Russian Revolution Quiz

The final Russian Emperor, overthrown and killed during the revolution, was _____.

Leader and founder of the Bolshevik Party, who planned the October Russian Revolution of 1917.

The forces fighting against the Bolsheviks (Red Army) during the Russian Civil War.

The military force created by the Bolsheviks was _____.

A controversial mystic close to the last Russian Emperor's family.

The leader who took control of the Soviet Union after Lenin and controlled the nation for three decades.

One of the key leaders in the Bolshevik group, also created and commanded their military force, the Red Guard/Red Army.

The group that led the October Russian Revolution, wanted a communist state, and took over the government in 1917.

In the early 20th century, many people in Russia were unhappy with their leader, (1)_____, partly because of his advisor, the mystic (2)_____. Eventually, this led to the Tsar being removed from power. Seeing a chance for change, (3)_____, the founder and leader of his group, the (4)_____, took action. They started the October Revolution in effort to take down the temporary (Provisional) government and create communist nation. To do this (5)_____, he created and commanded the (6)_____. This army was first used to overthrow the government and then fought in the Russian Civil war against another group the anti-Bolsheviks, also known as the (7)_____. During this time, (8)_____ started to rise through the ranks and become more important in the Bolshevik group and eventually would become the leader of the Soviet Union.

The process of redistributing land from the nobility to the peasants, which was a key promise of the Bolsheviks, is known as _____.