Russian Revolution and Rise of Totalitarian Leaders

Which is a major cause of the Russian Revolution?

• Russians wanted Czar Nicholas to have more power.
• Due to Russia's involvement in World War I, Russians' basic needs were not being met.
• Russia wanted to conquer more empires.
• Different ethnic groups wanted to wanted to have equal rights.

Which leader took over in 1917?

• Czar Nicholas
• Vladimir Putin
• Vladimir Lenin
• Adolf Hitler

What type of government did Vladimir Lenin enforce in Russia?

• Democracy
• Communist
• Oligarchy
• Unitary

What did Vladimir Lenin rename Russia?

• The Soviet Union
• He didn't change the name.
• Prussia
• Georgia

Which of the following did Russia's government implement as part of its totalitarian government? PICK ALL THAT APPLY.

• Use of secret police to monitor people.

• Use of concentration camps as punishment.

• Use of propaganda and censorship.

• Control over education.

• Privatization of all farms.

Who is the leader of the Bolsheviks?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Leon Trotsky

• Tsar Nicholas II

• Joseph Stalin

What is the duma?

• Parliament

• The tsar

• The workers

• Royal family

Who was Rasputin?

• Priest who controlled the church

• Holy Man who has influence over Czarina Alexandra

• Noble and trusted friend of Nicholas II

• Noble who was left in charge while Nicholas was gone

What was the major result of the March Revolution?

• The royal family being executed

• Nicholas II abdicating his throne

• Lenin becoming dictator

• The formation of the USSR

Which best explains the Bolshevik Revolution?

• Peasants marching the streets of Petrograd

• Bolsheviks raiding houses and storefronts

• Workers taking control of the provisional government by force

• The execution of Nicholas II