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  • What groups were illegal in Russia?
    Political parties
  • During what international war did the Russian Revolution take place?
    WWI
  • What political party appeared that was divided into two factions?
    The Socialist Worker's Party
  • What two factions was the Socialist Worker's Party divided into?
    The Mensheviks and The Bolshevics
  • What was Bloody Sunday?
    In 1905, unarmed demonstrators were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched towards the Winter Palace.
  • From 1904-1905, there was conflict between ____ and ____ over territorial expansion in East Asia.
    Russia and Japan
  • Define The Mensheviks
    the moderate minority who believed that Russia was not prepared for a proletariat revolution
  • A regime where the tsar held all the power:
    Autocratic regime
  • What was the Tsar?
    the ruler of Russia
  • Define The Bolshevics
    they were the radical majority who believed that Russia was prepared for a proletariat dictatorship
  • What year was the first Bloody Sunday?
    1905
  • The Bolshevik Party drew its support primarily from?
    the working class
  • Who was the leader of The Bolshevics
    Lenin
  • Factory workers and peasants made up what percentage of the population in Russia?
    Three quarters of the population
  • In the first world war, what caused discontent among the Russian population? (3)
    Continuous defeats, shortage of supplies and number of deaths.
  • Industries were concentrated in what big cities in Russia? (2)
    St. Petersburg and Moscow
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