Russian Revolution: Section Review 2 Flashcards
Soviet
Was an elected workers council of bolsheviks. They were small major groups in Russia waiting for Lenin’s command and they were made of the working class.
Karl Marx
Was a German philosopher who argued that the working class should overthrow the government and share society’s wealth equally (communism).
Lenin
Leader of the bolsheviks. Wanted the revolution quickly.
Bolsheviks
Lenin and his followers who had the courage to have a revolution quickly.
Mensheviks
Lenin’s opponents who preferred to move more slowly.
Bloody Sunday
A revolution where 200,000 workers protested at the Winter Palace for better working conditions, and a Duma. It ended violently as the general of Nicholas ordered soldiers to shoot at the crowd, killing 1,000. However Nicholas II claimed he wasn’t home and that it was his generals fault.
Duma
Russian parliament
Alexandra
The czarina who brings hemophilia into the royal family. Nicholas II wife.
Rasputin
Was a Siberian peasant who claimed to have his own religion/cult and tried to convert others to his religion. He gained power as he became the family doctor of the royal family. He believed you had to sin ( commit adultery) in order to repent to be a better Christian.
Alexander Kerensky
A young lawyer born in the same town as Lenin who became prime minister of the provincial government
How did the ideas of the Social Revolutionaries differ from those of the Social Democrats?
Social revolutionaries believed the peasants/farmers should overthrow the czar while social Democrats believed the working class in the city should overthrow the czar.
What course of action did Lenin support?
Lenin wanted small groups of workers with courage to act and create change quickly.
How did Lenins proposal split the party?
His eagerness to act split the party as most social democrats thought that Russia would have to be industrialized before a revolution could take place.
What was the czar’s goal in the Russo-Japanese War?
The czar wanted to get the citizens attentions away from their internal problems and to prove to his country that he and Russia were as strong as he said they were.
What territory was in dispute for the Russo-Japanese war?
Korea
What were the results of the Russo-Japanese war?
The Russians lost and were humiliated as they. Their navy also is almost entirely destroyed.
Briefly describe the revolution of 1905.
What were its results?
200,000 workers went to the Winter Palace to ask for better working conditions, freedom, and a Duma. The general of Nicholas II ordered soldiers to fire on the crowd, killing 1000 people.
How did World War I lead to the downfall of the czar?
While the czar was swaying leading his army, he left his wife in charge and she gave power to Rasputin. Teens were also being sent to die in the war and there as a lack of food in the cities
Atter the czar’s abdication, what part did the following play in government? (a) the Duma b) St. Petersburg Soviet (c) Kerensky
A) the Duma was their government
B) St.Petersburg Soviet gave workers a say and they could organize protest and plan demonstrations.
C) He was the prime minister
Why was it a mistake for the provisional governmment to continue the war?
The Russian army was falling apart and he made the same mistake as the czar, staying in the war. He was voted to not stay in the war.
Who made the decision to go into WWI and what is its significance
Czar Nicholas II made the decision which weakened Russia and sped up his abdication.
Who made the decision to continue staying in WWI and what is its significance
Kerensky made the decision to stay and makes the same mistake as the czar, leading to a second revolution and loses his power too
