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Russian Revolution
Final Exam study cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Problems of Tsar Nocholas II | took personal control of the army in WWI-he was blamed for Russia losing; people do not approve of Rasputin's influence on the royal family; people did not like Tsar Alexandra; ruled using military and bureacracy |
| March Revolution(1917) | a series of stirkes in Petrograd; women protesting the rationing of bread; Nicholas misinformed by Alexandra sent soldiers to stop the protests; this backfired when many soliders joined the women protesting; |
| Provisional government | took over from Tsar when he abidicated the throne on March 15; headed by Alexander Kerensky |
| Alexander Kerensky | head of the provisional government; decided to continue the war to preserve Russia's honor; this angered the peasants and workers |
| Soviets | council of workers and soldiers; represented radical interests of lower classes |
| Bolsheviks | small faction of Russian Social Democrats; headed by Lenin; |
| Gregori Rasputin | holy man(uneducated) converted to Khlysty sect; was able to heal Alexandra's son and gained influence in the royal family; was not liked by the people; |
| Czarina Alexandra | ruled in place of theCzar when he was away; was not concerned about the poeple; under the influence of Rasputin;German born |
| Lenin | Bolshevik leader; exiled to Switzerland and smuggled back back to Russia by the Germans; led October Revolution and organizes Soviet gov't |
| Brest-Litovsk Treaty | March 3,1918 - Lenin signed the treaty with Germany and gave up Eastern Poland, Ukraine, Finland and the Baltic Provinces |
| Bolshevik/Communist PLatform | used propaganda slogan of 'peace, love and bread'; overthrew political government in October |
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