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The Russian Revolution🇷🇺 Flashcards

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What happened in 1905?

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January - Bloody Sunday (when demonstrators where opened fire on)
October - attempted revolution

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When did Russia join WW1 (this was seen as a disaster)?

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1914

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The tsar abdicated, leaving the provisional government in charge. When did this happen?

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March 1917

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When did Lenin & Bolsheviks seize power?

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Oct 1917

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When did Lenin die?

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1924

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When did Stalin begins the 5 Year Plan and the collectivisation of farms?

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1928

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When was the USSR invaded by Germany but was able to defeat them?

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1941

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Who was the last Tsar of Russia? He was unpopular because of his incompetence.

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Tsar Nicholas II

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Who was the monk who advised the Tsar and discredited him?

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Rasputin

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Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks who led the October Revolution?

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Vladimir Lenin

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Who was the founder of the ideas of Communism?

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Karl Marx

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Who was the communist who was defeated by Stalin so did not replace Lenin?

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Leon Trotsky

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Who was the communist dictator who replaced Lenin & ruled until 1953?

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Joseph Stalin

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Who was the Tsarina? (The Tsar’s unpopular German wife)

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Alexandra

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What is the Tsar?

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The Russian Emperor

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What is the Duma?

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The Russian Parliament founded in 1905

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What is a Communist?

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Someone who believes that society should be equal and all property should be owned by the state

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What is a gulag?

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A labour camp for opponents of the Communists

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What was the USSR?

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: The Communist name for Russia

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What is a cult of personality?

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Creating a propaganda image around a leader such as Stalin

21
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What is a pogrom?

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A violent attack against Jews, often ordered by the government

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What is Bloody Sunday?

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A peaceful protest in 1905 which was brutally crushed by the Tsar

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What was the Okhrana/Cheka

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The secret police: the Tsar’s and then the one that Lenin introduced

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What was the Five Year Plan?

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The plan that the communists introduced to boost the USSR’s Industry

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What is Collectivisation?

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Taking over farm land, animals and tools and having the government own the land

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Who were the former people?

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Rich people under the Tsar who lost their wealth and status.

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