Flash Cards for Year 12 History Exam, 2014. Topic 3: Revolutions and Turmoil.
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What was the date of the beginning of the 1905 Revolution and the 'Bloody Sunday' Massacre?
Why did the people distrust the Tsarina?
What is a duma and why was it unsuccessful?
Why was there discontent with the government in Russia at the time?
What were the opposing political parties?
Why did the Tsar abdicate the throne?
Why was World War I such a cause of discontent in Russia before the 1917 Revolution?
Who were the two most notable Bolsheviks that triggered the October 1917 Revolution?
Who was the leader of the Provisional Government?
What were Lenin's political views?
What happened on January 22nd 1905?
After the abdication of the Tsar, who was in control?
What were the soviets aim politically during their first years?
What were Kerensky's political views? What political party did he support?
What is the difference between the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks?
What is the importance of Rasputin in the Tsar's unpopularity?
What month was the spontaneous revolution by the workers in Petrograd? What was the motto of these protestors?
List the countries Lenin has been exiled to.
List 4 historians of the Russian Revolution era.
What was the nature of the 1917 October Revolution?
What were the major issues with the spontaneous revolution in July 1917 according to Lenin?
