Russian Revolution Review

The primary reason for Bolshevik success in taking over the government in November 1917 was?

• the overwhelming support the Bolsheviks had from the masses of the Russian people.

• the collapse of the workers’ and soldiers’ soviets, which were the backbone of Provisional Government support

• the abdication of the Czar

• the inability of the Provisional Government to solve the major problems facing the Russian people

Which slogan expresses the ideal of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917?

• Peace, Land, Bread

• Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

• Bigger, Faster, Stronger

• Russification

Which of the following was a result of the Bolshevik Revolution?

• civil war in Russia

• World War I

• war between Russia and Japan

• fighting between the Bolsheviks and the Red Army

Lenin’s New Economic Policy was designed to

• end all traces of capitalism.

• rebuild the Soviet economy.

• make the Soviet Union into an industrial state.

• end state control over farms and industry.

One cause of the March 1917 revolution in Russia was

• the death of Rasputin.

• Lenin’s return to Russia.

• food shortages.

• the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

Gregory Rasputin was a(n) _______________ .

• illiterate peasant on whom the czarina depended for advice

• nobleman who overthrew the monarchy

• priest on whom the czar depended for advice

• nobleman who supported the monarchy

Lenin believed that a socialist revolution could succeed in Russia if

• revolutions were carried out at the same time in other parts of Europe.

• Russia became an industrial state.

• the peasants owned the land they worked.

• a small group of dedicated revolutionaries controlled the government.

What year did the Russian Revolution take place?

• 1917

• 1918

• 1919

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (Communists)?

• Lenin

• Putin

• Hitler

• Franco

The Bolsheviks later renamed themselves what?

• The Communist Party

• The Fascist Party

• The Socialist Party

• The Democratic Party