Russian Revolution

Question 1

Why was World War I so unpopular with the average Russian citizen?

Accepted Answer

Massive loss of life

Question 2

Japan sunk how much of the Russian navy in a single battle?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Question 3

How did Rasputin die?

Accepted Answer

Drowned

Question 4

Complete the analogy - Nazis to Hitler:Bolsheviks to _____________?

Accepted Answer

Lenin

Question 5

What 3 things did Lenin promise the Russian people in his pro-Bolshevik slogan?

Accepted Answer

Peace, land, bread

Question 6

What was the name of the Russian elected assembly (similar to the US Congress)?

Accepted Answer

Duma

Question 7

Germany helped to get Lenin returned to Russia from exile - why?

Accepted Answer

Imperialist Russia was Germany's enemy in WWI

Question 8

Approximately how many Russian soldiers and sailors were lost in WWI in only 2 1/2 years?

Accepted Answer

8 million

Question 9

Who was thought to have mystic healing powers by the royal family?

Accepted Answer

Rasputin

Question 10

What working environment was NOT a breeding ground for revolutionary unrest?

Accepted Answer

The palace

Question 11

Why did Lenin and the Bolsheviks decide to murder the entire Royal family?

Accepted Answer

They wanted to send the message - no turning back

Question 12

Who killed the Russian Royal family?

Accepted Answer

The Bolsheviks

Question 13

Lenin was the leader of what political party?

Accepted Answer

The Bolsheviks

Question 14

The Tsar Liberator, Alexander II, freed the serfs. Serfs were essentially...

Accepted Answer

Slaves

Question 15

The royal family saw Rasputin as a holy man who could heal. The average Russian citizen...

Accepted Answer

Mistrusted him

Question 16

In 1905, the Tsar's palace guards fired on peaceful protesters. What was this incident called?

Accepted Answer

Bloody Sunday

Question 17

Complete this analogy - The Constitution is to Congress as _____________ is to the Duma?

Accepted Answer

October Manifesto

Question 18

Before the Communists took over, why type of government did Russia have?

Accepted Answer

Autocracy

Question 19

Tsesarevich Alexei, heir to the throne, suffered from what life-threatening genetic disease?

Accepted Answer

Hemophilia

Question 20

What country declared war on Russian after it tried to conquer land in China & Korea?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 21

If Rasputin was so hated in Russia, why did the Tsar & Tsarina allow him in their inner circle?

Accepted Answer

They believed he could heal their son, Alexei

Question 22

Why was Vladimir Lenin was inspired to join the revolutionary cause?

Accepted Answer

His brother was executed by the government

Question 23

Vladimir Lenin was a .....

Accepted Answer

Lawyer

Question 24

What was NOT a contributing factor in the Bloody Sunday protest?

Accepted Answer

Disease was rapant

Question 25

The crown prince, Alexei, suffered from hemophilia. Why was it such a dangerous disease?

Accepted Answer

The slightest bump or cut could cause him to bleed to death

Question 26

After 300 years, the Romanov dynasty ended when who abdicated the throne?

Accepted Answer

Tsar Nicholas II

Question 27

A cathedral was erected on the spot of Tsar Alexander III's assassination. It was called...

Accepted Answer

The Church of our Savior on Spilled Blood

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