3.1 The End of Tsarist Rule

• Tsarist rule in Russia was an autocratic system where the Tsar held absolute power.
• Under Tsarist rule, the Tsar made all political, military, and religious decisions.
• Match the characteristic of Tsarist rule with its description:

  Power Structure ↔️ Centralized control

  Decision Making ↔️ Tsar made all key decisions

  Individual Rights ↔️ Limited rights

  Democratic Institutions ↔️ Absent
• Tsarist rule concentrated power in the Tsar's hands and suppressed individual freedoms.
• Under Tsar Nicholas II, political power was held by the Tsar in a system known as autocracy.
• Social inequality was a major issue under Tsar Nicholas II, leading to widespread discontent among the peasantry and working class.
• Order the causes of the Russian Revolution:

  1️⃣ Political Autocracy

  2️⃣ Social Inequality

  3️⃣ Economic Challenges
• What was the main structure of power under Tsarist rule in Russia?

  Centralized control
• The absence of democratic institutions was a key characteristic of Tsarist rule.
• Under Tsar Nicholas II, the Tsar's absolute power was known as political autocracy.
• What type of system was Tsarist rule in Russia?

  Autocratic
• Tsarist rule was characterized by centralized control
• What political condition marked Tsar Nicholas II's reign?

  Autocracy
• Economic backwardness under Tsar Nicholas II was exacerbated by land scarcity
• What was one of the primary causes of the Russian Revolution?

  Political autocracy
• The February Revolution occurred in 1918.

  False
• The February Revolution led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, ending the Romanov dynasty.
• Arrange the key events of the February Revolution in chronological order.

  1️⃣ Bread Riots in Petrograd

  2️⃣ Troop Mutiny

  3️⃣ Abdication of Tsar Nicholas II

  4️⃣ Formation of the Provisional Government
• What were the primary reasons for Tsar Nicholas II's abdication?

  Ineffective leadership
• Tsar Nicholas II abdicated in favor of his brother, Grand Duke Michael.
• In what year did the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II occur?

  1917
• The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II was partly due to his ineffective leadership
• Political unrest in Russia was caused by food shortages and World War I.
• Why did the army refuse to suppress protests during the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II?

  Loss of army support
• Chronological order of key events related to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II

  1️⃣ Bread Riots (February 23-27, 1917)

  2️⃣ Abdication of Nicholas II (March 15, 1917)

  3️⃣ Formation of Provisional Government (March 15, 1917)
• The Bread Riots of February 1917 were protests over food shortages
• Tsar Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917.
• What replaced the Tsarist regime after Nicholas II's abdication?

  Provisional Government
• The abdication of Tsar Nicholas II marked the end of the Romanov dynasty.
• What type of political system was the Tsarist regime in Russia?

  Autocratic
• The end of Tsarist rule paved the way for the Bolshevik Revolution
• The end of Tsarist rule reshaped Russia's political and social landscape.