Russia Pre-Revolution Cards 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryRussia 1905-1941GCSEWJEC Created by: Alex HarrisonCreated on: 26-06-13 18:46 What were the 4 main long term causes of the revolution? Impact of War, political opposition, lack of food and incompetance of the Tsar 1 of 33 What 3 factors can these be categorised as? Collapse of the system, Discontent and Revolutionary Groups 2 of 33 In which year had there been a failed revolution, and what did the tsar to following this? 1905, create the duma 3 of 33 Who was the head of the first duma? Stolypin 4 of 33 What happened to him? He was assassinated 5 of 33 What measure did he introduce that created a new class, and what was this class called? Land reforms, created Kulaks (land owning peasants) 6 of 33 Why was the Tsarina disliked? She was known as 'The German Woman' 7 of 33 Why was Rasputin a controversial figure? He was a peasant, and was seen as an evil and corrupting influence on the Tsar and his wife 8 of 33 Who organised his assassination? Prince Yusupov 9 of 33 What position did the Tsar take in 1915? Commander in chief of the army 10 of 33 How many soldiers died in the Brusilov Offensive? 1/2 a million 11 of 33 What were the four main opposition parties, and who were their key leaders? SRs: Alexander Kerensky, Liberals: Milyukov, Bolsheviks: Lenin, Mensheviks: Martov 12 of 33 Who were the other 4 main Bolshevik figures Trotsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev, Stalin 13 of 33 What was the Winter of discontent? The winter of 1916 was exceptionally cold, and supplies of food and fuel were perilously low 14 of 33 What other factor was causing the lack of food? Food trains were being used by the army to transport arms and men 15 of 33 What happened on 24th February 1917? After a Women's Day parade, 90000 protesters began complaining about the lack of bread 16 of 33 Where was the Tsar at this point? At the front, returning home via train 17 of 33 What was Alexander Kerensky's response to the riots? He called for the tsar's abdication 18 of 33 Where did the Tsar abdicate? On the train back to petrograd 19 of 33 Who declined the throne? Grand Duke Micheal 20 of 33 Who else advocated his abdication? His mother 21 of 33 Following the abdication of the tsar a provisional government led by Prince Lvov was established 22 of 33 National Assembly elections were scheduled for November 1917 23 of 33 The Petrograd Soviet, a 3000 man organisation of workers and soldiers was founded on the same day as the PG, and was situated in the same building; the Tauride Palace 24 of 33 Order No. 1 gave the Soviet power over the military, and stated they would ignore all orders from the PG unless they agreed with them 25 of 33 The main points of Lenin's April Theses were Bread, Peace, Land and All power to the Soviets 26 of 33 The Kerensky offensive of June and July 1917 was a military failure, causing discontent 27 of 33 The July Days were a series of riots, that due to Lenin's reluctance, were a failure 28 of 33 Provisional government troops crushed the July Days and arrested Trotsky and Kamanev 29 of 33 General Kornilov attempted a coup on PEtrograd, which meant Kerensky had to ask the Bolshevik Red Guard for help 30 of 33 When the Bolsheviks had a Soviet majority with Trotsky as chairman Lenin returned to Russia from exile 31 of 33 When Trotsky became head of the Military Revolutionary Commitee He organised the plan of the OCtober Revolution 32 of 33 During the night of the 7th November 1917 The Bolsheviks stormed and captured the Winter Palace 33 of 33
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