RUSSIAN REV., LENIN & STALIN

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

Which statement best describes the political situation in the Soviet Union immediately after Lenin's death in 1924?

• The nation adopted a constitutional monarchy

• Trotsky and his followers assumed full control of the Communist Party

• Popular elections were held to choose a new General Secretary

• A power struggle developed among Communist Party leaders

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

• Mexican Revolution

• Boxer Rebellion

• Russian Revolution

• Sepoy Mutiny

A major goal of Joseph Stalin’s five-year plans was to

• encourage communist revolutions in the colonies of the European powers

• expand the Soviet Union’s borders to include warm-water ports

• transform the Soviet Union into an industrial power

• reduce the amount of foreign aid coming from the Western Hemisphere

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

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

• government’s refusal to enter World War I

• abuse of political power by Czar Nicholas II

• rapid expansion of the right to vote

• failure of communism

Totalitarian countries are characterized by

• free and open discussions of ideas

• government control of newspapers, radio and television

• a multiparty system with several candidates for each office

• government protection of people’s civil liberties

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 leader is being described by these statements?

• Led the Russians in a second revolution (1917)

• Promised "Peace, Land, and Bread"

• Established the New Economic Policy (NEP)

• Czar Nicholas II

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir I. Lenin

In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin governed by means of secret police, censorship, and purges. This type of government is called

• totalitarian

• democracy

• limited monarchy

• theocracy