Russian Revolution Quiz

What new development occurred as a result of the pressure people put on the Czar during the 1905 Revolution?

• The Czar agreed to end the war with Germany

• Women were finally granted the right to vote in Russia

• The Czar abdicated and turned over power to the Mensheviks

• The Czar created the Duma, Russia's first legislative body

Which of these political leaders was NOT a Bolshevik?

• Alexander Kerensky

• Vladimir Lenin

• Leo Trotsky

• Joseph Stalin

How do the Bolsheviks take control of the government from the Mensheviks?

• The Menshevik party collapsed and split in two over whether or not to continue the war with Germany

• The Mensheviks agreed to give up power after the failure of the Kerensky Offensive

• They gain a majority in the Duma as a result of the 1920 Soviet elections

• The Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace with weapons and arrest the Menshevik leaders

What was the purpose of the New Economic Policy (NEP)

• To shift the focus of Russia from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy

• To allow elements of capitalism in order to help stabilize the economy

• To end the use of currency and make everything free

• To punish the peasant farmers for not helping with the revolution

What was Stalin's main advantage that allowed him to take control of the Soviet government after Lenin's death?

• Stalin had distinguished himself as a war hero during the Russian Civil War

• Stalin had appointed most of the other members of the Soviet government giving him many loyal allies

• Lenin had chosen Stalin as his heir and commanded that he be his replacement

• Stalin created many of the successful provisions of the New Economic Policy, which helped stabilize the Soviet economy

Put these Russian leaders in order from the earliest to rule Russia to the most recent

• Czar Nicholas II

• Alexander Kerensky

• Vladimir Lenin

• Josheph Stalin

• Vladimir Putin