russian revolution

Question 1

how large was russia

Answer 1

23 million square km

Question 2

how many different nationalities did russia have and how many people

Answer 2

125 million people and 200 different nationalities

Question 3

what was russias major train line called

Answer 3

trans siberian express

Question 4

compared to the rest of europe russia was

Answer 4

very backward

Question 5

what was the monach of Russia called

Answer 5

tsar

Question 6

from when did nicholas the 2 reign?

Answer 6

1894 to 1917

Question 7

what was his wife called

Answer 7

alexandra

Question 8

what is an autocrat

Answer 8

a ruler with total power even over the government

Question 9

what was the parliament called

Answer 9

duma

Question 10

who was the richest noble called

Answer 10

felix yusopov

Question 12

how many young men were taken into the russian armies

Answer 12

15.5 million

Question 13

who killed rasputin

Answer 13

nobles led by prince yosipov

Question 14

what happened march 2nd 1917

Answer 14

nicholas the 2 abducted his throne

Question 15

what did the 12 men who took power call themselves

Answer 15

the provisional government

Question 16

what did the provisional government want

Answer 16

a fairer society and a freer government they aslo wanted to continue fighting the war which was a bad mistake

Question 17

who was the provisional government led by

Answer 17

alexander kerenski

Question 18

when did thge provisional government attack germany

Answer 18

summer of 1917-it was called the brusilov offensive

Question 19

what did russian workers and soldiers set up

Answer 19

councils called soviets

Question 20

who were the soviets led by

Answer 20

communits also known as the bolkiveks

Question 21

who was the communists leader

Answer 21

vladimer Lenin

Question 22

what was lenins slogan

Answer 22

peace bread and land

Question 23

what year did the bolshivics control the soviets in petigrad

Answer 23

october 1917

Question 24

what was the bolkiveks armed force called

Answer 24

the red guards

Question 25

when did the red guards take over petigrad

Answer 25

25 of october 1817

Question 26

what happened when the winter palace was captured

Answer 26

it led to the arrest of members of the provisional government kerensky had escaped

Question 27

who called the communists were now the government of russia

Answer 27

lenin

Question 28

when did the civil war break out.

Answer 28

1918 to 1920

Question 29

who won the civil war

Answer 29

communists

Question 30

what happened during this war

Answer 30

the royal family was killed

Question 31

who ordered this

Answer 31

lenin