Question 1

What group constructed much of the Soviet infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

A) Orthodox priests 
B) peasants and landowners 
C) slave laborers 
D) former aristocrats 
E) church officials 
A) Orthodox priests 
B) peasants and landowners 
C) slave laborers 
D) former aristocrats 
E) church officials C

Question 2

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

Accepted Answer

A) A friendship treaty between Russia and the United States for mutual aid. 
B) The treaty between Russia and the Central Powers that removed Russia from the war. 
C) The treaty between the Red and White Russians for partition of the country. 
D) A treaty among the communists to agree to work together for the betterment of Russia. 
E) A treaty between England and France to continue the war against Russia. 
A) A friendship treaty between Russia and the United States for mutual aid. 
B) The treaty between Russia and the Central Powers that removed Russia from the war. 
C) The treaty between the Red and White Russians for partition of the country. 
D) A treaty among the communists to agree to work together for the betterment of Russia. 
E) A treaty between England and France to continue the war against Russia. B

Question 3

Throughout the Soviet Union's history, what was considered the major weakness of the economy?

Accepted Answer

A) military spending 
B) industrial production 
C) agricultural production 
D) capital goods production 
E) infrastructure construction 
A) military spending 
B) industrial production 
C) agricultural production 
D) capital goods production 
E) infrastructure construction C

Question 4

What method did Stalin use to remove leading Communist Party members who opposed him?

Accepted Answer

A) New Economic Policy 
B) Five-Year Plans 
C) collectivization 
D) show trials 
E) War Communism 
A) New Economic Policy 
B) Five-Year Plans 
C) collectivization 
D) show trials 
E) War Communism

Question 5

Term for identification: show trials

Accepted Answer

The term "show trials" refers to a type

Question 6

The _ ___________________ were wealthier peasants whose estates were broken up by Soviet collectivization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _ ___________________ were wealthier peasants whose...

Question 7

All of the following were reasons the Reds were victorious in the Russian Civil War EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) far better organized and coordinated leadership 
B) effective Red Army commander in Trotsky 
C) control of St. Petersburg and Moscow 
D) propaganda to rally the Russian people 
E) military assistance from foreign powers 
A) far better organized and coordinated leadership 
B) effective Red Army commander in Trotsky 
C) control of St. Petersburg and Moscow 
D) propaganda to rally the Russian people 
E) military assistance from foreign powers

Question 8

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 9

Term for identification: Provisional Government

Accepted Answer

The term "Provisional Government" refers

Question 10

Compare an d contrast Lenin and Stalin. Which of the two was best for Russia at the time? Defend your answer with examples.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of Le

Question 11

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 12

When other countries tried to influence the Russian Revolution, Soviet propaganda used the issue of ____________________ intervention to great advantage during the Russian Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When other countries tried to influence the...

Question 13

Stalin's call for hundreds of thousands of Russian citizens to be arrested for crimes against the state and sentenced to prison was called  ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Stalin's call for hundreds of thousands of...

Question 14

Term for identification: Leon Trotsky

Accepted Answer

Leon Trotsky was a key figure in the Bol

Question 15

A serious obstacle to labor efficiency and a drain on resources in Russia before, during, and after the revolution was the chronic problem of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A serious obstacle to labor efficiency and...

Question 16

What was the crucial factor in the collapse of the Tsarist government in Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) A popular desire for liberation of the Russians by the Germans. 
B) An eagerness by the peasants to be more aggressive in the war. 
C) The disastrous and unpopular conduct of the war. 
D) The refusal of the Americans to provide enough foreign aid. 
E) The convincing argument by the communists that they could do better. 
A) A popular desire for liberation of the Russians by the Germans. 
B) An eagerness by the peasants to be more aggressive in the war. 
C) The disastrous and unpopular conduct of the war. 
D) The refusal of the Americans to provide enough foreign aid. 
E) The convincing argument by the communists that they could do better.

Question 17

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 18

Why was there no real opposition to the M arch Revolution in Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) Alexander Kerensky spoke in Moscow and called for the people to rebel. 
B) Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne. 
C) Vladimir Lenin returned to Russia. 
D) Leon Trotsky took control of the military. 
E) Russia and Germany signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. 
A) Alexander Kerensky spoke in Moscow and called for the people to rebel. 
B) Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne. 
C) Vladimir Lenin returned to Russia. 
D) Leon Trotsky took control of the military. 
E) Russia and Germany signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

Question 19

Term for identification: New Economic Policy (NEP)

Accepted Answer

The New Economic Policy (NEP) refers to

Question 20

What form of government was Russia evolving toward in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A) true republic 
B) strong democracy 
C) economic oligarchy 
D) totalitarian government 
E) constitutional monarchy 
A) true republic 
B) strong democracy 
C) economic oligarchy 
D) totalitarian government 
E) constitutional monarchy

Exam 21: The Soviet Experiment to World War II

What group constructed much of the Soviet infrastructure?

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

Throughout the Soviet Union's history, what was considered the major weakness of the economy?

What method did Stalin use to remove leading Communist Party members who opposed him?

Term for identification: show trials

The _ ___________________ were wealthier peasants whose estates were broken up by Soviet collectivization.

All of the following were reasons the Reds were victorious in the Russian Civil War EXCEPT

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

Compare an d contrast Lenin and Stalin. Which of the two was best for Russia at the time? Defend your answer with examples.

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

When other countries tried to influence the Russian Revolution, Soviet propaganda used the issue of ____________________ intervention to great advantage during the Russian Civil War.

Stalin's call for hundreds of thousands of Russian citizens to be arrested for crimes against the state and sentenced to prison was called ____________________.

Term for identification: Leon Trotsky

A serious obstacle to labor efficiency and a drain on resources in Russia before, during, and after the revolution was the chronic problem of ____________________.

What was the crucial factor in the collapse of the Tsarist government in Russia?

All of the following were part of the Stalin revolution EXCEPT

Why was there no real opposition to the M arch Revolution in Russia?

Term for identification: New Economic Policy (NEP)

What form of government was Russia evolving toward in the 1920s?

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