The Russian Revolution

The Romanov family ruled Russia for hundreds of years before the 1917 Revolution. The last Czar's name was __________________.

• Vladimir Lenin
• Joseph Stalin
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Nicholas II

The Romanov family came to be known for its harsh rule of the Russian people, using many tactics, such as ________________, to put down threats to its power.

• Strict censorship of any written documents
• Secret police watched universities and schools
• all of the above
• sending political enemies into exile in freezing cold Siberia

The Russian Czars used a system of rule by one person wielding absolute power, often called...

• communism
• autocracy (monarchy)
• socialism
• democracy

Between 1863 and 1900, the Russian government took steps to industrialize, becoming the 4th highest producer of steel in the world, behind the U.S., Germany, and Great Britain.

• True
• False

Russia's rapid industrialization created many problems for poor factory workers, including...

• Hard working conditions
• Child labor
• very low wages
• all of the above

Due to the anger of Russian workers certain ideas began to take hold, including the radical ideas outlined by Frederich Engels and ______________ in the Communist Manifesto.

• Karl Marx
• Max Dietrich
• Joseph Stalin
• Grigori Rasputin

Marx's work said that a "dictatorship of the proletariat" would one day take power in Russia. Who are the proletariat?

• foreign politicians
• poor peasants or workers
• Rich factory owners
• military generals

Communism is the idea that ______________ is owned by the community and all citizens share in the common wealth according to their need.

• property (land, $, goods)
• hope
• dreams
• land only

A radical group of Marxists (Communists) formed a political party in Russia under Vladimir Lenin, calling themselves the...

• Realpolitik
• Triviteks
• Bolsheviks
• Mensheviks

Several events in Russia during the early 1900s weakened the power of the Czar and led to revolution, including ALL BUT THIS ISSUE....

• Russia's losses in the Russo-Japanese War
• Defeat after defeat in WWI
• Bloody Sunday: The Revolution of 1905 (strikes and violence)
• The loss of all trade goods when the Russian fleet was sunk in a storm