The Transfer of Power and the Execution of the Romanovs (HSC SSCE Modern History): Quizzes
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Who murdered Rasputin on 16 December 1916?
Who murdered Rasputin on 16 December 1916?
Prince Felix Yusupov
How many days must be added to convert Old Style dates to New Style dates in Russia?
How many days must be added to convert Old Style dates to New Style dates in Russia?
13 days
How many workers were locked out of the Putilov Steel Works on 18 February 1917?
How many workers were locked out of the Putilov Steel Works on 18 February 1917?
20,000
What marked the critical turning point in the February Revolution on 27 February?
What marked the critical turning point in the February Revolution on 27 February?
Cossacks refused to attack crowds
What happened to power when Nicholas II abdicated on 2 March 1917?
What happened to power when Nicholas II abdicated on 2 March 1917?
It was simply abandoned
In the dual power system, what did the Provisional Government have?
In the dual power system, what did the Provisional Government have?
Authority without power
Which reform did the Provisional Government successfully implement?
Which reform did the Provisional Government successfully implement?
An eight-hour working day
Why did the Provisional Government refuse to sanction peasant land seizures?
Why did the Provisional Government refuse to sanction peasant land seizures?
They insisted on rule of law
What did the cruiser Aurora do on the evening of 25 October 1917?
What did the cruiser Aurora do on the evening of 25 October 1917?
Fired blank shells at Winter Palace
Where were the Romanovs executed on 4 July 1918?
Where were the Romanovs executed on 4 July 1918?
Ipatiev House, Ekaterinburg