Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

White

Question 2

What did "discipline" mean under Stalinist rule, 1928 to 1941? Describe the apparatus of the personal police state.

Accepted Answer

Answer not provided.

Question 3

By the spring of 1917, Russia was experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  its second revolution in as many years. 
B)  problems with recalcitrant farmers. 
C)  revolts in its military ranks. 
D)  bread riots in its cities. 
E)  a modern, parliamentary government. 
A)  its second revolution in as many years. 
B)  problems with recalcitrant farmers. 
C)  revolts in its military ranks. 
D)  bread riots in its cities. 
E)  a modern, parliamentary government. D

Question 4

By the Treaty of ____________________, Russia pulled out of the First World War I in 1918.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By the Treaty of ____________________, Russia pulled...

Question 5

The essence of Lenin's New Economic Policy was

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A)  agricultural collectivization. 
B)  rapid industrialization. 
C)  anti-U.S. propaganda. 
D)  small-scale capitalist businesses. 
E)  suppression of religion. 
A)  agricultural collectivization. 
B)  rapid industrialization. 
C)  anti-U.S. propaganda. 
D)  small-scale capitalist businesses. 
E)  suppression of religion.

Question 6

Evaluate Stalin's agrarian and industrial/economic policies. To what degree did he succeed in achieving his anticipated goals?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Evaluate Stalin's agrarian and industrial/economic policies. To...

Question 7

Lenin's Central Committee, called the ____________________, included his presumed successor, ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lenin's Central Committee, called the ____________________, included...

Question 8

The Great Purge resulted in

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A)  anger among the peasants. 
B)  fear of opposition to Stalin. 
C)  complete obedience to Stalin. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  both b and c 
A)  anger among the peasants. 
B)  fear of opposition to Stalin. 
C)  complete obedience to Stalin. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  both b and c

Question 9

"Land, bread, peace" was a slogan used by

Accepted Answer

A)  Trotsky. 
B)  Nicholas II. 
C)  Stalin. 
D)  Kerensky. 
E)  Lenin. 
A)  Trotsky. 
B)  Nicholas II. 
C)  Stalin. 
D)  Kerensky. 
E)  Lenin.

Question 10

Stalin professed to be the champion of

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A)  all of the Russian people. 
B)  the wealthy industrialists. 
C)  change, especially in regard to the attitudes of the ordinary Russian. 
D)  those who had long been ignored or shoved aside. 
E)  all farmers, rich and poor, because without them the country could not pre 
A)  all of the Russian people. 
B)  the wealthy industrialists. 
C)  change, especially in regard to the attitudes of the ordinary Russian. 
D)  those who had long been ignored or shoved aside. 
E)  all farmers, rich and poor, because without them the country could not pre

Question 11

Stalin's collectivization and industrialization efforts in the 1930s

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A)  proved to be fairly successful in regard to industrialization but a disaster on the farms. 
B)  succeeded in helping the Soviet Union weather the post-war period without much inflation. 
C)  made it possible for the Soviet Union to turn out large amounts of consumer goods that could be exported. 
D)  resulted in the scarcity of automobiles and clothing, as well as rationing of food at times. 
E)  were so harsh that even the stoic Russian people finally began to complain. 
A)  proved to be fairly successful in regard to industrialization but a disaster on the farms. 
B)  succeeded in helping the Soviet Union weather the post-war period without much inflation. 
C)  made it possible for the Soviet Union to turn out large amounts of consumer goods that could be exported. 
D)  resulted in the scarcity of automobiles and clothing, as well as rationing of food at times. 
E)  were so harsh that even the stoic Russian people finally began to complain.

Question 12

____________________ is the name given to the Communist International organization, later abolished during World War II.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the name given to the...

Question 13

For the average person, what were the benefits and liabilities of living within the Stalinist regime? Analyze what Stalinism meant insofar as living standards, society, and crime were concerned.

