LESSON 4 - Russian Unrest and Revolution

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Which of the following statements best summarizes Vladimir Lenin's role in the Russian Revolution?

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Lenin was able to strengthen the Bolsheviks' position and overthrow the provisional government by late 1917.

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Which of the following best explains why the Red Army won the Russian Civil War? Although many groups opposed the Bolsheviks, the White Army was not very unified and this made it harder to have success in the war. The White Army withdrew from Crimea and this allowed the Red Army to successfully fight them one last time. The White Army ultimately did not have enough help from outside countries to fight the Red Army successfully. The Red Army used its Red Terror program throughout Russia in order to take out political opponents and strengthen themselves.

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Although many groups opposed the Bolsheviks, the White Army was not very unified and this made it harder to have success in the war.

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Which of the following explains why some people use 1918 as the starting date of the Russian Civil War?

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Lenin decided to disband the Constituent Assembly in 1918, which angered people because the Bolsheviks were becoming more controlling.

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Which of the following statements best explains why Russia left World War I before it ended? The damage of the war caused an internal revolution. A Russian military-led coup ended the war in eastern Europe. Germany defeated and advanced into Russian territories. Tsar Nicholas Il ended the war to prevent a revolution.

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The damage of the war caused an internal revolution.

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Which of the following best analyzes why the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic was the most powerful Soviet socialist republic in the Soviet Union? Options: The Russian Communist Party and the head of the government ran the state from that location., A conflict with Poland weakened the Belorus Soviet Socialist Republic too much., The Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic was more powerful than the rest because of its size., The Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic had been the only one to successfully embrace communism.

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The Russian Communist Party and the head of the government ran the state from that location.