Question 1

Term for identification: Vladimir Lenin

Accepted Answer

Vladimir Lenin, whose full name was Vlad

Question 2

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 3

Term for identification: Josef Stalin

Accepted Answer

Josef Stalin was a Soviet political lead

Question 4

Term for identification: Cheka

Accepted Answer

The term "Cheka" refers to the first of

Question 5

The ____________________ armies were massed against the Soviet regime during the Russian Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ armies were massed against the...

Question 6

What was a key factor in Lenin's establishment of a Bolshevik dictatorship?

Accepted Answer

A) The use of Marx's theory of agricultural collectivization. 
B) The use of the Cheka and Soviet-sympathizing parts of the imperial army. 
C) The use of rapid industrialization to increase consumer goods production. 
D) The use of the New Economic Policy to take over the Russian economy. 
E) The use of the Five-Year Plans to purge the Bolshevik Politburo. 
A) The use of Marx's theory of agricultural collectivization. 
B) The use of the Cheka and Soviet-sympathizing parts of the imperial army. 
C) The use of rapid industrialization to increase consumer goods production. 
D) The use of the New Economic Policy to take over the Russian economy. 
E) The use of the Five-Year Plans to purge the Bolshevik Politburo.

Question 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

During Stalin's years of leadership, which of the following was a social change experienced in the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) A sharp decline in alcoholism. 
B) A small decline in divorce and abortion rates. 
C) All classes had to resort to theft to survive. 
D) An increasing acceptance of prostitution. 
E) An easing of moral restrictions. 
A) A sharp decline in alcoholism. 
B) A small decline in divorce and abortion rates. 
C) All classes had to resort to theft to survive. 
D) An increasing acceptance of prostitution. 
E) An easing of moral restrictions.

Question 11

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 12

Term for identification: March Revolution

Accepted Answer

The term "March Revolution" refers to a

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

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.

Question 15

What was considered a by-product of the forced industrialization and modernization of the Five-Year Plans?

Accepted Answer

A) improved and expanded housing 
B) mass educational facilities 
C) a decisive voice in public affairs 
D) security of life and property against the state 
E) improvements in their working conditions 
A) improved and expanded housing 
B) mass educational facilities 
C) a decisive voice in public affairs 
D) security of life and property against the state 
E) improvements in their working conditions

Question 16

The Central Powers and Russia signed the  ____________________  in 1918 to end Russia's participation in World War I.​

Accepted Answer

Treaty of

Question 17

The ____________________ Revolution witnessed the mostly bloodless overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ Revolution witnessed the mostly bloodless...

Question 18

What was the result of Stalin's coll ectivization and industrialization efforts in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A) Succeeded in helping the Soviet Union weather the post-war period without much inflation. 
B) Made it possible for the Soviet Union to turn out large amounts of consumer goods that could be exported. 
C) It resulted in the scarcity of automobiles and clothing, as well as rationing of food at times. 
D) Were so harsh that even the stoic Russian people finally began to complain. 
E) Turned out consumer goods rather than capital goods. 
A) Succeeded in helping the Soviet Union weather the post-war period without much inflation. 
B) Made it possible for the Soviet Union to turn out large amounts of consumer goods that could be exported. 
C) It resulted in the scarcity of automobiles and clothing, as well as rationing of food at times. 
D) Were so harsh that even the stoic Russian people finally began to complain. 
E) Turned out consumer goods rather than capital goods.

Question 19

____________________ chaired the St. Petersburg Soviet and became Lenin's second-in-command.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ chaired the St. Petersburg Soviet and...

Question 20

____________________ was the term used by the Bolsheviks to describe rule at the point of a gun.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was the term used by the...

Exam 21: The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Term for identification: Vladimir Lenin

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

Term for identification: Josef Stalin

Term for identification: Cheka

The ____________________ armies were massed against the Soviet regime during the Russian Civil War.

What was a key factor in Lenin's establishment of a Bolshevik dictatorship?

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

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

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.

During Stalin's years of leadership, which of the following was a social change experienced in the Soviet Union?

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

Term for identification: March Revolution

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

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

What was considered a by-product of the forced industrialization and modernization of the Five-Year Plans?

The Central Powers and Russia signed the ____________________ in 1918 to end Russia's participation in World War I.​

The ____________________ Revolution witnessed the mostly bloodless overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II.

What was the result of Stalin's coll ectivization and industrialization efforts in the 1930s?

____________________ chaired the St. Petersburg Soviet and became Lenin's second-in-command.

____________________ was the term used by the Bolsheviks to describe rule at the point of a gun.

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Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

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Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

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