Russian Revolution

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Which event best replaces the question mark in this sequence?
Russia 1917-1918
• Czar Nicholas II abdicated Russian Imperial throne
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• Bolsheviks seized power and became the Communist Party
• Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers
Options: A. Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian Revolution, B. Leon Trotsky escaped Russia for exile in Mexico, C. The Russian government adopted the New Economic Policy, D. The Red Army won the Russian Civil War

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Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian Revolution

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What was the major consequence of the March Revolution of 1917? Options: A. It forced Kerensky to surrender to the Bolsheviks., B. It secured Stalin as leader of Russia., C. It allowed Trotsky to negotiate peace with Germany., D. It forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.

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It forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.

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Which group of people revolted against the Russian revolutionary provisional government in 1917? A. the Bolsheviks, B. the Czarists, C. the nobility, D. the clergy

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the Bolsheviks

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Which of the following answers is the correct chronological order of events during the Russian Revolution? A. Bloody Sunday, World War I, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, assassination of the Romanov family, B. World War I, Bloody Sunday, assassination of the Romanov family, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, C. World War I, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, Bloody Sunday, assassination of the Romanov family, D. February Revolution, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, assassination of the Romanov family, World War I

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Bloody Sunday, World War I, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, assassination of the Romanov family

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Which event was the main cause of the uprising that began the March Revolution protest? Options: severe food shortages, Tsar Nicholas II’s abdication, major military desertions, Vladimir Lenin’s return from exile

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severe food shortages

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Which statement describes the ideology of Lenin during the Bolshevik Revolution? Options: A. He preserved the monarchy as a national symbol., B. He called for authoritarian rule to implement communism., C. He promoted the use of nonviolent protest for social change., D. He held parliamentary elections to legitimize the new government.

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He called for authoritarian rule to implement communism.

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Which leader was most influenced by Marxist ideology? Options: A. Adolf Hitler, B. David Lloyd George, C. Lenin, D. Woodrow Wilson

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Lenin

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Acting as a religious figure, which person gained significant influence over the Russian royal family during the early 20th century?

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Gregory Rasputin

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Which one of the events listed below identifies the campaign of terror that Josef Stalin implemented against other Communist Party leaders during the mid-1930s? A. New Economic Policy, B. Bloody Sunday, C. collectivization, D. the Great Purge

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the Great Purge

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Josef Stalin’s policy of agricultural collectivization led to

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a destructive famine in the Ukraine.