Russian Revolution and Lenin

Which statement best describes the relationship between World War I and the Russian Revolution?

• World War I created conditions within Russia that helped trigger a revolution.

• World War I postponed the Russian Revolution by restoring confidence in the Czar.

• The Russian Revolution inspired the Russian people to win World War I.

• World War I gave the Czar's army the needed experience to suppress the Russian Revolution.

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 in Russia was caused in part by

• a forced famine in Ukraine

• the failure of Czar Nicholas II to come to Serbia's aid

• a shortage of military supplies and food during World War I

• the establishment of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP)

An incompetent government, massacres on Bloody Sunday, and the high costs of World War I were causes of the

• Mexican Revolution

• Boxer Rebellion

• Sepoy Mutiny

• Russian Revolution

One of the major causes of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the

• abuse of political power by Czar Nicholas II

• government’s refusal to enter World War I

• rapid expansion of the right to vote

• failure of communism

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 key principle of the economic theory of Communism is

• restoration of a bartering system

• organization of workers’ unions

• government ownership of property

• privatization of business

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 replacement of the bourgeois by the proletarian state is impossible without a violent revolution. The abolition of the proletarian state, i.e., of all states, is only possible through 'withering away.' . . ."

— V. I. Lenin, State and Revolution, 1917

This quotation is associated with the principles of

• imperialism

• capitalism

• communism

• militarism

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

• "Peace, Land, and Bread"

• "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

• abolition of the secret police

• democratic reforms in all levels of government

• Led the Russians in a second revolution (1917)

• Promised "Peace, Land, and Bread"

• Established the New Economic Policy (NEP)

Which leader is being described by these statements

• Czar Nicholas II

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Vladimir I. Lenin

• Mikhail Gorbachev