The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Lenin believed that 'immediate peace' with Germany would be the best way to protect the socialist revoutiom.

• True

• False

On which date did the Party Congress ratify the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

• 3 April 1919

• 3 April 1918

• 15 March 1918

• 15 March 1917

Which of the following was NOT a term of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

• Germany was to be paid 3 billion roubles in war reparations

• Lenin had to resign as Chairman of the Sovnarkom

• Russia had to give up 32% of its farmland

• 62 million people would be removed from Soviet control

Which member of the Sovnarkom lead the delegation that negotiated peace with Germany?

(a)  

Trotsky pursued a policy he described as 'neither peace nor war'. Which of the following tactics did he use? Select all that apply.

• giving theatrical and long winded speeches

• doing his best to confuse proceedings

• pretending he was about to accept peace terms then rejecting them and calling for more negotiations

• prolonging discussions

What action did Trotsky take as a result of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

• Signed the treaty on behalf of the Soviet Government

• Resigned as Commissar of Foreign Affairs

• Defected to the Germans

Germany gained control of Moscow under the terms of the Treaty pf Brest-Litovsk.

• True

• False

Lenin supported the ratification of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

• True

• False

After the Germans surrendered to the Allied forces on 11 November 1918, what action did the Communist take?

(a)  

The Germans sent _______ troops into Russian territory during negotiations and essentially forced Russia into signing the Treaty pf Brest-Litovsk

• 70,000

• 50,000

• 700,000

• 500,000