A revolutionary group taking over the government and taking power.
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What were events that helped the Communist Revolution?
The Russo-Japanese War (competition over Korea and Manchuria), Bloody Sunday (assassination of protesters), World War I (Russia was unprepared for the war).
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How did Alexander III fight revolutionaries?
Using censorship, violence, having a secret police.
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How did Alexander III attack minorities?
By erasing their culture.
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What were the two groups of Russian Marxists in 1903?
Mensheviks and Bolsheviks.
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Why did the Bolsheviks rename their party to the "Communist" party?
To reflect Karl Marx's ideas of a classless society.
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What happened in Russia in the year 1917?
A female worker protest led to the abdication of the Czar's throne.
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What was one of the biggest Russian Industries?
Steel.
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What was the White Army?
A group of opponents of the Bolsheviks. They supported the Czar.
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Was Stalin a democratic leader?
No, he was known as a strong dictator.
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Why did the workers unionise?
To try and better their standard of living.
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Why was it difficult for Czar Nicholas II to continue with the old autocracy?
Because the social context in Russia was changing.
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What did Marxists believe?
That the workers would overthrow the czar and rule the country.