Graded Notes T11:L4 (Russian Revolution)

In 1914, the government and economy of Russia was controlled by nobles, priests, and an autocratic (a)   .

(a)   is a Marxist term that means the working class, (such as factory and railroad workers, miners, and urban wage earners).

After one year of war with Germany and Austria-Hungary, the Russians, who were badly equipped and poorly led, suffered approximately _____ causalities by 1915

• 500,000

• 250,000

• 30,000

• 2,000,000

• 80,000

After suffering huge losses during the first year of the Great War, the Russian czar, Nicholas II, went to the front to lead his military. He left his wife, csarina Alexandria, in charge of domestic affairs. She, in turn, relied on the advice of the 'mad monk', Gregory (a)   . This man was later killed by a group of nobles in 1916 who disapproved of his influence on the monarchy.

_____ refers to when protests over food shortages boiled over into riots and revolution, prompting Czar Nicholas II to abdicate as emperor in 1917.

• The October Revolution
• The Russian Civil War
• World War I
• The February Revolution
• Sunday, Bloody Sunday

Revolutionaries set up councils of workers and soldiers known as in St. Petersburg (Petrograd) and other cities. These councils were known as (a)   .

At first, the soviets (councils of workers and soldiers) worked democratically. But before long, a radical group known as the (a)   took control of them. This group was lead by Vladimir Lenin.

The brother of _____ _____ was arrested and hanged for plotting to kill the tsar when he was 17. This resulted in is family being branded a threat to the state and this young man hating his government.

(a)  

As Russia stumbled into revolution, (a)   saw a chance to weaken Russia by helping Lenin return home.

Squads of (a)   , who were armed factory workers, represented Lenin and the Bolsheviks. They joined mutinous sailors from the Russian fleet in attacking the provisional government In November 1917. In just a matter of days, the government was overthrown.