History vs. Lenin Quiz

What was the name of the Russian tsar who was overthrown in 1917?

• Ivan the Terrible

• Peter the Great

• Alexander III

• Nicholas II

What event in 1905 led to the tsar introducing a constitution and an elected parliament?

• The February Revolution

• The July Days

• The October Revolution

• The Russo-Japanese War

Who led the provisional government after the tsar's abdication?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Alexander Kerensky

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

What was the name of the rebellion where peasants were killed with poison gas?

• The February Revolution

• The Kronstadt Rebellion

• The Tambov Rebellion

• The July Days

Who succeeded Lenin as the leader of the Soviet Union?

• Vladimir Putin

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Mikhail Gorbachev

What did Lenin try to warn the party about regarding Stalin?

• His military tactics

• His cult of personality

• His economic policies

• His foreign policy

What did Russia become in a few decades under Lenin's efforts?

• A monarchy

• An industrial superpower

• A socialist utopia

• A democratic republic

What did Lenin establish that led to decades of totalitarianism?

• A socialist order

• A democratic government

• A cult of personality

• A capitalist economy

What did the Bolsheviks do after gaining power?

• Established a democracy

• Executed other socialist parties

• Promoted freedom of speech

• Abolished the military

What did the Bolsheviks do to the tsar's family?

• Exiled them

• Pardoned them

• Arrested them

• Executed them