Vocab

Question 1

Tsar

Answer 1

Title given to the leader of Russia from 1547-1917

Question 2

Autocracy

Answer 2

System of government by one person with absolute power

Question 3

Constitutional monarchy

Answer 3

System of government in which a monarch shares power with a government

Question 4

Serfdom

Answer 4

A system which had existed in Russia since the 12th century where peasants were owned by the landowner

Question 5

Reactionary

Answer 5

A political philosophy that favours policies which are backward looking to restore the past

Question 6

Liberal

Answer 6

A political philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties and democracy

Question 7

Communist

Answer 7

Communism is a left-wing ideology whose goal is the creation of a communist society

Question 8

Political Authority

Answer 8

Refers to the legitimate authority of the state or tsar to rule and ensure their citizens obey their rule

Question 9

Ideology

Answer 9

Ideas which support a system or theory

Question 10

Dictatorship

Answer 10

A government ruled by a dictator - a ruler with total power over a country typically one who has obtained control by force

Question 11

Terror

Answer 11

The use of violence and intimidation especially against civilians in the pursuit of political aims

Question 12

Communist society

Answer 12

A classless society in which the major means of production, such as mines, are owned and controlled by the public