WorksheetsRussian Revolution
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What happened during the October Revolution?
a)
The Tsar returned to power
b)
The Bolsheviks overthrew the Provisional Government
c)
Russia pulled out of World War I
d)
The Provisional Government defeated the Bolsheviks
2.
Who was involved in the Russian Civil War?
a)
Reds vs Whites
b)
Whites vs Blacks
c)
Reds vs Blacks
d)
White vs Blues
3.
Which of these is NOT a reason why Stalin rose to power?
a)
Lenin’s will was kept a secret
b)
Trotsky’s popularity among the Red Army
c)
Stalin’s position as Secretary General of the Party
d)
Stalin’s political alliances
4.
How did Stalin try to consolidate his power and enforce party discipline?
a)
Collectivisation
b)
Purges and show trials
c)
Secret police
d)
Rapid industrialisation
5.
Which statement best describes the political situation in the Soviet Union immediately after Lenin's death in 1924?
a)
The nation adopted a constitutional monarchy
b)
Trotsky and his followers assumed full control of the Communist Party
c)
Popular elections were held to choose a new General Secretary
d)
A power struggle developed among Communist Party leaders
6.
-Led the Russians in a second Revolution (1917)
-Promised "Peace, Land, and Bread"
-Established New Economic Policy (NEP)
Which leader is being described?
-Promised "Peace, Land, and Bread"
-Established New Economic Policy (NEP)
Which leader is being described?
a)
Czar Nicholas II
b)
Nikita Kruschev
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Mikhail Gorbachev
7.
Stalin is linked with which economic policy
a)
New Economic Policy
b)
détente
c)
Five Year Plans
d)
glasnost
8.
The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a major turning point in history because
a)
Russia became the first nation with a Communist economic system
b)
it was the last revolution in the 20th century
c)
Russia ceased to be an important force in world affairs
d)
the royal family was exiled to Mexico
9.
A major reason many Russian people supported the Bolsheviks in the November 1917 revolution was that the Bolsheviks called for
a)
an immediate peace settlement with Germany
b)
a heavy investment in industry
c)
the collectivization of agriculture
d)
the abolition of all religion
10.
The Bolshevik Party in 1917 gained support of the peasant class because they promised them
a)
democratic reforms in all levels of government
b)
abolition of the secret police
c)
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
d)
"Peace, Land, Bread"
11.
Who wrote "The Communist Manifesto"?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Leon Trotsky
12.
Whodis?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Leon Trotsky
13.
Whodis?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Leon Trotsky
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Joseph Stalin
14.
Whodis?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Leon Trotsky
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Joseph Stalin
15.
Which of the following groups would have supported the Red Army?
a)
Americans
b)
Whites
c)
Bolsheviks
d)
Burgoisie
16.
What was the result of the February/March Revolution?
a)
The Tsar is forced out of power
b)
The Tsar and his family are killed
c)
The Soviet Union is established
d)
Pigs learn to fly
17.
Who led the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Nicholas II
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Joseph Stalin
18.
Who was exiled from Russia and was later "iced" by hit-men?
a)
Trotsky
b)
Nicholas II
c)
Lenin
d)
Stalin
19.
According to Marxist theory, this is the group of people who owned property and the means of production.
a)
proletariat
b)
bourgeoisie
c)
Tsars
d)
Bolsheviks
20.
According to Marxists, this is the group of people who are the working class.
a)
proletariat
b)
bourgeoisie
c)
Tsars
d)
Bolsheviks
21.
Which event came second?
a)
Karl Marx writes The Communist Manfesto
b)
Stalin assumes power in the Soviet Union
c)
Lenin leads the Bolsheviks to power
d)
Trotsky is exiled
22.
The forces fighting against the communists were identified by this color
a)
Red
b)
White
c)
Blue
d)
Plaid
23.
Who was the last tsar of Russia?
a)
Nicholas I
b)
Nicholas II
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Vladimir Lenin
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