Stalin: A Wicked History Part 1

Fill in the blank: The bank robbers were _________ for taking as much money as they could carry from every bank in the state--their reputation preceded them.

• Foes

• Ruthless

• Notorious

• Resented

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who was the tsar in power leading up to the Russian Revolution?

• Nicholas II

• Stalin Balin

• Joseph Djugashvili

• Henry VIII

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which worldwide event sparked the beginning of the Russian Revolution?

• The moon landing

• World War II

• The 1918 Flu Pandemic

• World War I

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which answer is the most accurate definition of the word charismatic?

• Possessing an extraordinary ability to attract or charm.

• To charm.

• Possessing a strong passion for doing the right thing.

• An old, old wooden ship.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the name of the organization led by Lenin that eventually took the place of the Tsarist government?

• The Loyalists

• The Whig Party

• The Bolsheviks

• The Communists

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did Stalin's mother hope for him to become?

• A cobbler.

• A priest.

• A revolutionary.

• A model.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What was the name Stalin took from a Robin Hood-like figure before he finally became known as Joseph Stalin

• The Iceman

• Robin Hood

• Kobe

• Koba

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Fill in the blank: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn would be considered a __________ due to his willingness to speak out against Stalin's regime.

• Notorious

• Exile

• Dissident

• Tyrant

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

In which town was Stalin born?

• Bolshevik

• Gori

• Omaha

• Indianapolis

Which portion of the revolution is considered the world's first successful communist revolt?

• The American Revolution

• Prince and the Revolution

• The February Revolution

• The October Revolution

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9