APE CC Euro Ep #35 Russian Revolution

What was a significant cause of suffering in Russia during World War I?

• The efficient administration of Tsar Nicholas II

• A lack of basic materials for soldiers

• The surplus of weaponry

• The abundance of medical care

What role did local organizations like zemstvos play during World War I in Russia?

• They contributed to the war effort abroad

• They supported the imperial administration

• They led the military strategies

• They took responsibility for civilian well-being

What was the outcome of Czar Nicholas II personally overseeing the battlefront?

• He improved the war effort significantly

• He appeared incompetent and uninterested in ordinary Russians

• Russian victories increased

• He was seen as a competent leader

What did the Provisional Government consist of after Nicholas II's abdication?

• Foreign representatives

• Only monarchist members

• Only socialist members

• Monarchist, conservative, liberal, and socialist members

What was Lenin's platform upon his return to Russia in 1917?

• Strengthening ties with Germany

• Peace, Bread, Land

• Support for the Provisional Government

• Continue the war at all costs

What was the primary reason for the Bolsheviks' rejection of the Constituent Assembly?

• The Assembly was too supportive of the war

• The Bolsheviks won a majority of the seats

• It was seen as a threat to Bolshevik power

• The Assembly supported the Provisional Government

What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

• A military alliance with Germany

• A trade agreement between Russia and Germany

• A peace treaty that gave Russia's western holdings to Germany

• A peace treaty with the Central Powers that favored Russia

What was the main opposition to the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War?

• Foreign armies

• The Green Movement

• The Red Army

• The White Movement

What was the New Economic Policy (NEP)?

• A policy to isolate Russia economically

• A policy to nationalize all businesses

• A policy allowing elements of capitalism

• A policy to continue War Communism

What was the outcome of Lenin's series of strokes beginning in 1922?

• The Bolsheviks lost power

• Stalin organized Lenin's funeral and sidelined rivals

• Trotsky took over leadership

• He recovered and continued to lead