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Russian Revolution Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term best describes Russian/Soviet leaders?

a)

Enlightened Despots

b)

Absolute Monarchs

2.

Which of the following was a condition in Russia pre-revolution?

a)

Russian czars resisted reform

b)

Didn't have elements of democracy

c)

Powerful landowning nobles resisted change

d)

All of the above

3.

What is the policy Russia used to make all groups of people think, act and believe as Russians?

a)

Russification

b)

Assimilation

c)

Nationalism

d)

Imperialism

4.

Which list of Russian leaders is correct in chronological order?

a)

Nicholas II -->

Joseph Stalin -->

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Nicholas II-->

Vladimir Lenin -->

Joseph Stalin

c)

Joseph Stalin -->

Vladimir Lenin -->

Nicholas II

d)

Vladimir Lenin-->

Joseph Stalin -->

Nicholas II

5.

What happened on "Bloody Sunday"?

a)

Russian soldiers fired upon peaceful protestors

b)

Nicholas II was overthrown

c)

Russia became communist

d)

Russia transformed into the USSR

6.

Which political opponent did Stalin kill to become the leader of the USSR?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Nicholas II

c)

Leon Trotsky

d)

Catherine the Great

7.

What is a totalitarian government?

a)

A government that uses censorship and violence

b)

A government that provides rights for all citizens

c)

A government that discriminates against various groups

d)

A government that allows free elections

8.

What are pogroms?

a)
A type of currency used in ancient civilizations
b)
Violent riots or massacres targeting a specific ethnic or religious group.
c)
Traditional dances from Eastern Europe
d)
A form of ancient poetry
9.

What is the name of a Russian leader?

a)

Enlightened Despot

b)

President

c)

Czar

d)

Chancellor

10.

True or false: the Duma was a successful elected national legislature.

a)
False
b)
True
11.

What did Lenin promise the people of Russia to win support during the Bolshevik Revolution?

a)
War, Wealth, and Power
b)
Love, Happiness, and Freedom
c)
Peace, Land, and Bread
d)
Food, Shelter, and Education
12.

What was the purpose of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP)?

a)
NEP was designed to increase government control over the economy.
b)
NEP aimed to completely eliminate private ownership of businesses.
c)

To stimulate the economy by allowing for some capitalist practices in the Soviet Union.

d)
The purpose of NEP was to establish a dictatorship in the Soviet Union.
13.

After 1922, what became the new name of Russia?

a)
Germany
b)
United States
c)
Soviet Union
d)
China
14.

What was the goal of Stalin's Five-Year Plans?

a)
To promote agricultural development
b)
To establish a democratic government
c)
To encourage international cooperation
d)
To rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union
15.

What was collectivization?

a)

The policy of having collective farm and equipment throughout the nation

b)
Collectivization was the policy of encouraging competition among farmers for resources.
c)
Collectivization was the policy of promoting small-scale farming without state intervention.
d)
Collectivization was the policy of privatizing land and labor for individual ownership.
16.

What was the Holodomor?

a)
The Holodomor was a military conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
b)
The Holodomor was a natural disaster caused by extreme weather conditions.
c)
The Holodomor was a celebration of Ukrainian culture and heritage.
d)

A man-made famine in Ukraine from 1932 to 1933, orchestrated by Joseph Stalin's regime.