Chapters 28 World History Sanchez Name _____________________________________ Chapter 28-Russia in Revolution Section 1-Russia struggled to reform The majority of people in Russia were living what kind of lifestyle in the 1800's? What is an autocrat? Who were the Decembrists and what were their demands? What was the effect of the Decembrist revolt on Russia and the reign of Nicholas I? How was the reign of Alexander II different from that of his father, Nicholas I? What is a Mir? How were the people of Russia still politically behind those of the rest of Europe? What are the beliefs of the Nihilist? When his father died what type of rule did Alexander III establish? What changes happened in Russia in spite of the wishes of Nicholas II? Section 2-Russia moved toward revolution In what did the Social Revolutionaries believe? In what did the Social Democrats believe? Who was Lenin and what did he hope to achieve? What caused the split in the Social Democrats and what were the two groups into which they split? What led to the revolution of 1905? What took place during the Revolution of 1905? What was Russia's experience in World War I? Who was Rasputin? What events led to Nicholas II abdicating his throne? Who were the soviets? Who was Alexander Kerensky? Why did the provisional government under Kerensky fail? Section 3-The Bolsheviks led a second revolution How were the Bolsheviks able to gain control? When did the Bolsheviks claim control of the government? What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and why did it upset the Russians? What was the group that organized to oppose the Bolsheviks red army? What took place in the Kronstadt revolt? Why did Lenin name his party the Communist Party? Why did Trotsky not become the new leader after Lenin's death? Section 4-Stalin became dictator What was involved in Stalin's plan for a command economy? What are collective farms? What did Stalin do to people who resisted his plans?