Question 1

Explain the factors that account for the durability and survival of Bolshevism in Russia during the Civil War period, 1918-1922.

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Question 2

____________________ is the name given to the first version of the Soviet secret police (later NKVD and KGB).

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Question 3

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

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Question 4

The major mistake of Russia's Provisional Government lay in

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A)  redistributing land to the peasantry. 
B)  collectivizing agriculture. 
C)  liquidating the nobility. 
D)  continuing to pursue World War I. 
E)  choosing ineffective leadership. 
A)  redistributing land to the peasantry. 
B)  collectivizing agriculture. 
C)  liquidating the nobility. 
D)  continuing to pursue World War I. 
E)  choosing ineffective leadership.

Question 5

Overall, it would appear that regarding crime during Stalin's early years,

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A)  theft increased while concern about committing theft decreased. 
B)  embezzlement and fraud didn't happen very often, because people in a position to commit those acts had no need to do so. 
C)  violent crimes decreased because of the oversight of the KGB. 
D)  prostitution was rare because few had the funds to purchase such services. 
E)  the Soviet Union statistics showing a sharp decline in robberies and other theft were completely fabricated. 
A)  theft increased while concern about committing theft decreased. 
B)  embezzlement and fraud didn't happen very often, because people in a position to commit those acts had no need to do so. 
C)  violent crimes decreased because of the oversight of the KGB. 
D)  prostitution was rare because few had the funds to purchase such services. 
E)  the Soviet Union statistics showing a sharp decline in robberies and other theft were completely fabricated.

Question 6

Stalin's ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ called for heavy industrialization and ____________________ of farms.

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Five Year

Question 7

What was the main difference between Russia's 1905 and the March 1917 revolutions?

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A)  In 1905 the aim was to get rid of the tsar, and in March 1917 the focus was on getting a constitution. 
B)  The 1905 and early 1917 revolutions were really very much alike. 
C)  The 1905 revolution targeted the tsar as the problem, but Nicholas maintained control; by the March 1917 revolution the issue was social unrest, but Nicholas suddenly abdicated the throne. 
D)  The 1905 revolution pushed for a constitution and a democratic setup, but by March of 1917 the tsar appeared to be firmly in control. 
E)  More ordinary Russians participated in the early 1917 revolution than did so in 1905. 
A)  In 1905 the aim was to get rid of the tsar, and in March 1917 the focus was on getting a constitution. 
B)  The 1905 and early 1917 revolutions were really very much alike. 
C)  The 1905 revolution targeted the tsar as the problem, but Nicholas maintained control; by the March 1917 revolution the issue was social unrest, but Nicholas suddenly abdicated the throne. 
D)  The 1905 revolution pushed for a constitution and a democratic setup, but by March of 1917 the tsar appeared to be firmly in control. 
E)  More ordinary Russians participated in the early 1917 revolution than did so in 1905.

Question 8

Unlike Marx, Lenin believed

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A)  in a proletarian dictatorship. 
B)  that religion should be abolished. 
C)  that the peasantry could be led to revolution. 
D)  that the ends justifies the means. 
E)  that revolution was inevitable. 
A)  in a proletarian dictatorship. 
B)  that religion should be abolished. 
C)  that the peasantry could be led to revolution. 
D)  that the ends justifies the means. 
E)  that revolution was inevitable.

Question 9

The main purpose of collectivization under Stalin was

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A)  to provide more industrial workers. 
B)  to gain governmental control over Russia's millions of peasants. 
C)  to cut down on overpopulation by creating a false faming that killed about a million people. 
D)  to help Russia to industrialize in a very short time. 
E)  to become industrially competitive with Germany 
A)  to provide more industrial workers. 
B)  to gain governmental control over Russia's millions of peasants. 
C)  to cut down on overpopulation by creating a false faming that killed about a million people. 
D)  to help Russia to industrialize in a very short time. 
E)  to become industrially competitive with Germany

Question 10

During Stalin's years of leadership, the Soviet Union experienced many social changed, including

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A)  a sharp decline in alcoholism. 
B)  a small decline in divorce and abortion rates. 
C)  the opening of many more medical clinics but not much improvement in treatment. 
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)  the opening of many more medical clinics but not much improvement in treatment. 
D)  an increasing acceptance of prostitution. 
E)  an easing of moral restrictions.

