Russian Revolution Quiz 3

What advantages did Russia have over other countries at the start of World War I?

• 1. Advanced weaponry

  2. An enormous population

• 1. An enormous population

  2. A secure food supply

• 1. Strong leadership

  2. Advanced weaponry

• 1. A secure food supply

  2. Strong leadership

What was the main issue that Russia's railway infrastructure faced during World War I?

• Soldier mutinies.

• Trains would consistently run late.

• Ability to deliver food to Russia's cities was hampered.

• A lack of fuel was available to run the trains.

What was the Progressive Bloc?

• An alliance of liberal Duma deputies who petitioned the tsar for political reform during World War I

• An organisation of patriotic businessmen who tried to assist the Russian Government with the war effort.

• Two or more groups that join together without necessarily agreeing on all issues.

• A democratically elected body that discussed and formulated constitutional matters.

What was the initial cause of February revolution of 1917

• The mutiny of the Petrograd garrison

• Women marching on Petrograd to mark International Women's Day

• The workers of Petrograd's Pulitov Steel Factory go on strike over pay and conditions

• The Tsar's dismissal of the Duma

Which two ideologically opposed groups ruled Russia after the February revolution?

• The Bolsheviks and the Kadets

• The Octobrists and the Mensheviks

• The Zemstvo and the Duma

• The Provisional Committee and the The Petrograd Soviet

Who does Nicholas announce as his successor after abdication?

• Alexandra

• Alexei

• His younger brother Mikhail

• Alexander Kerensky

Grand Duke Mikhail declined the crown and signed the formal Declaration of Abdication - ending how many years of Romanov rule.

• 200

• 300

• 400

• 500

What were the main weaknesses of the Provisional Government? There is more than one answer.

• Undermined by the public declarations of the Tsar

• Not an elected body

• Would be judged on how it dealt with the nation’s problems (E.g. maintaining the war effort.)

• Authority was limited by its unofficial partnership with Petrograd soviet

Lenin's April Thesis...

• ...changed the whole revolutionary dynamic in Russia

• ...was 10 directives from Lenin

• ...significantly contributed to The July Days

• ... undermined the authority of the Dual Authority

• all of the above

Which of the following were slogans created by Lenin around the time of the April Thesis? There is more than one answer.

• Peace, bread, land.

• Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.

• All power to the Soviets.

• The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.