Russian Revolution

Which of the following expresses a key principle in the economic theory of communism?

• 1) investors can finance new business opportunities by forming partnerships like joint stock companies

• 2) colonies increase the wealth of the mother country by supplying cheap raw materials

• 3) equality can be achieved by government ownership and management of property

• 1)private ownership of industry is more efficient than state ownership

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

• 1) abuse of power by Czar Nicholas II

• 2) government’s refusal to enter World War I

• 3) rapid expansion of the right to vote

• 4) failure of communism

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

• 1) World War I created the conditions in Russia that helped trigger a revolution.

• 2) World War I postponed the revolution in Russia by restoring confidence in the Czar.

• 3) Opposing Russian forces cooperated to fight the foreign invaders.

• 4) World war I gave the Czar’s army the needed experience to suppress the revolution.

Which factor led to the rise of communist revolutions in Russia and in China?

• 1) increase in agricultural production around the world

• 2) onset of the global depression that restricted trade

• 3) scarcity of workers for available jobs

• 4) unequal distribution of wealth between social classes

Which leader based his rule on the ideas of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels?

• 1) Czar Nicholas II

• 2) Vladimir Lenin

• 3) Adolf Hitler

• 4) Otto V Bismarck

Which statement describes a similarity between the French Revolution and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia?

• 1) The leaders in power before the revolutions favored changing the political system in their country.

• 2) Both revolutions were the result of government denial of basic human rights and stressful economic conditions.

• 3) Most of the revolutionary support was provided by radicals from other countries.

• 4) The new democracies created by the revolutions gave people greater representation in their governments.

One reason the Bolsheviks gained peasant support during the Russian Revolution was because the Bolsheviks promised to

• 1) redistribute land

• 2) abolish communes

• 3) bring modern technology to Russian farms

• 4) maintain an agricultural price-support program

Lenin’s promise of “Peace, Land, Bread” during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917was made in an effort to

• 1) end France’s occupation of Russia

• 2) gain popular support to overthrow the government

• 3) restore Czar Nicholas II to power

• 4) resolve conflicts between farmers of diverse ethnic backgrounds

Which action is associated with Joseph Stalin?

• 1) expanding privatization

• 2) establishing five-year plans

• 3) encouraging glasnost

• 4) promoting détente

What was the major goal of Joseph Stalin’s Five Year Plans in the Soviet Union?

• 1) encouraging rapid industrialization

• 2) supporting capitalism

• 3) improving literacy rates

• 4) including peasants in the decision making process