Question 1

Periods of Russian History

Accepted Answer

Kievan 972-1240
Mongol 1237-1450
Muscovite 1450-1613
Russian Empire 1613-1917

Question 2

Mongol Domination

Accepted Answer

Tatars dominated Russia looking for the far sea (Atlantic). After the Khan dies, Tatars lose power as Muscovy grows. In 1480, Ivan III refuses to pay dues to Mongols and Russia separates from them.

Question 3

Rus'

Accepted Answer

A region in Eastern Europe occupied by Eastern slavs. Invaded by Mongols in 1237 and broken up in to city-states. Eventually leading to the rise of Muscovy.

Question 4

Golden Horde

Accepted Answer

the name for the Mongolian army that took over Eastern Europe, or Rus', in the 13th century.

Question 5

Ivan III

Accepted Answer

1455-1505, discontinued contact with Mongols, continued to expand Musocvy and began the title of Czar.

Question 6

Basil III

Accepted Answer

1505-1533, continued similar policies of his father

Question 7

Ivan IV

Accepted Answer

1533-1584, a fierce and impressive leader, constantly paranoid of his position, kills his chosen heir, created the Oprichniki, his terrifying police, his son Feodor unsuccessfully ruled as the next Tsar but died without an heir, ending the Rurik dynasty.

Question 8

Time of Troubles

Accepted Answer

after the Rurik dynasty is ended by Feodors death, the 5 Boyar families each want to head Russia, Michail Romanov is eventually selected as the new Czar because he is weak and easily controlled, this crisis is coupled by a famine

Question 9

Sophia

Accepted Answer

Alexis I's daughter, Peter's half sister, who led a Streltsy revolt when Peter is elected Tsar after Feodor which kills some of Peters family, she is then allowed to act as a regent to Peter, 1689 she is forced into a monastery by Peter

Question 10

Alexis I

Accepted Answer

1645-1676, has many children including Sophia, Peter the Great, Feodor III

Question 11

Peter the Great

Accepted Answer

1682-1725, starts the modernization of Russia, many rebellions by the Streltsy, he changed the calendar, created a "beard tax," wants access to Baltic and Black sea, marries Catherine I

Question 12

Catherine the Great

Accepted Answer

1762-1796, succeeded Peter III (her husband, Peter I's grandson) after a planned coup which she may have been a part of, continues westernization of Russia, obtains the Black Sea through war with the Ottoman Empire, Pugachev revolt-claims he is Peter III

Question 13

Alexander I

Accepted Answer

1801-1825, Napoleon and Alex make a deal to conquer and split Europe until Napoleon invades Russia, begins as a liberal but changes to conservative, he "disappears" or dies.

Question 14

Nicholas I

Accepted Answer

1825-1855, liberal demonstrations, Crimean War results in Russia's loss of the Black Sea, conservative autocracy

Question 15

Alexander II

Accepted Answer

1855-1881, emancipation of serfs, limited local self government, local assembly known as Zemstvo, reforms were often incomplete, revolutionists movements: Peoples Will, Populists, etc. Assassinated by Peoples Will.

Question 16

Alexander III

Accepted Answer

1881-1894, antisemitism encouraged Jewish immigration to U.S. and other countries, stopped many reforms his father began, conservative, refusal to share power

Question 17

Alex Kerensky

Accepted Answer

1917-1917, after the abdication of the Czar, headed the Provisional Government until overthrow by Bolsheviks, went into exile after October Revolution

Question 18

Kadets

Accepted Answer

Russian political party advocationg constitutional monarchy, founded in 1905, dominated the first Duma, died out in 1917 after Bolsheviks seize power.

Question 19

Leon Trotsky

Accepted Answer

russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who was second to Lenin during Bolshevik power, ousted from Communist party by Stalin

Question 20

Russo-Japanese War

Accepted Answer

1904, Japan declared war, Russia fighting to obtain ports and access to Pacific, many Japanese victories cause Russians to dislike Tsardom, major cause of 1905 Revolution

Question 21

Provisional Government

Accepted Answer

tried to govern Russia after abdication of Nicholas II, Kerensky is the leader, continued WW1 involvement, lost power in Oct 1917 to Bolsheviks

Question 22

October Manifesto

Accepted Answer

1905 issued by Nicholas II, granted civil rights, broad participation in Duma, male suffrage, halted the unrest in the country til WW1

Question 23

Stolypin

Accepted Answer

1906-1911, Prime Minister, land reforms give peasants land, making them individual landowners, assassinated in 1911

Question 24

Bolsheviks/Mensheviks

Accepted Answer

factions of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, many elected to Duma, based on Marxism, split over views on elite membership and revolutionary tactics

Question 25

Duma

Accepted Answer

created by October Manifesto, held first meeeting in 1906, 4 Duma meetings total, limited political influence, Tsar retained autocracy w/ his fundamental laws constitution

