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Socialism in Russia and the Russian Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   started ‘Collectivization Programme’ in Russia.

2.

Who was Lenin?

a)

the leader of the Bolsheviks

b)

the leader of the bourgeoise

c)

the tsar of Russia

d)

the "mad monk"

3.

One major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the...

a)

sharp economic differences between the social classes

b)

appeal of communism to the Russian Nobles

c)

the defeat of Germany in WWI

d)

the marriage of the Czar to a German princess

4.

In a Marxist Communist society who owns the means of production

a)

the tsar

b)

the workers

c)

the government

d)

the communist leaders

5.

What is a Duma?

a)

a disease that the tsar's son suffered from

b)

the leader of the White Army

c)

the leader of the Red Army

d)

a type of legislature

6.

Who sought peace with Germany

a)

Lenin and the Bolsheviks

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Tsar Nicholas

d)

The Provisional Government

7.

The Russian Revolution was a contradiction of Marxist theory because...

a)

Russia was the richest empire

b)

Russia was already communist

c)

Russia was an agrarian society

d)

Russia was fighting with Japan

8.

Who led the Petrograd protest in 1917?

a)

bakers

b)

the tsar's soldiers

c)

Rasputin

d)

female workers

9.

What war helped create conditions in Russia that led to the revolution?

a)

Petrograd Revoltution

b)

WWI

c)

WWII

d)

Napoleonic War

10.

Who was the last Tsar of Russia before the Russian Revolution?

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Alexander III

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Ivan the Terrible

11.

What was the main ideology that the Bolsheviks followed during the Russian Revolution?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Feudalism

d)

Monarchism

12.

Which event is considered the start of the Russian Revolution in 1917?

a)

The February Revolution

b)

The October Revolution

c)

The Crimean War

d)

The Napoleonic Wars

13.

What was the name of the treaty that ended Russia's involvement in World War I?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

c)

Treaty of Tordesillas

d)

Treaty of Paris

14.

Who was the leader of the Provisional Government in Russia in 1917?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Alexander Kerensky

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Leon Trotsky

15.

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

a)

To nationalize all industries

b)

To introduce a mixed economy

c)

To abolish private property

d)

To establish a command economy