Russian Revolution Vocabulary

Who were the Bolsheviks?

• A group of Russian monarchists

• A faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party led by Lenin

• A group of Russian peasants

• A coalition of European countries

Who was Vladimir Lenin?

• A Russian czar

• A famous Russian novelist

• The leader of the Bolshevik Party and a key figure in the Russian Revolution

• A Soviet general during World War II

What were Collective Farms?

• Private farms owned by individual families

• Large farms owned and operated by the state

• Small community gardens

• Farms owned by foreign investors

Who are the Proletariat?

• The ruling class in a capitalist society

• The working class in a capitalist society

• A group of wealthy landowners

• A religious sect

What was the March Revolution?

• A military coup in Russia

• A peaceful protest for women's rights

• A revolution that led to the abdication of Czar Nicholas II

• A cultural movement in the Soviet Union

Who was Lenin?

• the leader of the Bolsheviks

• the leader of the bourgeoise

• the tsar of Russia

• the "mad monk"

What is a Duma?

• a disease that the tsar's son suffered from

• the leader of the White Army

• the leader of the Red Army

• a type of legislature

What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

• A peace treaty between Russia and Germany during World War I

• A trade agreement between Russia and the United States

• A military alliance between Russia and France

• A cultural exchange program between Russia and Japan

Who were the Mensheviks?

• A faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party that opposed the Bolsheviks

• A group of Russian monarchists

• A coalition of European countries

• A faction of the Russian army

What was the role of the Cheka?

• To serve as the secret police during the Russian Revolution

• To lead the Russian army in World War I

• To negotiate peace treaties with foreign nations

• To manage agricultural production in Russia