Lenin & Bolshevik Revolution

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

Which slogan is associated with the Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution?

• "An eye for an eye"

• "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

• "Take up the White Man's Burden"

• "Peace, Land, Bread"

". . . 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

• abolition of the secret police

• democratic reforms in all levels of government

• "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

• "Peace, Land, Bread"

• 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

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

• Neville Chamberlain

• Adolf Hitler

• Vladimir Lenin

• Chiang Kai-shek

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Heavy military losses in World War I, food and fuel shortages, and opposition to the czar led to the

• French Revolution

• Russian Revolution

• Chinese Revolution

• Cuban Revolution

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Which event occurred first and led to the other three?

• rise of fascism in Europe

• Bolshevik Revolution

• signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• WWI