Question 1

During the struggles for rule between the Bolsheviks and Provisional Government, what group's support was necessary for victory ?

Accepted Answer

A) the urban workers 
B) the rural peasants 
C) the armed forces 
D) the monarchists 
E) the aristocrats 
A) the urban workers 
B) the rural peasants 
C) the armed forces 
D) the monarchists 
E) the aristocrats

Question 2

Term for identification: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace

Question 3

Term for identification: show trials

Accepted Answer

The term "show trials" refers to a type

Question 4

Describe and explain the emergence of Josef Stalin as a leader from the power struggles after Lenin's death to the undisputed master of the Soviet Union and his consistent challenges.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of Le

Question 5

What led to Russia adopting a constitution and elements of a  parliamentary  government?

Accepted Answer

A) the Revolution of 1905 
B) the March Revolution of 1917 
C) the October Revolution of 1917 
D) the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 
E) the Russian Civil War 
A) the Revolution of 1905 
B) the March Revolution of 1917 
C) the October Revolution of 1917 
D) the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 
E) the Russian Civil War

Question 6

Which of the following statements was true of the post-Tsarist Provisional Government?

Accepted Answer

A) The Provisional Government prevented the farmers from sending food to the rebellious cities. 
B) The Provisional Government tried to establish a separate peace with Germany. 
C) The Provisional Government attacked the nobility and aristocracy. 
D) The Provisional Government tried to continue the unpopular war effort. 
E) The Provisional Government provided free food and basic necessities to all citizens. 
A) The Provisional Government prevented the farmers from sending food to the rebellious cities. 
B) The Provisional Government tried to establish a separate peace with Germany. 
C) The Provisional Government attacked the nobility and aristocracy. 
D) The Provisional Government tried to continue the unpopular war effort. 
E) The Provisional Government provided free food and basic necessities to all citizens.

Question 7

Term for identification: March Revolution

Accepted Answer

The term "March Revolution" refers to a

Question 8

What role did Stalin envision for the Comintern under the Five-Year Plans?

Accepted Answer

A) as an organ of Russian foreign policy 
B) as a rival to the Politburo 
C) as subordinate to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 
D) as an arm of the Soviet secret police 
E) as the administrator of the gulags 
A) as an organ of Russian foreign policy 
B) as a rival to the Politburo 
C) as subordinate to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 
D) as an arm of the Soviet secret police 
E) as the administrator of the gulags

Question 9

How did Lenin, toward th e end of his life, view Stalin?

Accepted Answer

A) reliable 
B) religious 
C) righteous 
D) reprehensible 
E) rude 
A) reliable 
B) religious 
C) righteous 
D) reprehensible 
E) rude

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT a  social  problem that the Soviet Union addressed?

Accepted Answer

A) violent crimes 
B) death rates and infant mortality 
C) alcoholism 
D) divorce 
E) abortion rates 
A) violent crimes 
B) death rates and infant mortality 
C) alcoholism 
D) divorce 
E) abortion rates

Question 11

Trace the development of the revolution in 1917 and the Civil War in Russia. Explain the role of Lenin in each of these events.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 12

Term for identification: Provisional Government

Accepted Answer

The term "Provisional Government" refers

Question 13

What was the fundamental difference between Stalin's  communism  and Hitler's "national socialism"?

Accepted Answer

A) Stalin promoted the ideal of a better world for all the world's downtrodden while Hitler only championed the Germans. 
B) Stalin was in favor of centralized economic government control and Hitler preferred economic liberty. 
C) Stalin wanted freedom for the peasants and Hitler was in favor of freedom only for the upper classes. 
D) Stalin crushed all political opposition while Hitler allowed opposition parties to exist in Germany. 
E) Stalin opened up membership in the Communist Party to all citizens while Hitler preferred to keep the National Socialists to a ruling elite. 
A) Stalin promoted the ideal of a better world for all the world's downtrodden while Hitler only championed the Germans. 
B) Stalin was in favor of centralized economic government control and Hitler preferred economic liberty. 
C) Stalin wanted freedom for the peasants and Hitler was in favor of freedom only for the upper classes. 
D) Stalin crushed all political opposition while Hitler allowed opposition parties to exist in Germany. 
E) Stalin opened up membership in the Communist Party to all citizens while Hitler preferred to keep the National Socialists to a ruling elite.

Question 14

All of the following were part of the Stalin revolution EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Championed Russia for the Russians. 
B) Agrarian collectivization. 
C) Rapid industrialization. 
D) Show trials and purges of opposition. 
E) Communist Party's control of the political process. 
A) Championed Russia for the Russians. 
B) Agrarian collectivization. 
C) Rapid industrialization. 
D) Show trials and purges of opposition. 
E) Communist Party's control of the political process.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) The NEP was designed to consolidate all economic activity into state enterprises run by economic bureaucrats. 
B) The NEP banned any economic activity not under the direct supervision of Lenin and his Politburo. 
C) The NEP encouraged small-scale capitalist business and profit seekers while maintaining firm control by the Bolsheviks. 
D) The NEP wanted to build on the economic momentum of the war and push Russia to the commanding heights of economic prosperity. 
E) The NEP put the means of industrial production and health care under the control of central government planners. 
A) The NEP was designed to consolidate all economic activity into state enterprises run by economic bureaucrats. 
B) The NEP banned any economic activity not under the direct supervision of Lenin and his Politburo. 
C) The NEP encouraged small-scale capitalist business and profit seekers while maintaining firm control by the Bolsheviks. 
D) The NEP wanted to build on the economic momentum of the war and push Russia to the commanding heights of economic prosperity. 
E) The NEP put the means of industrial production and health care under the control of central government planners.

Question 16

As a result of a breakdown in the national government by the Bolsheviks, what action did Russian peasants take?

Accepted Answer

A) They took control of local governments. 
B) They seized land from the nobles and the church, and redistributed it themselves. 
C) They had served their term in the Marxist army, so they returned to their farms. 
D) They sent monetary help to the resistance in St. Petersburg. 
E) They fought off the royal army and thus retained their sovereignty. 
A) They took control of local governments. 
B) They seized land from the nobles and the church, and redistributed it themselves. 
C) They had served their term in the Marxist army, so they returned to their farms. 
D) They sent monetary help to the resistance in St. Petersburg. 
E) They fought off the royal army and thus retained their sovereignty.

Exam 42: The Soviet Experiment to World War II

During the struggles for rule between the Bolsheviks and Provisional Government, what group's support was necessary for victory ?

Term for identification: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Term for identification: show trials

Describe and explain the emergence of Josef Stalin as a leader from the power struggles after Lenin's death to the undisputed master of the Soviet Union and his consistent challenges.

What led to Russia adopting a constitution and elements of a parliamentary government?

Which of the following statements was true of the post-Tsarist Provisional Government?

Term for identification: March Revolution

What role did Stalin envision for the Comintern under the Five-Year Plans?

How did Lenin, toward th e end of his life, view Stalin?

Which of the following was NOT a social problem that the Soviet Union addressed?

Trace the development of the revolution in 1917 and the Civil War in Russia. Explain the role of Lenin in each of these events.

Term for identification: Provisional Government

What was the fundamental difference between Stalin's communism and Hitler's "national socialism"?

All of the following were part of the Stalin revolution EXCEPT

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

As a result of a breakdown in the national government by the Bolsheviks, what action did Russian peasants take?

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