Term 2 Russia 1917 Flashcards
- Rasputin and his murder - Communism vs Capitalism - Problems facing Russia in 1917 - The Russian Revolutions in 1917
What disease did Alexei have when Rasputin cured him?
hemophilia
Who were the three individuals who murdered Rasputin?
Felix Yusupov
Dr. Stanislaus Lazovert
Vladimir Purishkevich
Who led the Russian Revolution in 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
What type of regime was settled in Russia after the government was taken over in 1917?
Communism
Where were the Romanovs killed?
Ipatiev House
Who settled a Provisional Government along with the State Council when the Tsar abdicated on the 12th of March 1917?
The Duma
What is the name of the Communist political party that took over the government in 1917?
The Bolsheviks
When was the Russian Civil War?
Nov 7, 1917 – Oct 25, 1922
Who was the Red Army?
The Red Army fought for the Lenin’s Bolshevik government.
Who was the White Army?
The White Army represented a large group of loosely allied forces, including monarchists, capitalists and supporters of democratic socialism.
How many revolutions were there in 1917?
When did they occur?
2 Revolutions
February 24th 1917
October 24th 1917
When and why did Tsar Nicholas II abdicate?
In March 1917, the army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers in demanding socialist reforms, and Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate.
What was the February Revolution and when did it happen?
on March 8th 1917, Demonstrators clamoring for bread took to the streets of Petrograd. Supported by huge crowds of striking industrial workers, the protesters clashed with police but refused to leave the streets.
What was the Bolshevik Revolution and when did it happen?
On November 6 and 7, 1917, leftist revolutionaries led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d’état against the Duma’s provisional government.
Explain the new type of government settled after The Duma.
The Duma provisional government had been assembled by a group of leaders from Russia’s bourgeois capitalist class. Lenin instead called for a Soviet government that would be ruled directly by councils of soldiers, peasants and workers.
