Russian Revolution Key Events and Concepts

What were some of the key reasons for the Russian people's anger towards Tsar Nicholas II leading up to the 1917 revolutions?

• Russia's involvement in World War I

• The influence of Rasputin over the royal family

• Widespread food shortages

• All of the above

What was the immediate political outcome of the February 1917 Revolution in Russia?

• The Bolsheviks seized power

• Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne

• A civil war immediately broke out

• Russia signed a peace treaty with Germany

Why did the Provisional Government, which took power after the Tsar's abdication, become unpopular with the Russian people?

• It decided to remain involved in World War I

• It failed to redistribute land to the peasants

• Both A and B

• It immediately established a communist state

What was the simple slogan used by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks to appeal to the Russian people?

• "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

• "Workers of the World, Unite!"

• "Peace, Bread, Land"

• "All Power to the People"

What was one of the first major actions taken by the new Bolshevik government after seizing power in the October Revolution?

• They immediately started a civil war against the White Army

• They signed a peace treaty with Germany to exit World War I

• They established the Petrograd Soviet as the sole governing body

• They restored Tsar Nicholas II to power under a new constitution