Sec Rev 2

Define:

a) soviet-A workers' council that has political powers and organizes political activities.

Identify:

a) Karl Marx-A German philosopher who argued that the workers of the would would one day overthrow the ruling classes and share equally in society's weatlth.
b) Lenin-A short balding man in his early 30's. He not only planned to overthrow the czar but also hoped to spark a world wide Marxist revolution.
c) Bolsheviks-The followers of Lenin. ment majority.
d) Mensheviks-Ment minority. The opposers of Lenin
e) Bloody Sunday-Where Soldiers fired upon a crowed. They killed 500 to 1000 people.
f) Duma-Russian parliament
g) Alexandra-The czarina of Russia
h) Rasputin-Friend of czar helped save his child.

Answers:

1) How did the ideas of the Social Revolutionaries differ from those of the Social Democrats? The Social Revolutionaries belived the force to overthrow the czar's government would come from Russia's peasants. The Social Democrats were Marxists who argued that the workers of the world would one day overthrow the ruling classes and share equally in the society's wealth.
2) A)What course of action did Lenin support? He bleived in the Social Democrats and in the Marxist ways.
B)How did his proposal split the party? His ideas created the Bolsheviks and the mensheviks The Bolsheviks was from the Russian word meaning majority. and the word Mensheviks ment minority. Bolsheviks was for Lenin and the Mensheviks was for e the opponents woh were aginst Lenin.
3) A)What was the czar's goal in the Russo-Japanese War? To take the neighboring country to Russia in East Aisa. Russia and Japan were both imperialist powers and they were competing for control of Korea.
B)What territory was in dispute? Japans land because that land would if taken over provide for a better hold on Russian enemys.
4) A)Briefly describe the revolution of 1905. People were asking or better working conditions and more personal freedom. when a crowed was gathered to protest soldiers fired on the crowed killing between 500 to 1000 people. this was Bloody Sunday it provoked a wve of strikes that spread across the country. soon the czar could no longer ignore the demands for change.
B)What were its results? The Duma was create a Russian parliament to promice more freedom.
5)How did WWI lead to the downfall of the czar? The fact that the czar of Russia had a long-standing fude between his enemy Austria-Hungary. He made a fateful decision to go to war. This decision was the one that cost Nicholas his throne.
6)After the czar's abidication, what part did the following play in government?
A)the Duma-They had taken no part in the demonstrations and strkes that led to the down fall of the czar. All they wonted to do was to creat a constitution for Russia.
B)St. Petersburg Soviet-It was beganing to develop. Workers and soldiers gathered to form and elected workers council. They organized protests and planed demonstrations.
C)Kerensky-He became a new leader. he was a Social Revolutionary that was the only Duma deputy who was also a member of the St. Petersburg Soviet.
7) Why was it a mistake for the provisional government to continue the war? The Russian army was no more willing to die for the provisional government than for the czar.
8) If Nicholas II had been a more competent ruler, could he have prevented the Russian Revolution? Or was it the result of events beyond his control? Present your viewpoint with evidence to suport it. I believe that the actions that happened would have found another reason to bring up the fact that he was not doing a job, and he would soon be kicked out of his place.