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russia fact test Flashcards

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1
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what was the name of the russian familly who rules over 300 years

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romanovs

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2
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what is the name given to a country that does that have a monarchy

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republic

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3
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what did many people call the tasr demonstating their effection for him

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little father

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4
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what was the name of russias secret police under the tsar

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the okhrana

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5
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what is the name given by a communinst to the urban working class

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proletariet

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6
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give the name of one liberal party who wanted russia to become a democracy

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octoborists

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7
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which political group did peasants tend to support due to their promise for more land

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socialsit revolutionists

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8
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whos ideas of communism imspired the social democrat

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karl marx

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9
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in 1910 the social democrats split into bolsheviks and which other party

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menshaviks

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10
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what was a key differnce between menshaviks and bolsheviks

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the bolsheviks belived russia should revolit immedialtly amd the menshaviks werent ready

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11
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the bolshevik leadership was in exile at the start of ww1 why was this

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beacuse their poliitical views put them in confilict with poeple

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12
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give 2 reasosn why food shortages got worse from 19176

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russia continued in the war and horses were used in the war

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13
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which intitution did the tsar dissolve in 1914 which causes great frustation amungst people who had until that point had been supporting the tsar

A

the duma

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14
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what decision did the tsar make in 1915 which made him even more un popular with the people of russia

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became the army general

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15
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who did the tsar leave in charge of russia and why did this cause great anger (2 people)

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the tsarina- she was from germant
raspuntin- shady character

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16
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Protests in 1917 escalated on 9th january when 150000 marched to commemorate which fatefull day from 1905

A

bloody sunday

17
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which iron workes had a big strike

A

putilov iron works

18
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which group in russa took the streets on 23rd february due to a shortage of bread

A

woman

19
Q

explain how the weather effected stikes in the big cities

A

the sudden rush of hot weather led to more strikes

20
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on the 25th feb the tsar issed a command from mogilev for order to be restored why did this cost him his throne

A

the army refused to shoot

21
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which political group refused to stop meetin then created the duma

A

the cadets

22
Q

what word startng with A was nicholas II aksed to do by high ranking officials

A

abdicate

23
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who was the first leader of the new PG

A

price lvov

24
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which organisation was also created by the workers and soldiers in feb 1917 and proved to be a threat to the authority of the pg

A

petrogad soviet

25
Q

what was issued by soldiers in march 1917 which undermined the pg’s authority over militry matters

A

order number 1

26
Q

explain one reason the governmeant decied to saty fighting in WW1

A

they felt like they had to help britain and france as they had given russia loans

27
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what did the pg lack politically (starting with l)

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legitimacy

28
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why did the pgh decide not to re distrubute land to peasants even though it might have gave them support

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the peasants would have came back from the war

29
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what did lenin deliver at finland station after the tsar stepped down

A

april thesis

30
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give one of the slogans lenin used to get support

A

peace bread land

31
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what was the failed russian offensive in 1917 that highlited to the people that the pg wad failing to make a differnce

A

june offensive

32
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who was appointed the new leader of the pg after the failed offensive

A

kelensky

33
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to which organisation did lenin speak to in june 1917 and anounc that the bolsheviks were ready to take control of the government

A

all russians of soviets

34
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what was the name of the uprisings and protests carried out by army units and other russian workers which blamed on thd bolsheviks and led to many of them being imprisoned

A

july days

35
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which militry commander started a coup against the govenrment in aug 1917

A

kornalov

36
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how did the coup help the bolshevik cause

A

the pg was weak

37
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what was the name of the comittee that was used to sieze power

A

militry working comittee

38
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what was the name of the pg head qauter which fell easily

A

winter palace

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