Tsar Nicholas II
The Russian Revolution & Soviet Union
Tsar Nicholas II
Last Russian Emperor (r. 1894-1917)
10 Questions
Timed: 15 seconds per question
History
Vladimir Lenin
Founder of the Soviet State (1870-1924)
The Russian Revolution & Soviet Union
Woodrow Wilson
28th U.S. President, Led WWI-Era US (1913-1921)
World War I
Marie Antoinette
Last Queen of France Before Revolution (1755-1793)
The French Revolution
Johannes Gutenberg
Invented the Printing Press (c. 1440)
The Renaissance & Age of Exploration
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed Slaves in Confederate States (1863)
The US Civil War
Boston Tea Party
Colonists Protest British Tax (1773)
The American Revolution
Augustus
First Roman Emperor (r. 27 BCE-14 CE)
Ancient Rome
Mahatma Gandhi
Led Indian Independence Movement (1869-1948)
Decolonization: India & Africa
Benjamin Franklin
Founding Father & Diplomat (1706-1790)
The American Revolution
Rosa Parks
Montgomery Bus Boycott Catalyst (1955)
The US Civil Rights Movement
Tsar Nicholas II trivia questions
- Which war was Russia fighting when the ruler gave up the throne in 1917?
- In 1917, what was the name of Russia's elected assembly that formed a provisional government?
- Which city was called Petrograd in 1917 during the revolutions?
- Which political party, led by Lenin, seized power in the November 1917 uprising?
- What slogan helped the Bolsheviks gain support in 1917?
- In March 1918, which treaty took Russia out of World War I?
- After taking power, the Bolsheviks moved Russia's capital from Petrograd to which city?
- What was the name of the Bolsheviks' secret police set up after the revolution?
- In the civil war, what name was commonly given to the anti-Bolshevik forces?
- Which execution in 1918 marked the violent end of Russia's imperial family?