Accepted Answer

Living within the Stalinist regime had b

Question 14

Peasants in Russian villages believed that they had carried out their revolution after they

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Stalin's dictatorship over the population of the Soviet Union included

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A)  a large increase in communist party membership. 
B)  two five-year plans that were designed to purge the communist party of Russia. 
C)  an increase of about 400 percent in the growth of heavy industry and the infrastructure. 
D)  dragging the Russian people, kicking and screaming, into the 20th century. 
E)  promoting communist party membership for the majority of the population. 
A)  a large increase in communist party membership. 
B)  two five-year plans that were designed to purge the communist party of Russia. 
C)  an increase of about 400 percent in the growth of heavy industry and the infrastructure. 
D)  dragging the Russian people, kicking and screaming, into the 20th century. 
E)  promoting communist party membership for the majority of the population.

Question 16

Stalin's Five Year Plans were aimed primarily against

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A)  Orthodox priests. 
B)  Trotsky's party supporters. 
C)  peasants and landowners. 
D)  former aristocrats. 
E)  church officials. 
A)  Orthodox priests. 
B)  Trotsky's party supporters. 
C)  peasants and landowners. 
D)  former aristocrats. 
E)  church officials.

Question 17

Assess the comparative strengths and weaknesses of the Kerensky regime and of the Bolsheviks. Why did Lenin's party win?

Accepted Answer

The Kerensky regime and the Bolsheviks b

Question 18

When Russia's more prosperous peasant farmers held back part of their crops in 1928, Stalin

Accepted Answer

A)  had them tried for treason. 
B)  began to collectivize farms. 
C)  started a push for major industrialization. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  both b and c 
A)  had them tried for treason. 
B)  began to collectivize farms. 
C)  started a push for major industrialization. 
D)  both a and b 
E)  both b and c

Question 19

It is estimated that during Stalin's collectivization drive, perhaps 10 million peasants died, mostly due to

Accepted Answer

A)  homelessness and starvation. 
B)  hunger strikes in opposition of his plan. 
C)  artificially induced famine. 
D)  brutal banishment to Siberia. 
E)  state-sponsored seizure of crops. 
A)  homelessness and starvation. 
B)  hunger strikes in opposition of his plan. 
C)  artificially induced famine. 
D)  brutal banishment to Siberia. 
E)  state-sponsored seizure of crops.

Question 20

The leader of Russia's Provisional Government from March to November, 1917, was ____________________ ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The leader of Russia's Provisional Government from...

Exam 44: The Soviet Experiment to World War Ii

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

What did "discipline" mean under Stalinist rule, 1928 to 1941? Describe the apparatus of the personal police state.

By the spring of 1917, Russia was experiencing

By the Treaty of ____________________, Russia pulled out of the First World War I in 1918.

The essence of Lenin's New Economic Policy was

Evaluate Stalin's agrarian and industrial/economic policies. To what degree did he succeed in achieving his anticipated goals?

Lenin's Central Committee, called the ____________________, included his presumed successor, ____________________.

The Great Purge resulted in

"Land, bread, peace" was a slogan used by

Stalin professed to be the champion of

Stalin's collectivization and industrialization efforts in the 1930s

____________________ is the name given to the Communist International organization, later abolished during World War II.

For the average person, what were the benefits and liabilities of living within the Stalinist regime? Analyze what Stalinism meant insofar as living standards, society, and crime were concerned.

Peasants in Russian villages believed that they had carried out their revolution after they

Stalin's dictatorship over the population of the Soviet Union included

Stalin's Five Year Plans were aimed primarily against

Assess the comparative strengths and weaknesses of the Kerensky regime and of the Bolsheviks. Why did Lenin's party win?

When Russia's more prosperous peasant farmers held back part of their crops in 1928, Stalin

It is estimated that during Stalin's collectivization drive, perhaps 10 million peasants died, mostly due to

The leader of Russia's Provisional Government from March to November, 1917, was ____________________ ____________________.

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