Russian Revolution

What happened during the October Revolution?

• The Tsar returned to power
• The Bolsheviks overthrew the Provisional Government
• Russia pulled out of World War I
• The Provisional Government defeated the Bolsheviks

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Who was involved in the Russian Civil War?

• Reds vs Whites
• Whites vs Blacks
• Reds vs Blacks
• White vs Blues

Which of these is NOT a reason why Stalin rose to power?

• Lenin’s will was kept a secret
• Trotsky’s popularity among the Red Army
• Stalin’s position as Secretary General of the Party
• Stalin’s political alliances

How did Stalin try to consolidate his power and enforce party discipline?

• Collectivisation
• Purges and show trials
• Secret police
• Rapid industrialisation

Which statement best describes the political situation in the Soviet Union immediately after Lenin's death in 1924?

• The nation adopted a constitutional monarchy
• Trotsky and his followers assumed full control of the Communist Party
• Popular elections were held to choose a new General Secretary
• A power struggle developed among Communist Party leaders

-Led the Russians in a second Revolution (1917)
-Promised "Peace, Land, and Bread"
-Established New Economic Policy (NEP)
Which leader is being described?

• Czar Nicholas II
• Nikita Kruschev
• Vladimir Lenin
• Mikhail Gorbachev 

Stalin is linked with which economic policy

• New Economic Policy
• détente
• Five Year Plans
• glasnost

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a major turning point in history because

• Russia became the first nation with a Communist economic system
• it was the last revolution in the 20th century
• Russia ceased to be an important force in world affairs
• the royal family was exiled to Mexico

A major reason many Russian people supported the Bolsheviks in the November 1917 revolution was that the Bolsheviks called for

• an immediate peace settlement with Germany
• a heavy investment in industry
• the collectivization of agriculture 
• the abolition of all religion 

The Bolshevik Party in 1917 gained support of the peasant class because they promised them

• democratic reforms in all levels of government
• abolition of the secret police
• "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
• "Peace, Land, Bread"