Issues of Leadership and the Tsar’s Abdication (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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Where was Leon Trotsky during the February Revolution?
Where was Leon Trotsky during the February Revolution?
New York
Which historian uncovered evidence of a liberal group planning a coup to topple the Tsar?
Which historian uncovered evidence of a liberal group planning a coup to topple the Tsar?
James White
From which Petrograd district did the revolutionary workers' group operate?
From which Petrograd district did the revolutionary workers' group operate?
Vyborg
Why did Soviet historians promote the concept of a 'spontaneous rising' in February 1917?
Why did Soviet historians promote the concept of a 'spontaneous rising' in February 1917?
Leaders were imprisoned or exiled
What was Rodzianko's response to the Tsar's offer to share power?
What was Rodzianko's response to the Tsar's offer to share power?
'The time for them has gone'
How far south of Petrograd was Pskov, where the Tsar's train was diverted?
How far south of Petrograd was Pskov, where the Tsar's train was diverted?
200 miles
What position did General Alexeev hold when he pressured Nicholas II to abdicate?
What position did General Alexeev hold when he pressured Nicholas II to abdicate?
Chief of the General Staff
On what date did Nicholas II agree to abdicate?
On what date did Nicholas II agree to abdicate?
2 March
Why did Nicholas II name Mikhail as Tsar instead of his son Aleksei?
Why did Nicholas II name Mikhail as Tsar instead of his son Aleksei?
Aleksei suffered from haemophilia
How many years had the Romanov dynasty ruled before it ended in 1917?
How many years had the Romanov dynasty ruled before it ended in 1917?
304 years