Unit 1 Test Review Quiz

Who were the Bolsheviks?

• Communist Revolutionaries

• Secret Police Members

• Members of Parliament

• Soldiers in White Army

What was one difference between the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks?

• The Mensheviks wanted capitalism.

• The Mensheviks supported the ideals of Czar Alexander II.

• The Mensheviks were more moderate.

• The Mensheviks practiced the Russian Orthodox religion.

Why was it a mistake for Nicholas II to get involved in World War I?

• Germany wanted to sign an alliance with Russia.

• Russia was unprepared to handle it militarily and economically.

• Rasputin had warned against it.

• Japan had invaded Russia in the east.

Why did the Germans arrange for Lenin’s return to Russia?

• They wanted to stir unrest in Russia.

• They wanted him to spy for the German army.

• They wanted him to remove Stalin from power.

• They wanted to stop the spread of communism in Russia.

Why were many of the Russian people attracted to Lenin and the Bolsheviks?

• The Bolsheviks promised peace, land, and bread.

• The Bolsheviks set up schools for the peasants.

• The Bolsheviks wanted the czar to stay in power.

• The Bolsheviks thought religion should be abolished.

Why was Leon Trotsky no longer a threat to Stalin’s rise to power?

• Trotsky was forced into exile.

• Trotsky was made a bishop in the church.

• Trotsky was executed.

• Trotsky was given command of the military.

What is the overall goal of indoctrination and propaganda?

• to help everyone have an equal opportunity for work

• to mold people’s minds into a certain way of thinking

• to restrict private ownership of land and property

• to increase the number of products manufactured in factories

What was the main drawback of Stalin’s Five-Year Plans?

• They increased the country’s national debt.

• They lowered the country’s overall exports.

• They decreased the pay workers received.

• They limited the production of consumer goods.

What caused young people in Stalin’s Russia to want to attend university and technical training?

• They didn’t want to have their property taken away.

• They didn’t want to get sent to Siberia.

• They didn’t want to work on the collective farms.

• They didn’t want to work in factories.

Why was Stalin able to retain his position of power in the Communist party?

• He was unopposed.

• He was a persuasive speaker.

• He insisted on fair elections.

• He made grand promises to the people.