Starter quiz
- The Russian word for emperor is ______.
- 'tsar' ✓
- The February Revolution in Russia occurred during which conflict?
- Russo-Ottoman War
- Russo-Japanese War
- World War One ✓
- World War Two
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- Which group made up a majority of the Russian population in 1900?
- aristocracy
- industrial workers
- middle classes
- peasants ✓
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- What happened to Tsar Nicholas II during the February Revolution?
- he was executed
- he was forced into exile
- he was forced to accept restrictions on his power
- he was forced to abdicate ✓
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- Which statement is most accurate?
- Russians tsars had no power before 1917
- Russian tsars had limited power before 1917
- Russians tsars had moderate power before 1917
- Russian tsars had a lot of power before 1917
- Russian tsars had absolute power before 1917 ✓
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- Which two reasons help to explain why WWI contributed to the February Revolution in Russia?
- millions of soldiers fought during the war
- Russia fought alongside Britain and France during the war
- Tsar Nicholas II took over personal command of the Russian army ✓
- Russia had the largest army in Europe
- food shortages occurred in Russian cities ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match-up each key word with its correct definition
- exile⇔being sent or kept away from your own country ✓
- provisional⇔something which is only temporary ✓
- seize⇔to take something suddenly and by force ✓
- The leader of the ______ Party was Vladimir Lenin.
- 'Bolshevik' ✓
- Who seized power in Russia during the October Revolution?
- The Tsar
- The Provisional Government
- The Bolsheviks ✓
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- Which of the following occurred as a result of the 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
- Russia went to war with Germany
- Russia joined an alliance with Germany
- Russia made peace with Germany ✓
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- Which example best demonstrates that the Bolsheviks restricted the freedom to oppose the government in Russia?
- They created the Cheka ✓
- They signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
- They argued the Provisional Government had done too little for the proletariat
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔Karl Marx developed his theories of communism
- 2⇔WWI begins
- 3⇔Tsar Nicholas II abdicates
- 4⇔Bolsheviks seize power
- 5⇔Tsar Nicholas II murdered
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Key learning points
- The Bolsheviks were a revolutionary party led by Vladimir Lenin.
- The Provisional Government was toppled by the Bolshevik Party in October 1917.
- Lenin withdrew Russia from WW1 and by agreeing to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918.
- The Bolsheviks shot Tsar Nicolas and limited opposition in Russia.
Common misconception
The Bolsheviks revolutionary background meant that they were completely different to the tsar.
The Bolsheviks treated opposition similarly to the tsar, using a secret police and re-introducing censorship.
Keywords
Exile - exile involves being sent or kept away from your own country, usually for political reasons
Provisional - something is provisional if it is only temporary
Seized - something is seized if it is taken suddenly and by force
Secret police - a secret police force is used to make opposition to a government weaker, often using illegal and violent methods
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