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WorksheetsRussia April to October 1917
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which nation helped Lenin to return to Russia in 1917?
Britain
France
Austria
Germany
Though which province did Lenin re-enter Russia?
Finland
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Into which city did Lenin's train arrive in Russia?
Moscow
Helsinki
Petrograd
Kazan
What was the name of Lenin's manifesto speech?
April Proclamation
April Thesis
April Manifesto
April Declaration
Lenin's April Thesis called for?
Bread, Money, Freedom!
Money, Jobs, Land!
War, Jobs, Land!
Peace, Bread, Land!
Lenin's other slogan was?
All power to the Provisional Government!
All power to the Bolsheviks!
All power to the Tsar!
All power to the Soviets!
Who became minister of war in May 1917?
Kerensky
Trotsky
Milyukov
Lvov
What was the name of the June 1917 offensive in which Russian soldiers mutinied and killed their officers?
Tebrikov
Brusilov
Galicia
Klukarsko
What does 'requisitioning of grain' mean?
Feeding peasants with bread
Giving the peasants more grain to plant
Making sure peasants receive a fair price for their grain
Confiscating grain from peasants without pay
Which group of sailors from the nearby naval base joined protesters on the streets of Petrograd in July 1917?
Andreevski sailors
Morsko sailors
Petrograd sailors
Kronstadt sailors
The protests of July 1917 against the Provisional Government were called?
The July Moment
The July Crisis
The July Days
The July Event
Why didn't Lenin lead the protests?
He agreed to help the protesters in another way
He didn't believe in popularist-led protest
He was concerned about the army shooting the crowds
He wanted to talk with the Provisional Government
How did Lenin react when the Provisional Government started to arrest political leaders?
He cried for his Mummy
He hid in a laundry basket and escaped to Switzerland
He shaved his beard and escaped to Finland
He surrendered to the police
How was the reputation of the Bolsheviks affected by Lenin's actions in the July Days?
People wanted the Bolsheviks to continue the protests
People decided to fund the Bolshevik cause
People trusted the Bolsheviks more
People lost faith in the Bolsheviks
After the July Days, who replaced Lvov as Prime Minister of the Provisional Government?
Leo Tolstoy
Leon Trotsky
Alexander Kerensky
Joseph Stalin
At the end of August 1917, which army general allegedly tried to take power?
General Lavr Kornilov
General Aleksei Brusilov
General Mikhail Alekseyev
General Constantin Prezan
What did General Kornilov believe was best for Russia?
To join with the Bolsheviks and fight for justice
To give the army more political power
To surrender to Germany in the First World War
To restore discipline and harsh punishment in the army
When Kornilov became Commander-in-Chief of the Russian military, what was NOT one of his demands?
To disband the sailors and soldiers who took part in the July Days
To renounce Order Number One
To allow the sailors their own government
To reduce the Kronstadt Naval Base to 100,000 sailors
What was Kerensky's response to Kornilov declaring martial law in Petrograd?
He ordered Kornilov to desist his demands
He ran from Petrograd terrified for his life
He welcomed Kornilov to Petrograd
He asked the Bolshevik Red Guard to defend Petrograd from Kornilov
What happened to the reputation of the Bolsheviks after the Kornilov Affair?
People distrusted the Bolsheviks even more
The Bolsheviks were humiliated in the Russian press
People wanted to lock Bolshevik members in prison
People joined the Bolsheviks in large numbers
