give Yusopov much power and Yusopov became jealous of Rasputin’s power.

Question 30

Why did Vladimir Purishkevich want Rasputin dead?

Answer 30

Purishkevich was a very political person and hated how Rasputin had so much power over the court and wanted to end that power.

Question 31

Why did Dr. Lazovert want Rasputin dead?

Answer 31

Dr. Lazovert was a friend of Purishkevich but was not a very smart person. He arranged for Rasputin to come to the palace and prepared the poison.

Question 32

Where was Rasputin shot?

Answer 32

In the chest and head

Question 33

What was poisoned and how did it effect Rasputin?

Answer 33

The pastries were poisoned but had no effect on Rasputin

Question 34

Was Rasputin violently killed?

Answer 34

Yes, he was shot and beaten