U5.1 - Russian Revolution Review

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks and the first leader of the Soviet Union from 1917-1924?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Leon Trotsky

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Joseph Stalin

Leon Trotsky was known in the Soviet Union for:

• his invention of the first computer
• his career as a professional ballet dancer
• His role commanding the Red Army in the Russian Civil War

• his expertise in nuclear physics

What was the name for Russia that the Bolsheviks changed it to after they took over in 1917?

• Communist Russia

• Russian Republic

• Soviet Union

• Russian Empire

What was the forced famine in Ukraine in 1932-1933 called?

• Holodomor

• Holocaust

• Great Purge

• Red Terror

Who was the second ruler of the USSR, known for his brutality in how he ruled?

• Mikhail Gorbachev
• Vladimir Putin
• Nikita Khrushchev
• Joseph Stalin

Who challenged Stalin for power after the death of Vladimir Lenin, but lost that struggle?

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Lenin

• Leon Trotsky

• Joseph Stalin

What was the policy under Joseph Stalin in which private farmland was repossessed by the government to create large, government-owned farms?

• New Economic Policy

• Command Economy

• Forced Collectivization

• Five-Year Plans

What was the term for Stalin's plans for rapid industrialization in order to catch up with the rest of the world?

• New Economic Policy

• Command Economy

• Forced Collectivization

• Five-Year Plans

What is the name for the type of economy Stalin put in place as ruler of the USSR?

• Command economy
• Barter economy
• Mixed economy
• Free market economy

This was the name of Lenin's economic policy that was 'communism with a hint of capitalism' which allowed some private ownership of the means of production.

• Old Economic Policy (OEP)
• Capitalist Revolution (CR)
• Communist Reformation (CR)
• New Economic Policy (NEP)