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NEP Russia 1920-1928

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which event saw the announcing of the NEP?

a)

8th Party Congress

b)

10th Party Congress

c)

11th Party Congress

d)

14th Party Congress

2.

The Worker's Opposition, which sparked the ban on factions, included Shliapnikov and?

a)

Trotsky

b)

Tomsky

c)

Kamenev

d)

Kollontai

3.

Which was not part of the NEP?

a)

Private trade allowed

b)

Tax in Kind

c)

Privatisation of all industries.

d)

Major industries controlled by the government.

4.

The scissors crisis occurred in:

a)

1921

b)

1922

c)

1923

d)

1924

5.

Who identified the crisis?

a)

Trotsky

b)

Zinoviev

c)

Stalin

d)

Bukharin

6.

Who was referred to as the 'Golden Boy' of the party?

a)

Bukharin

b)

Kamenev

c)

Zinoviev

d)

Piatakov

7.

No blame divorce was created in:

a)

1917

b)

1918

c)

1919

d)

1920

8.

By 1927, what percentage of marriages in Moscow ended in divorce?

a)

44%

b)

54%

c)

67%

d)

80%

9.

By 1928, how many orphans were there in Russia?

a)

Between 1 and 2 million

b)

Between 3 and 4 million

c)

Between 5 and 6 million

d)

Between 7 and 9 million

10.

Which was not negative impact of the NEP was:

a)

Lower wages

b)

Peasants were unable to sell their grain to the cities

c)

Higher unemployment

d)

More power was given to managers

11.

'Soviet power + ________________ equals communism!'

a)

Industrialisation

b)

Electrification

c)

Repression of the Bourgeois

d)

Increased Grain Harvest

12.

This group worked to push people away from the church.

a)

The Union of the Militant Atheists

b)

The Komsomol

c)

The Pioneers

d)

The Show traisl

13.

In 1928, women made up what percentage of the communist party?

a)

5.1%

b)

10.8%

c)

12.8%

d)

14.2%

14.

In 1928, how many tickets were sold for the cinema?

a)

2 million

b)

3 million

c)

4 million

d)

5 million

15.

In 1925, teachers were paid:

a)

Less than factory workers

b)

The same as factory workers

c)

More than factory workers

16.

In 1917, approximately what percentage of Russia was illiterate?

a)

25%

b)

45%

c)

55%

d)

65%

17.

By 1928, what percentage of Moscow was literate?

a)

45%

b)

55%

c)

70%

d)

80%

18.

How many church figures were executed in 1922 alone?

a)

100

b)

2000

c)

4000

d)

8000

19.

What percentage of the peasants considered themselves actively religious in 1926?

a)

22%

b)

33%

c)

44%

d)

55%

20.

Which area had the largest increase between 1921 and 1926?

a)

Cotton Fabrics

(2177%)

b)

Pig Iron Production

(2177%)

c)

Factory Production

(2177%)

d)

Grain Harvest

(2177%)

21.

Which area improved the most from pre-war (1913) to 1926 levels?

a)

Steel Production

b)

Electricity

c)

Cotton Fabrics

d)

Crude Oil

22.

Which area had decreased the most due to WWI and Civil War issues (decrease between 1913 and 1920)?

a)

Grain Harvests

(2.7% of 1913)

b)

Pig Iron

(2.7% of 1913)

c)

Cotton Fabrics

(2.7% of 1913)

d)

Electricity

(2.7% of 1913)

23.

Agitprop was:

a)

White propaganda used to inspire the peasantry.

b)

Subtle Communist propaganda used to promote teh Red Army

c)

Communist propaganda used to agitate the masses

d)

Subtle White propaganda used to promote the Red Army

24.

By which year was Stalin seen as the sole leader of Russia?

a)

1925

b)

1926

c)

1927

d)

1928

25.

The Great Turn was announced in:

a)

1927 through the NEP

b)

1927 through the Five Year Plans

c)

1927 through the election of Herbert Hoover

d)

1928 just to have something a little different amongst the four answers.