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Russian Revolution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 Which event best replaces the question mark in this sequence?  
Russia 1917-1918
• Czar Nicholas II abdicated Russian Imperial throne
•  ?
• Bolsheviks seized power and became the Communist Party
• Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers
a)
A.  Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian Revolution 
b)
B. Leon Trotsky escaped Russia for exile in Mexico 
c)
C. The Russian government adopted the New Economic Policy 
d)
D. The Red Army won the Russian Civil War
2.
Which group of people revolted against the Russian revolutionary provisional government in 1917?
a)
A.  the Bolsheviks 
b)
B. the Czarists 
c)
C. the nobility 
d)
D. the clergy
3.
Which statement describes the ideology of V.I. Lenin during the Bolshevik Revolution?
a)
A.  He preserved the monarchy as a national symbol. 
b)
B. He called for authoritarian rule to implement communism. 
c)
C. He promoted the use of nonviolent protest for social change. 
d)
D. He held parliamentary elections to legitimize the new government.
4.
Which leader was most influenced by Marxist ideology?
a)
A.  Adolf Hitler 
b)
B. David Lloyd George 
c)
C. V.I. Lenin 
d)
D. Woodrow Wilson
5.
Which opinion on economic production would Karl Marx most likely express?
a)
A.  A free market best supports the needs of workers. 
b)
B. The role of the government is to regulate the means of production. 
c)
C. Ownership of the means of production should be shared equally by all workers. 
d)
D. Businesses should own the means of production to effectively increase economic output.
6.
Karl Marx’s slogan “. . . WORKERS OF ALL LANDS UNITE!” is associated with which economic theory?
a)
A.  capitalism 
b)
B. communism
c)
C. utopianism 
d)
D. mercantilism
7.

Who wanted immediate elections and withdrawal from WW1

a)

Mensheviks

b)

Bolsheviks

8.

Under the absence of Lenin who gave the leadership to Bolsheviks

a)

Kerensky

b)

Trotsky

9.

Which war was regarded as an unnecessary war for Russia

a)

WW1

b)

WW2

10.
The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution
a)
V. I. Lenin
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)
Alexander Kerensky
11.
General Secretary of the Communist Party and successor to Lenin in 1924
a)
Leon Trotsky
b)
Tsar Nicholas II
c)
Alexander Kerensky
d)
Josef Stalin
12.
Commander of the Red Army, lost succession of Lenin to Stalin in 1924
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Leon Trotsky
c)
Alexander Kerensky
d)
Tsar Nicholas II
13.

What did the Russian Revolution happen during?

a)

World War One

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Enlightenment

14.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (Communists)?

a)

Lenin

b)

Putin

c)

Hitler

d)

Franco

15.

The Bolsheviks later renamed themselves what?

a)

The Communist Party

b)

The Fascist Party

c)

The Socialist Party

d)

The Democratic Party

16.

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

17.

What government did Russia turn to during this?

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Monarchy

18.

Who came up with communism?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Karl Marx

19.

What did Russia become known as after this?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Austria Hungary

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Ukraine

20.

Lenin's campaign slogan was:

a)

Peace Bread Land

b)

Money Wealth Power

c)

Greed Blood Profits

d)

History Best Class

21.

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

22.

Who were the Bolsheviks?

a)

Communist Revolutionaries

b)

Secret Police Members

c)

Members of Parliament

d)

Soldiers in White Army

23.

What year did the Russian Revolution occur?

a)

1910

b)

1917

c)

1922

d)

1945

24.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (communists)?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Michail Gorbachev

d)

Peter the Great

25.

Who was Lenin's comrade who helped form the USSR and became the 2nd leader?

a)

Michail Gorbachev

b)

Peter Romanov

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Nikita Khrushchev