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The Russian Revolution

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were the "oppressed poor" as Marx called them?
a)
Proletariat
b)
Bourgeoisie
c)
Soviets
d)
Slaves
2.
The bourgeoisie were
a)
the "oppressed poor"
b)
the thriving middle class
c)
the owners of the means of production
d)
the strong working class
3.
The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution
a)
V. I. Lenin
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)
Alexander Kerensky
4.
What was the main cause of the failure of the Provisional Government
a)
Failure to withdraw from World War I
b)
United States wanted to take their place in the war
c)
Marxism sounded cooler
d)
Kerensky died
5.
What is a gulag?
a)
Army barracks
b)
Labor camp
c)
Weekend retreat
d)
Political asylum camp
6.
Who supported the "Red Army"?
a)
Imperialists
b)
Communists
c)
Monarchists
d)
Anarchists
7.

According to the Communist Manifesto, to what social class do the proletariat belong?

a)

merchant

b)

intellectual

c)

working

d)

governing

8.

The first national communist government was established in —

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Prussia

d)

China

9.

Who was the German journalist often called the father of communism?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

John Locke

d)

Karl Marx

10.

Which policy of the 1917 Russian Provisional Government contributed to internal social unrest?

a)

dividing the country into ethnic republics

b)

giving primary ruling power to the soviets

c)

pardoning the leaders of the March Revolution

d)

fighting in World War I

11.

What effect did the leadership of Czar Nicholas II during World War I have on Russia?

a)

His stubbornness kept Russia from joining the League of Nations.

b)

His expertise prompted a new feeling of nationalism.

c)

His diplomacy helped Russia sign a peace treaty with Germany.

d)

His inexperience contributed to high military casualties.

12.

How did the withdrawal of Russia influence World War I?

a)

The Ottomans launched an invasion into the Balkans.

b)

The United States began sending troops to Europe.

c)

The Triple Entente surrendered to the Triple Alliance.

d)

Germany could focus its fighting on the Western Front.

13.

How did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk alter the alliances of the First World War?

a)

Russia made a separate peace with Germany.

b)

Russia surrendered to Austria-Hungary.

c)

Russia traded armaments with the United States.

d)

Russia declared war on France.

14.

How did the October Revolution of 1917 transform the political structure of the Russian Empire after World War I?

a)

The Allies intervened and returned territory to Poland.

b)

The Bolsheviks seized control and established the Soviet Union.

c)

The Warsaw Pact created unity and strengthened Eastern Europe.

d)

The Mensheviks deposed the czar and formed the Provisional Government.

15.

Which political slogan did Russian revolutionaries use to express the ideals of the March Revolution?

a)

“God, Gold, Glory”

b)

“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”

c)

“Orthodoxy, Russification, Autocracy”

d)

”Peace, Land, Bread”

16.

Which of the following completes the diagram above?

a)

German Revolution

b)

French Revolution

c)

Russian Revolution

d)

American Revolution

17.

Which of the following was the primary method used by Stalin to consolidate his power in the Soviet Union?

a)

Gaining support of other communist countries

b)

Establishment of social reforms

c)

Elimination of political opposition

d)

Committing troops to foreign conflicts

18.

Soviet Premier Josef Stalin's plan for agricultural collectivization led to —

a)

mass immigration to the United States.

b)

social upheaval and his removal from office.

c)

significant increases in farm production.

d)

severe famine and the deaths of Russian peasants.

19.

The Soviet Five-Year Plans for industry and agriculture are examples of how Stalin imposed which of the following?

a)

a command economy

b)

a fascist dictatorship

c)

a representative democracy

d)

a cultural revolution