Important words for understanding the Russian Revolution

1. Government is __________________________________________________________________2. Revolution is ___________________________________________________________________3. Bourgeois means ________________________________________________________________4. Proletariat is ____________________________________________________________________5. Materialistic means ______________________________________________________________6. Socialism means ________________________________________________________________7. Capitalism means ________________________________________________________________8. Communism is __________________________________________________________________9. Bolshevik is ____________________________________________________________________10. Economic means ________________________________________________________________11. Marxism is _____________________________________________________________________12. Class warfare is _________________________________________________________________13. The Communist Manifesto is ______________________________________________________14. Equality is ______________________________________________________________________15. Centralized Government means ____________________________________________________16. A monarchy is __________________________________________________________________17. Tsar means _____________________________________________________________________18. Abdicate means _________________________________________________________________19. Industry is _____________________________________________________________________20. Agriculture is ___________________________________________________________________21. Hammer and Sickle is ____________________________________________________________22. Comrade means _________________________________________________________________23. Suppress means _________________________________________________________________24.

Answer the following questions using the answer to these important Russian revolution terms.

1. Socialist economic system means?

2. A materialistic bourgeois capitalist is what?

3. Russia was a monarchy and their tsar abdicated. Write what this means in your own words.

4. Marxist class warfare means what?

5. The Hammer and sickle represents what two things?

6. Centralized government means what?

7. Lenin said “The specific feature of the present situation in Russia is that the country is passing from the first stage of the revolution which placed power in the hands of the Bourgeois to its second stage which must place power in the hands of the proletariat and the poorest sections of the peasants.” Using your vocab words, explain what 2 stages Lenin thinks the Revolution needs to have.