Russian Revolution (basic)

what family ruled imperial Russia from 1613 to 1917?

the romanovs

which tsar is known for westernizing Russia?

peter the great

which tsar made St. Petersburg the new capital of Russia?

peter the great

what was peter the great obsessed with?

warm water ports

what did peter the great ban in Russia in an attempt to westernize?

beards

what was the majority of Russian citizens?

poor illiterate farmers

what did Nicholas II have to agree to in order to stop the failed revolution of 1905?

the duma parliament

what was the purpose of the Duma Parliament?

to establish reforms

what group originally gathered in Petrograd to protest for bread?

women

when did the women march for bread?

february

what group came to power following the February revolution?

provisional government

what fatal mistakes did the provisional government make in 1917?

left Russia in the war, delayed redistribution of land to peasantry

what slogan did Lenin use to gain followers in 1917?

peace, land, bread

who led the Bolsheviks following the October revolution?

Lenin

what group came to power after the October revolution?

bolsheviks

which political group wanted rapid political change and a proletariat reform?

bolsheviks

which political group wanted gradual change and a capitalistic reform?

mensheviks

what was the name of the treaty that ended Russia's participation in WWI?

brest

what were the two main armies fighting in the Russian Civil War?

white and red armies

which foreign countries interfered in the Russian Civil War?

US, France, Britain

which side of the Russian Civil War did the US, France, and Britain support?

white army

which dictator's communist government was a strong centralized government with one party?

Lenin

which dictator believed in dictatorship with the proletariat?

Marx