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WorksheetsRussia & the Soviet Union 1905-1924
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 46mins
In what year did the Romanovs celebrate their 300 year centenary?
(a)
Nicholas II was...
A democrat
An oligarch
An autocrat
A bureaucrat
What disease did Tsarevich Alexei suffer from?
(a)
What percentage of the Russian empire were peasants in 1905?
99%
21%
75%
85%
What percentage of the 125m people in the Russian empire were ethnically Russian in the census of 1897?
44%
78%
61%
59%
The Russo-Japanese war lasted a year, and ended in which year?
(a)
Tick all of the demands made by protestors led by Father Gapon at Bloody Sunday in January 1905
8 hour working day
More holidays
Right to organise Trade Unions
Installation of electricity
A Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms
What was the name of the sailor who controlled the Potemkin soviet during the mutiny?
(a)
True or False: the St Petersburg soviet was set up in October 1905 to organise the general strike as part of the 1905 revolution.
True
False
Which of these were NOT part of the October Manifesto
Civil rights: incld. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom to form political parties
Creation of a Duma (parliament) with elected representatives
Subsidised food and clothing
Right to form Trade Unions
Relief from business taxation
How many people were killed under Stolypin in the Field Courts between 1906 and 1907?
over 1000
over 500
over 100
over 10000
What was the name of the upper house of parliament that was 50% chosen by the tsar (and 50% by the zemstva) and could block anything passed by the Duma?
(a)
Which of the following were part of the Fundamental Laws, 1906?
The State Council would sit as the upper house of parliament, and could block legislation passed by the Duma.
When the Duma was not in operation, the Tsar could pass laws under Article 76.
The Tsar alone had authority over the armed forces and foreign policy.
When the Duma was not in operation, the Tsar could pass laws under Article 87.
The Tsar could dissolve the Duma at any time.
Which of the following parties were liberal?
Union of the Russian People
Social Democratic Party
Constitutional Democrats (Kadets)
Social Revolutionaries
Octobrists
In which year did Stolypin alter the election franchise so that it was rigged even more in favour of landowners' vote, rather than peasants' or workers'?
(a)
Which was the only one of the four Dumas before WWI that lasted its full five year term?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
What were the collective farms called that Stolypin attempted to dismantle as part of his 'Wager on the Strong'?
(a)
How many men did Russia mobilise to fight in WWI?
12 million
15 million
10 million
6 million
What percentage of Russian forces were casualties (killed, wounded, missing) in WWI?
40%
28%
76%
53%
Which significant adviser of the Tsar and, especially, the Tsarina was murdered in December 1916?
(a)
Which of these statements are true?
On 23rd February 1917...
...it was International Women's Day
...there was a protest against bread shortages in Petrograd
...the government announced bread rationing
...Nicholas II was in Petrograd
TRUE or FALSE: The Pavlosky regiment was highly loyal to the Tsar throughout the February revolution.
FALSE: they were one of the first to mutiny
TRUE: they helped to suppress the revolution
TRUE or FALSE: Nicholas II ended Romanov rule when he abdicated on 2nd March 1917.
FALSE: he abdicated in favour of his brother Michael
TRUE: a republic began immediately
The problem of the Provisional Government not having control of all key areas of government, because some answered to the Petrograd Soviet (e.g. railway, post office) was called...
(a)
Order Number (a) issued by the Petrograd Soviet stated that it had the final say on military matters, not the Provisional Government.
The Petrograd Soviet was elected (although there was not perfect participation in the elections, as they were immediately after the February Revolution, so it was chaotic and disorganised). In reality, most of its decisions were made by a sub-section of representatives known as the...
(a)
Lenin's April Theses: Peace, (a) , Land
Lenin's April Theses: All power to the (a)
What were the events of 3rd-7th July 1917 known as?
(a)
Which politician claimed most credit for ending the July Days anarchist uprising, and became Prime Minister?
(a)
Which institution was Kornilov in charge of, appointed by Kerensky, before deciding to march on Petrograd in August 1917?
(a)
Where did Lenin flee to after the July Days, only returning on 10th October?
(a)
What was the organisation set up in early October by the Petrograd Soviet called, that was created to resist "counter-revolutionary" actions by Kerensky and the Provisional Government? Most of Petrograd's armed forces swore loyalty to it.
(a)
The Bolshevik government formed at the end of October was called 'The Council of People's (a) ' named by Trotsky to sound like the participants in the French Revolution!
What position did Trotsky hold in the Petrograd Soviet?
(a)
Which elected governing body did the Bolsheviks shut down in January 1918 after one day?
(a)
How many early decrees did the Communist government (the CPC - Council of People's Commissars, or 'Sovnarkom') make in November/December 1917?
(a)
What percentage of Russia's industrial land did it lost in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
40%
50%
25%
70%
What percentage of Russia's farmland did it lose in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
29%
27%
25%
20%
Which white leader in the Russian civil war led forces mainly composed of conservatives?
Denikin
Yudenich
Kolchak
Which white leader in the Russian civil war led forces with large numbers of liberals?
Denikin
Yudenich
Kolchak
Which Communist leader was appointed War Commissar in March 1918, and oversaw the Red Army throughout the civil war?
(a)
What were the secret police called that were created by the Communist government during the civil war?
(a)
Which of these are actions taken by Trotsky to help the Reds win the Russian civil war...
Constantly travelling to the front in an armoured train
Mass conscription of 5 million men by 1921
Extensive use of mercenaries
Broad distribution of chocolate
What was Lenin's economic, industrial and agricultural approach during the civil war called?
(a)
Approximately how many people were killed by the Cheka during the "Red Terror' in the Russian civil war? (The Cheka were sent in to administer punishment once the Red Army captured an area from the Whites).
45,000
300,000
500,000
What was the name of the different economic approach Lenin introduced in 1921 at the end of the civil war?
(a)
Which group of supposedly "wealthier" peasants did the Communists blame for the bad conditions and suffering during the civil war?
(a)
Sailors from which naval base mutinied against the Communist government in February 1921, having supported the February revolution, the July Days, fought Kornilov, helped during the October revolution, and assisted in shutting down the Constituent Assembly?
(a)
How many of the 15000 Kronstadt sailors that mutinied in Feb 1921 escaped over the ice to Finland? (500 were executed)
1000
4500
7000
8000
New Economic Policy (NEP) ended food r (a) , whereby surplus produce was forcible seized from peasants.
The economic situation in 1923 was that so much food was now being produced that food prices began to drop; meanwhile industrial production was not keeping up, so there were shortages of manufactured products. This meant the government took steps to reduce industrial prices, because otherwise the lower sale prices of food, and the high prices for buying goods, would have disincentivised peasants from growing extra produce. What was this called: the (a) crisis (pg 100 red textbook)
Lenin died in 1924 at the age of 53. He had suffered three (a) shortly prior to his death.
TRUE or FALSE: the Red Army used chemical warfare against the peasants (greens) who rebelled in the 1920-1921 Tambov uprising
TRUE
FALSE
How many greens were arrested in the Tambov Uprisings of peasants against grain requisitioning during the civil war, 1920-1921?
1000
10000
100000
50000
