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The Russian Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution
a)
V. I. Lenin
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)
Alexander Kerensky
2.
Who were the "oppressed poor" as Marx called them?
a)
Proletariat
b)
Bourgeoisie
c)
Soviets
d)
Slaves
3.
Who was the "Mad Monk" that was an aid to Tsarina Alexandria before the Russian Revolution
a)
Rumi
b)
Roma
c)
Rasputin
d)
Romanov
4.
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
5.
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
6.
What was the name of the secret police in Russia?
a)
FBI
b)
Stasi
c)
Cheka
d)
Gestapo
7.
Who supported the "Red Army"?
a)
Imperialists
b)
Communists
c)
Monarchists
d)
Anarchists
8.
During what war did Lenin implement his "War Communism" in which he took over sole control of the war effort and the means of production?
a)
Russian Civil War
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
War of the Roses
9.
When Lenin finally realized the true state of the Russian Economy, he implemented the __________ in order to gain more money for the average farmer and worker within Russia.
a)
Lenin's Communism
b)
Marx's Communism
c)
"War Communism"
d)
New Economic Policy
10.

What was "Bloody Sunday"?

a)

When Czar Nicholas and his family was captured.

b)

When Russian soldiers lost during WWI

c)

When thousands of people marched to the Winter Palace and troops began to shoot in the crowd.

d)

When Vladamir Lenin decided he was going to take over Russia.

11.

What is DUMA?

a)

The Russian Palace

b)

The Russian Parliament

c)

A minister of war

d)

A law stating that everone is equal.

12.

What is it called when you overthrow a government?

a)

Revolution

b)

Autocracy

c)

Coup d'etat

d)

Rebellion

13.

This treaty pulled Russia out of WWI?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Greenville

c)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

d)

Treaty of Moscow

14.
What was the major consequence of the February Revolution of 1917?
a)
A.  It forced Kerensky to surrender to the Bolsheviks. 
b)
B. It secured Stalin as leader of Russia. 
c)
C. It allowed Trotsky to negotiate peace with Germany. 
d)
D. It forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.
15.
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.
16.

The February Revolution was...

a)

Well-organised

b)

Spontaneous

c)

Extrememly violent

d)

The start of the Civil War.

17.

The party that split into the Menshviks and the Bolsheviks was...

a)

The Constitutional Liberal Party

b)

The Social Revolutionary Party

c)

The Social Democratic Party

d)

The Liberal Cadets.

18.

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

a)

"An eye for an eye"

b)

"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

c)

"Take up the White Man's Burden"

d)

"Peace, Land, Bread"

19.

Who did Lenin allegedly do a deal with to return safely to Russia from his exile in Switzerland in April 1917?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Britain

20.

The April Theses was

a)

The Tsar's speech at the first Duma

b)

Lenin's speech at the first sitting of the new Communist government

c)

Lenin's speech when he arrived back from exile

d)

Kerensky's speech after the February Revolution