Russian Revolution - AOS 1 - Causes of the Revolution

Who were the "oppressed poor" as Marx called them?

• Proletariat
• Bourgeoisie
• Soviets
• Slaves

What was the name of the civil government groups that sprouted up to rise against the Romanov Dynasty

• Chekas
• Soviets
• Gulags
• Townships

The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution

• V. I. Lenin
• Josef Stalin
• Leon Trotsky
• Alexander Kerensky

Who was the "Mad Monk" that was an aid to Tsarina Alexandria before the Russian Revolution

• Rumi
• Roma
• Rasputin
• Romanov

Who was the leader of the Provisional Government between the February and October Revolutions

• Josef Stalin
• V. I. Lenin
• Leon Trotsky
• Alexander Kerensky

What was the main cause of the failure of the Provisional Government

• Failure to withdraw from World War I
• United States wanted to take their place in the war
• Marxism sounded cooler
• Kerensky died

When did the Romanov Dynasty fall?

• 1914
• February 1917
• October 1917
• 1924

Which of the following was not a feature of the Fundamental Laws of the Empire (23 April 1906)?

• Article 105 gave the Tsar the power to dismiss the Duma and call new elections

• Article 86 required the approval of both the State Duma and the Tsar for all new laws

• Article 81 gave the State Duma the power to appoint government ministers

• Article 87 allowed the Tsar to rule by decree when the Duma was not in session

What was the significance of the Fundamental Laws of the Empire (23 April 1906)?

• They reasserted the Tsar’s 'supreme autocratic power' and limited the power of the newly created State Duma

• They declared that a State Duma would be elected on the basis of universal suffrage, thus transforming Russia into a democracy

• They severely limited the powers of the Tsar and expanded the powers of the State Duma

• They demonstrated that the Tsar had no intention of permitting elections for a State Duma

Which of the following best describes why the First (1906) and Second (1907) Dumas were dismissed by the Tsar?

• The First and Second Dumas refused to cooperate with the Tsar until he agreed to hand greater power to the Duma

• The First and Second Dumas were dominated by the radical Bolshevik party, which stood for the overthrow of the Tsarist regime

• The Tsar believed election results had been manipulated by socialist agitators

• The Tsar declared a state of emergency and dismissed the Dumas so he could respond quickly to the outbreak of World War I