The murder of the Tsar

Question 1

When did the Tsar abdicate?

Answer 1

2nd March 1917

Question 2

What did Nicholas II hope he would receive after he abdicated?

Answer 2

Support from his families in Britain and Germany however they were not willing to risk diplomatic problems

Question 3

What did Trotsky want to happen to Nicholas?

Answer 3

He wanted to put Nicholas on trial for his crimes against Russia

Question 4

What did Lenin want to happen after the abdication?

Answer 4

Eradicate the Romanovs as he feared they would be the focus of Tsarist supporter. This is why Lenin kept relocating the Romanovs so people could not easily locate them

Question 5

When did the Cheka execute the Tsar and his family?

Answer 5

17th July 1918

Question 6

What happened to the bodies of the Tsar and his family?

Answer 6

Drenched in acid and thrown in a mine

Question 7

What was the impact of Tsar’s death?

Answer 7

There was little impact, arguably it removed a figure head for the White Army during the Civil War but most of the whites were not fighting for the Tsar but for the old regime