Russian Revolution Study Guide

Russian Revolution Study Guide
1. What did Alexander III do to establish a uniform Russian culture?
2. Who was the czar after Alexander III
3. What is the name of the world’s longest continuous rail line?
4. What two countries (other than Russia) contributed to the building of the railway?
5. What did the laborers do who were unhappy with their working conditions?
6. What is a “dictatorship of the proletariat”?
7. Name the two revolutionary groups that split over revolutionary tactics.
8. Who was the major leader of the Bolsheviks?
9. What are the three crises that Russia faced which exposed the weakness of the czar & paved the way for
revolution?
10. What was the Duma?
11. Who ran the Russian government while Nicholas was at the war front?
12. When did full on revolution take place in Russia?
13. After Nicholas II abdicated the throne, who was the head of the temporary government which was established
by the Duma?
14. What were Soviets?
15. What was Lenin’s slogan that gained widespread appeal?
16. What is indoctrination?
17. What was the Great Purge?
18. How did the peasants react to Stalin making them work on collective farms?
19. What are collective farms?
20. To modernize the Soviet state, Stalin ushered in two revolutions, what were they?
21. What is a command Economy?
22. Why is communism a threat to the U.S.?
23. Who became bitter rivals for control of the Communist Party after Lenin’s death?
24. Who is considered the Father of Communism?
25. Which army ultimately triumphed during the civil war?
Essay
Explain the importance of Lenin in regards to the Russian Revolution and Stalin in regards to the formation of the USSR.