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WC Ch 14 Lsn 3 Russian Revolution 1917

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the leader of the Provisional Government between the February and October Revolutions
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
V. I. Lenin
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)
Alexander Kerensky
2.
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
3.

Lenin and the Bolsheviks promised what three things to the Russian people?

a)

"Peace, security, and bread"

b)

"Peace, land, and security"

c)

"Peace, land, and bread"

d)

"Peace, land, and stability"

4.

The Russian Civil War (1919-1921) was fought between

a)

Anti-Leninists v. The Reds

b)

The Reds v. The Whites

c)

The Whites v. Anti-Leninists

d)

Anti-Leninists v. Anti-Socialists

5.

Who was the Czar of Russia during the Russian Revolution?

a)

Wilhelm II

b)

Nicholas II

c)

Alexander III

d)

Peter I

6.

What is the name of the group of violent extremists who want to overthrow the Czar?

a)

Mensheviks

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

Black Hand

d)

Kapitalists

7.

Who is this leader of the Bolsheviks?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Woodrow Wilson

8.
What was the name of the civil government groups that sprouted up to rise against the Romanov Dynasty
a)
Chekas
b)
Soviets
c)
Gulags
d)
Townships
9.
The --- was the law making body of Russia 
a)
Parliament 
b)
Duma
c)
Diet 
d)
Congress of Elders 
10.

This man's influence on Czarina Alexandra led a group of Russian nobles to murder him.

a)

Rasputin

b)

Nicholas II

c)

Alexander III

d)

V. I. Lenin

11.
What year did the Russian Revolution begin? 
a)
1917
b)
2003
c)
1492
d)
1966
12.
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
13.

What is a "soviet"?

a)

A council of socialist workers and soldiers

b)

A social class of factory workers and other urban workers

c)

The Communist secret police

d)

A Communist official who instilled loyalty in army troops

14.

Two factors that led to the tsar's abdication were

a)

food shortages and victories in WWI

b)

food shortages and losses in WWI

c)

Rasputin's influence and the speeches of Marx

d)

the power of the Duma and the November Revolution

15.

Vladimir Lenin was exiled from Russia, only to be sent back by Germans to stir up chaos.

a)

True

b)

False