Russian Revolution Test with Questions, all
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describe the chain of events that brought about the abdication of the Czar in March 1917 -
✔✔Once Rasputin was killed this started the next revolution called the February/March
revolution.
2/22/1917-Nicholas II leaves Petrograd to visit troops
2/23- international Women's day demonstration in Petrograd.
2/24- Massive strikes and demonstrations occur throughout capital
2/25- Mensheviks meet and set up a "worker's soviet"
2/26- troops fire on demonstrating crowds
2/27- 80,000 troops mutiny and engage in widespread looting
2/28- Duma and worker's soviet gather separately and begin making decisions about restoring
order and establishing a new state
March 2- Nicholas abdicates, provisional government formed
February/March revolution - ✔✔Spontaneous revolt when women in st. Petersburg
protested because of food shortages. Various political reformist groups grew, protests became
violent. Duma takes over control of police and army (moment rev. succeeds). New provisional
government formed. Nicholas abdicates and is executed a year later.
what different groups are vying for power after march 1917. - ✔✔The provisional
government and the soviets (powerful group of 2000-3000 soldiers, workers, peasants and
socialists intellectuals)
Soviets - ✔✔soviets are meetings where the peasants, soldiers and workers work together
and discuss change. Very local. Representative council.They want end to war, higher wages,
government oversight of industry, safer working conditions, enough bread to feed all
, what was russia like before the February/March revolution - ✔✔People resented
dictatorship of nicholas and WW1. There was oppressed peasants and workers, unrest and
riots. Also widespread inflation and famine due to WW1.
why were the bolsheviks able to seize power in october/november 1917 - ✔✔They we able
to seize power because there was not true power in charge. Nicholas had abdicated at this
point and was soon killed, the provisional government was very weak because mostly made up
go middle and upper class people. Also the people had never been run my a democracy before
and lastly because the soviets were still competing with provisional government. They had mass
support through propaganda with promises geared towards the people; end the war,
redistribution of land, transfer factories from owners to committees of people. November 6
1917, with the help of Leon Trotsky (head Petrograd Soviet) Bolsheviks seized power of
government buildings and arrested members of the provisional government. What really
helped this revolution to succeed was the take over of police and army.
what problems did lenin face after the revolution? How did he plan on solving these problems?
- ✔✔Not everyone liked communism. People fled from cities to the country because no food
and politics disorder. No industry, no railway and no commerce. Lenin planned on solving these
problems by installing the NEP which gave everyone an incentive to work and a lot of peasants
became wealthier due to being able to sell surplus of food in open market. NEP reined market
and a good harvest brought an end to famine. Soviet agricultural production climbed 75
percent of its prewar level.
when was the civil war in Russia? Who was involved? Consequences? - ✔✔the civil war took
place in 1918-1920. Communist/bolsheviks "reds" VS. moderate/ liberal socialists and
supporter of a parliament government plus mix of other parties "whites". After civil war much
of Russia was in ruins. Cities farms, factories destroyed after almost eight years of fighting.
Millions died or fled country. Communists had to rebuild the country.
Why was lenin's NEP successful? - ✔✔The NEP was a modified version of the old capitalist
system. Peasants were allowed to sell their produce openly. Retail stores, as well as small
industries that employed fewer than 20 workers, could be privately owned and operated.
Heavy industry, banking, and mines, however, remained in the hands of the government. It was
successful because of the money incentive people had now. Ended famine. Soviet agricultural
production climbed 75 percent of its prewar level. Saved Soviet union from complete economic
disaster.
Solved 100% Correct _Verified Answer
describe the chain of events that brought about the abdication of the Czar in March 1917 -
✔✔Once Rasputin was killed this started the next revolution called the February/March
revolution.
2/22/1917-Nicholas II leaves Petrograd to visit troops
2/23- international Women's day demonstration in Petrograd.
2/24- Massive strikes and demonstrations occur throughout capital
2/25- Mensheviks meet and set up a "worker's soviet"
2/26- troops fire on demonstrating crowds
2/27- 80,000 troops mutiny and engage in widespread looting
2/28- Duma and worker's soviet gather separately and begin making decisions about restoring
order and establishing a new state
March 2- Nicholas abdicates, provisional government formed
February/March revolution - ✔✔Spontaneous revolt when women in st. Petersburg
protested because of food shortages. Various political reformist groups grew, protests became
violent. Duma takes over control of police and army (moment rev. succeeds). New provisional
government formed. Nicholas abdicates and is executed a year later.
what different groups are vying for power after march 1917. - ✔✔The provisional
government and the soviets (powerful group of 2000-3000 soldiers, workers, peasants and
socialists intellectuals)
Soviets - ✔✔soviets are meetings where the peasants, soldiers and workers work together
and discuss change. Very local. Representative council.They want end to war, higher wages,
government oversight of industry, safer working conditions, enough bread to feed all
, what was russia like before the February/March revolution - ✔✔People resented
dictatorship of nicholas and WW1. There was oppressed peasants and workers, unrest and
riots. Also widespread inflation and famine due to WW1.
why were the bolsheviks able to seize power in october/november 1917 - ✔✔They we able
to seize power because there was not true power in charge. Nicholas had abdicated at this
point and was soon killed, the provisional government was very weak because mostly made up
go middle and upper class people. Also the people had never been run my a democracy before
and lastly because the soviets were still competing with provisional government. They had mass
support through propaganda with promises geared towards the people; end the war,
redistribution of land, transfer factories from owners to committees of people. November 6
1917, with the help of Leon Trotsky (head Petrograd Soviet) Bolsheviks seized power of
government buildings and arrested members of the provisional government. What really
helped this revolution to succeed was the take over of police and army.
what problems did lenin face after the revolution? How did he plan on solving these problems?
- ✔✔Not everyone liked communism. People fled from cities to the country because no food
and politics disorder. No industry, no railway and no commerce. Lenin planned on solving these
problems by installing the NEP which gave everyone an incentive to work and a lot of peasants
became wealthier due to being able to sell surplus of food in open market. NEP reined market
and a good harvest brought an end to famine. Soviet agricultural production climbed 75
percent of its prewar level.
when was the civil war in Russia? Who was involved? Consequences? - ✔✔the civil war took
place in 1918-1920. Communist/bolsheviks "reds" VS. moderate/ liberal socialists and
supporter of a parliament government plus mix of other parties "whites". After civil war much
of Russia was in ruins. Cities farms, factories destroyed after almost eight years of fighting.
Millions died or fled country. Communists had to rebuild the country.
Why was lenin's NEP successful? - ✔✔The NEP was a modified version of the old capitalist
system. Peasants were allowed to sell their produce openly. Retail stores, as well as small
industries that employed fewer than 20 workers, could be privately owned and operated.
Heavy industry, banking, and mines, however, remained in the hands of the government. It was
successful because of the money incentive people had now. Ended famine. Soviet agricultural
production climbed 75 percent of its prewar level. Saved Soviet union from complete economic
disaster.
