Russian Revolution

In what year did Nicholas II become ruler of the Russian Empire?

• 1917

• 1914

• 1905

• 1894

What event in 1905 forced the Tsar to allow the creation of a state duma?

• The assassination of a political figure

• A revolution

• A famine

• World War One

Who was thought to be supporting Germany, causing further crisis for Tsarist Russia?

• Leon Trotsky

• Grigory Rasputin

• Empress Alexandra

• Nicholas II

What was the immediate cause of the February Revolution in 1917?

• Military defeat

• Bread shortages

• The murder of Rasputin

• A decree from Nicholas II

Who became Russia's new Prime Minister in 1917, hailed as the man who would save Russia from anarchy?

• Vladimir Lenin

• General Kornilov

• Josef Stalin

• Alexander Kerensky

What was the slogan of the Bolshevik programme?

• Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood

• Bread, Peace and Land

• All power to the Soviets

• Workers of the world, unite!

Who ordered his men to march on Petrograd to 'restore order' in August 1917?

• Nicholas II

• Vladimir Lenin

• Alexander Kerensky

• General Kornilov

On what date did the Bolsheviks seize power?

• 23rd February

• July 1918

• 25th October

• 2nd March

What tragic event happened to Nicholas II and his family in July 1918?

• They escaped to Britain

• They were put under house arrest

• They were exiled to Siberia

• They were executed

What was the outcome of the civil war that followed the Bolshevik Revolution?

• The restoration of the Romanov dynasty

• The establishment of a democratic government

• The Bolsheviks emerged victorious

• The division of Russia into several independent states