Question 26

1905 Revolution

Accepted Answer

Bloody Sunday- peaceful march, shot by guards; created Duma, terrorism, worker strikes; led to the 1906 Constitution

Question 27

Vladimir Lenin

Accepted Answer

revolutionist, Bolshevik leader, head of Soviet state after October Revolution 1917-1924, Marxist theorist (Leninism), involved with overthrow of Provisional Government

Hist of Mod Russia 1

Ivan III to start of Soviet Russia

Question	Answer
Periods of Russian History	Kievan 972-1240 Mongol 1237-1450 Muscovite 1450-1613 Russian Empire 1613-1917
Mongol Domination	Tatars dominated Russia looking for the far sea (Atlantic). After the Khan dies, Tatars lose power as Muscovy grows. In 1480, Ivan III refuses to pay dues to Mongols and Russia separates from them.
Rus'	A region in Eastern Europe occupied by Eastern slavs. Invaded by Mongols in 1237 and broken up in to city-states. Eventually leading to the rise of Muscovy.
Golden Horde	the name for the Mongolian army that took over Eastern Europe, or Rus', in the 13th century.
Ivan III	1455-1505, discontinued contact with Mongols, continued to expand Musocvy and began the title of Czar.
Basil III	1505-1533, continued similar policies of his father
Ivan IV	1533-1584, a fierce and impressive leader, constantly paranoid of his position, kills his chosen heir, created the Oprichniki, his terrifying police, his son Feodor unsuccessfully ruled as the next Tsar but died without an heir, ending the Rurik dynasty.
Time of Troubles	after the Rurik dynasty is ended by Feodors death, the 5 Boyar families each want to head Russia, Michail Romanov is eventually selected as the new Czar because he is weak and easily controlled, this crisis is coupled by a famine
Sophia	Alexis I's daughter, Peter's half sister, who led a Streltsy revolt when Peter is elected Tsar after Feodor which kills some of Peters family, she is then allowed to act as a regent to Peter, 1689 she is forced into a monastery by Peter
Alexis I	1645-1676, has many children including Sophia, Peter the Great, Feodor III
Peter the Great	1682-1725, starts the modernization of Russia, many rebellions by the Streltsy, he changed the calendar, created a "beard tax," wants access to Baltic and Black sea, marries Catherine I
Catherine the Great	1762-1796, succeeded Peter III (her husband, Peter I's grandson) after a planned coup which she may have been a part of, continues westernization of Russia, obtains the Black Sea through war with the Ottoman Empire, Pugachev revolt-claims he is Peter III
Alexander I	1801-1825, Napoleon and Alex make a deal to conquer and split Europe until Napoleon invades Russia, begins as a liberal but changes to conservative, he "disappears" or dies.
Nicholas I	1825-1855, liberal demonstrations, Crimean War results in Russia's loss of the Black Sea, conservative autocracy
Alexander II	1855-1881, emancipation of serfs, limited local self government, local assembly known as Zemstvo, reforms were often incomplete, revolutionists movements: Peoples Will, Populists, etc. Assassinated by Peoples Will.
Alexander III	1881-1894, antisemitism encouraged Jewish immigration to U.S. and other countries, stopped many reforms his father began, conservative, refusal to share power
Alex Kerensky	1917-1917, after the abdication of the Czar, headed the Provisional Government until overthrow by Bolsheviks, went into exile after October Revolution
Kadets	Russian political party advocationg constitutional monarchy, founded in 1905, dominated the first Duma, died out in 1917 after Bolsheviks seize power.
Leon Trotsky	russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who was second to Lenin during Bolshevik power, ousted from Communist party by Stalin
Russo-Japanese War	1904, Japan declared war, Russia fighting to obtain ports and access to Pacific, many Japanese victories cause Russians to dislike Tsardom, major cause of 1905 Revolution
Provisional Government	tried to govern Russia after abdication of Nicholas II, Kerensky is the leader, continued WW1 involvement, lost power in Oct 1917 to Bolsheviks
October Manifesto	1905 issued by Nicholas II, granted civil rights, broad participation in Duma, male suffrage, halted the unrest in the country til WW1
Stolypin	1906-1911, Prime Minister, land reforms give peasants land, making them individual landowners, assassinated in 1911
Bolsheviks/Mensheviks	factions of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, many elected to Duma, based on Marxism, split over views on elite membership and revolutionary tactics
Duma	created by October Manifesto, held first meeeting in 1906, 4 Duma meetings total, limited political influence, Tsar retained autocracy w/ his fundamental laws constitution
1905 Revolution	Bloody Sunday- peaceful march, shot by guards; created Duma, terrorism, worker strikes; led to the 1906 Constitution
Vladimir Lenin	revolutionist, Bolshevik leader, head of Soviet state after October Revolution 1917-1924, Marxist theorist (Leninism), involved with overthrow of Provisional Government

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