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A Review of the Bolshevik Revolution and the creation of the Soviet Union
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1
The irony of Catherine the Great becoming a powerful leader was:
she had bragged that she would be the most powerful
she never learned to speak Russian
she only weighed 75 lbs.
she wasn't even born in Russia
2
Aleksie's son Feodor seemed to have everything to be a good leader EXCEPT:
a strong mind
patience
good health
compassion
3
What happened to this family?
fled to Turkey
drown in Caspian Sea
lived happily ever after
executed during the Russian Civil War
4
What fact sealed the fate of the Romanovs?
the Red Army feared the White Army might free the tsar
the defeat of the Reds
the death of Lenin and his burial
5
Shortly after the Bolsheviks seized control in January, 1918:
Civil War erupted
World War I started
Trotsky died
Stalin was made tsar
6
Michael brought stability to Russia after a period known as:
the Great War
the Uprising
the Falsehood
the Time of Troubles
7
By the early 1900's, more and more people felt
Alexander III should come back to power
Nicholas II was the greatest Russian tsar
Russia's government was out-dated and needed to be replaced
8
Who told Tsar Nicholas II to command Russian troops?
Alexei
Tatiana
Lenin
Rasputin
9
Alexandra (wife of Nicholas II) liked Rasputin because:
she thought he could cure Alexei's hemophilia
they were from the same home town
they had gone to high school together
10
After giving up power in March, 1917, the Romanov family
were placed under house arrest
were killed immediately
moved to Seattle
11
A number of Romanov rulers were advised by nobles who were known as:
musketeers
boyars
confidants
troubadors
12
During Peter the Great's first years:
he abolished serfdom
he didn't know how to speak Russian
he lived the U.S.
he ruled with his half brother Ivan
13
The Bolshevik Revolution is sometimes called the WHAT revolution?
Monday/Tuesday
Red/White
Russian/Ukraine
October/November
14
Catherine the Great lived at almost the same time as:
Peter the Great
Galileo
Raputin
George Washington
15
All of the following occurred in March, 1917 except:
the Bolsheviks seized control
there were food shortages
the tsar abdicated
a provisional government was set up
16
What is sometimes called the "royal disease?"
small pox
cholera
hemophilia
influenza
17
The Bolsheviks favored abolishing:
private property
government
industrial growth
banking
18
The government under the tsar would best be described as a(n):
democracy
republic
anarchy
monarchy
19
Peter the Great fought a war with Sweden:
when they refused to let him visit
to gain a seaport
because they insulted him
after they insulted his mother
20
During the reigns of Alexander II and Alexander III
World War I was raging
Russia lost most of its territory
a number of Russian peasants became interested in the writings of Marx
21
What apparently concerned Nicholas II about a 100 year old letter he read?
it had the wrong return address
the postage was incorrect
it illustrated how slow the mail was
it seemed to predict the overthrow of the tsar system
22
Aleksie's 2nd marriage produced famous son who became:
Nicholas II
Peter the Great
William the Conquerer
Ivan the Terrible
23
When reform minded Tsars suggested abolishing serfdom, the most opposition came from:
the young
the serfs
the nobles
the army
24
Dates can be confusing when studying the Russian Revolution because:
weeks had 8 days
the calendar only had 10 months
Russia still used the Julian calendar
no one recorded them
25
The first Romanov ruler came to power in 1613. He was:
Michael
Peter
Mary
Paul
26
One western European idea Peter did not like was:
the rights given to women
ship building techniques
democratic reform
geographic knowledge
27
Peter the Great was especially interested in:
math and philosophy
ship building and sailing
fencing and tennis
poetry and music
28
Which group suffered the most under the rule of the Romnaovs?
foreign diplomats
boyars
serfs
Church officials
29
Bolsheviks were the most extreme or radical wing of which group?
Anarchists
Monrachists
Capitalists
Socialists
30
Michael was followed by his son Aleksei who very fond of:
sailing
hunting
painting
knitting
31
Alexander II was known for:
ruling for 75 years
abolishing serfdom
being the last tsar
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The image shows:
Trotsky
Marx
Rasputin
Lenin
