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Russian Revolution Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which action contributed to the success of Lenin’s communist revolution in Russia?

a)

Peasants were promised land reform

b)

Businessmen were encouraged to form monopolies

c)

Landowners were offered tax relief

d)

Factory workers were required to start small businesses

2.

An incompetent government, massacres on Bloody Sunday, and the high costs of World War I were causes of the

a)

Mexican Revolution

b)

Boxer Rebellion

c)

Sepoy Mutiny

d)

Russian Revolution

3.

Which slogan is associated with the Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution?

a)

“An Eye for an Eye”

b)

“Peace, Land, and Bread”

c)

“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”

d)

“Take up the White Man’s Burden”

4.

Which action is most closely associated with totalitarian governments?

a)

allowing public discussion of issues and building consensus

b)

accepting criticism and permitting dissent

c)

engaging in censorship and propaganda campaigns

d)

having open and transparent elections with multiple political parties

5.

Which condition was a result of Joseph Stalin’s command economy?

a)

Peasants were encouraged to sell surplus grain for personal profit.

b)

The production of consumer goods increased

c)

National revenue increased allowing for greater individual spending

d)

The government controlled agriculture through collective farms

6.

Which goal did Joseph Stalin establish for the Soviet Union?

a)

becoming an industrial power

b)

creating a golden age of culture

c)

instituting a parliamentary monarchy

d)

easing tensions using détente

7.

Forced famine in Ukraine (1932–1933) was a direct result of

a)

Czar Nicholas’s involvement in World War I

b)

Vladmir Lenin’s New Economic Policy

c)

Joseph Stalin’s collectivization

d)

Nikita Khrushchev’s removal from power

8.

Which action is associated with Joseph Stalin?

a)

expanding privatization

b)

establishing five-year plans

c)

encouraging glasnost

d)

promoting détente

9.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (Communists)?

a)

Lenin

b)

Putin

c)

Hitler

d)

Franco

10.

What issues were going on in Russia during this?

a)

Food Shortages

b)

Involvement in War

c)

Unhappiness With The Government

d)

All of the above were issues going on

11.

What is the book that lays out communism?

a)

The Communist Manifesto

b)

The Wealth of Nations

c)

The Encylopedia

d)

Two Treatises on Government

12.

What is the name for Russian labor camps created by Lenin?

a)

Gulags

b)

Internment

c)

Guantanamo

d)

Leavenworth

13.

What was the end result of the Russian Revolution?

a)

Russia became a direct democracy

b)

Russia would become a communist nation

c)

Russia would become a theocracy

d)

Russia would go back to an absolute monarchy

14.
Who were the "oppressed poor" as Marx called them?
a)
Proletariat
b)
Bourgeoisie
c)
Soviets
d)
Slaves
15.
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