1.0 iGCSE History - Russia - keywords

What is a manifesto?

• A law or set of laws

• A written statement by a political party, saying what they believe in and what they tend to do

• Ideas that are not extreme, and that people who oppose each other can agree about

• To discuss something in order to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics

"A political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries" is... (one word)

(a)  

The socialists and communists are both left-wing styles of government

• Agree

• Disagree

What are serfs?

• Peasants who lived on land that they did not own and who had to obey the landowner

• Extremely poor people who have to pay rent to their landowners

• The landowners who had people working on their land for rent

• The landowners who owned the people who worked on their lands

"Someone who dislikes change or new ideas to an extreme, especially in politics" is a...

• Ultra-conservative

• Mildly-conservative

• Mildly-liberal

• Ultra-liberal

What does 'tsar' mean?

• King

• Emperor

• Prince

• Empress

When did the last tsar die?

• 1888

• 1900

• 1905

• 1917

What was the standard unit of money in Russia?

• Rouble

• Dollar

• Euro

• Pound

Who's this guy?

• Rasputin

• Tsar Nicholas II

• Tsar Alexander III

• Mr McDonald

"A government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of for some reason" is a... (one word)

(a)