USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

[SOURCES]
Russian Leader before the Russian Revolution was ____

(A) ** Tsar Nicholas II

(B) Kaiser Wilhelm II

(C) King George V

(D) Vittorio Orlando

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov (18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer, was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917.

Concept note-2: -The Russian Revolution took place in 1917 when the peasants and working class people of Russia revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II. They were led by Vladimir Lenin and a group of revolutionaries called the Bolsheviks. The new communist government created the country of the Soviet Union.

Concept note-3: -Nicholas II of Russia, (May 18, 1868 – July 17, 1918) was the last Tsar (Emperor) of the Russian Empire. He became Tsar in 1894 after his father, Tsar Alexander III died. His reign lasted until the 1917 Russian Revolution. Empire ended, next Russian Head of State and Government is Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

Concept note-4: -Nicholas II was an uncompromising autocrat, and this stance helped provoke the Russian Revolution of 1905. After Russia entered World War I, Nicholas left the capital to assume command of the army.

Concept note-5: -Best Known For: Nicholas II was the last tsar of Russia under Romanov rule. His poor handling of Bloody Sunday and Russia’s role in World War I led to his abdication and execution.