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21 Cards in this Set
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Czar Nicholas ll
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Ann autocratic ruler who relied on the army and bureaucracy.
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Alexandra
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Czar Nicholas German born wife who fell under Rasputin's influence.
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Grigori Rasputin
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an uneducated sibean peasant who claimed to be a holy man.
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Story of Rasputin
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Alexandra insisted on consulting Rasputin, before making important decisions. His influence made him an important power behind the throne. He was assassinated in December, 1916.
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March Revolution
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in 1917, a series of strike led by working class women broke out in capital city of Petrograd.
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Petrograd
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capital city (formerly st. Petersburg)
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Alexander Kerensky
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headed the provisional government
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Soviets
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councils composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers
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Bolsheviks
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small fraction of Marxist party called Russion social Democrats
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V.l. Lenin
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leader of the Bolshieviks
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Story of Lenin
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he believed only violent revolution could destroy the capitalist system
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Leon Trotsky
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head of the Petrograd soviets
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Winter Palace
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the seat of the provisional government
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What happened to the Royal Family?
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after the civil war, the family was taken into captivity. In 1918, local Soviet members murdered them,
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Red Army
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well disciplined fighting force.
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White Army
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had no common goal
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War communism
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government control of banks and most industries, also seized grain from peasants
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Cheka
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red secret police
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Communists
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by 1921, total control over Russia
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What happened to Russia in WWl?
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Russia suffered incredible losses, two million soldiers were killed, and 6-4 million wounded or captured. By 1917, the will to fight had vanished
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Duma
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Russian legislative assembly
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