Question 11

The outside intervention by Western governments in Russia's civil war resulted in

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A)  Bolshevik indignation at outside interference in a purely domestic issue. 
B)  victory for the Bolsheviks. 
C)  increased support at home for the White army. 
D)  a partnership of convenience between Trotsky and Kerensky. 
E)  no real change because it came too late to help the White army. 
A)  Bolshevik indignation at outside interference in a purely domestic issue. 
B)  victory for the Bolsheviks. 
C)  increased support at home for the White army. 
D)  a partnership of convenience between Trotsky and Kerensky. 
E)  no real change because it came too late to help the White army.

Question 12

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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A)  ended the Russian Revolution. 
B)  settled the dispute between Lenin and Kerensky. 
C)  took Russia out of World War I. 
D)  stopped the Russian civil war. 
E)  was an agreement of friendship between Russia and France. 
A)  ended the Russian Revolution. 
B)  settled the dispute between Lenin and Kerensky. 
C)  took Russia out of World War I. 
D)  stopped the Russian civil war. 
E)  was an agreement of friendship between Russia and France.

Question 13

All of the following factors worked to the advantage of the "Reds" during the Russian civil war except for

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A)  effective leadership. 
B)  control of the country's interior. 
C)  Leon Trotsky. 
D)  intervention by foreign powers. 
E)  increased agricultural production. 
A)  effective leadership. 
B)  control of the country's interior. 
C)  Leon Trotsky. 
D)  intervention by foreign powers. 
E)  increased agricultural production.

Question 14

During the 1930s, the Comintern (Communist International)

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A)  supported Trotsky. 
B)  was manipulated by Stalin. 
C)  took over control of the Soviet Union. 
D)  encouraged debate on Marxism. 
E)  was liquidated by the Cheka. 
A)  supported Trotsky. 
B)  was manipulated by Stalin. 
C)  took over control of the Soviet Union. 
D)  encouraged debate on Marxism. 
E)  was liquidated by the Cheka.

Question 15

The March Revolution in Russia took place without real opposition after

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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 16

Stalin's show-trials during the last half of the 1930s

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A)  led to his eventual ouster. 
B)  proved his popularity with the Russian people. 
C)  left Stalin an isolated, disliked figure. 
D)  illustrated the length to which his enemies would go to defeat him. 
E)  led to the imprisonment of millions. 
A)  led to his eventual ouster. 
B)  proved his popularity with the Russian people. 
C)  left Stalin an isolated, disliked figure. 
D)  illustrated the length to which his enemies would go to defeat him. 
E)  led to the imprisonment of millions.

Question 17

The ideology of international communism under Stalin differed from Hitler's ideology in Germany by

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A)  insisting that the Russian people had a special calling to embrace communism in their country only. 
B)  expounding a racist attitude toward some ethnic groups in the Soviet Union. 
C)  concentrating on a small minority of Russians as worth "saving." 
D)  promoting the ideal of a better world for all the world's downtrodden. 
E)  pushing industrialization for the sole purpose of preparing for war. 
A)  insisting that the Russian people had a special calling to embrace communism in their country only. 
B)  expounding a racist attitude toward some ethnic groups in the Soviet Union. 
C)  concentrating on a small minority of Russians as worth "saving." 
D)  promoting the ideal of a better world for all the world's downtrodden. 
E)  pushing industrialization for the sole purpose of preparing for war.

Question 18

The major goal of the industrial programs in the Five Year Plans was

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A)  increased production of heavy industry. 
B)  impressing Western countries. 
C)  creating higher quality products. 
D)  concentrating on consumer goods. 
E)  higher worker wages. 
A)  increased production of heavy industry. 
B)  impressing Western countries. 
C)  creating higher quality products. 
D)  concentrating on consumer goods. 
E)  higher worker wages.

Question 19

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

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Question 20

The crucial factor in the collapse of the Czarist government was

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A)  desire for constitutional freedoms. 
B)  aristocratic corruption. 
C)  the disastrous conduct of the war. 
D)  over-reliance on American aid. 
E)  failure to take care of peasants' needs. 
A)  desire for constitutional freedoms. 
B)  aristocratic corruption. 
C)  the disastrous conduct of the war. 
D)  over-reliance on American aid. 
E)  failure to take care of peasants' needs.

Exam 44: The Soviet Experiment to World War Ii

Explain the factors that account for the durability and survival of Bolshevism in Russia during the Civil War period, 1918-1922.

____________________ is the name given to the first version of the Soviet secret police (later NKVD and KGB).

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

The major mistake of Russia's Provisional Government lay in

Overall, it would appear that regarding crime during Stalin's early years,

Stalin's ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ called for heavy industrialization and ____________________ of farms.

What was the main difference between Russia's 1905 and the March 1917 revolutions?

Unlike Marx, Lenin believed

The main purpose of collectivization under Stalin was

During Stalin's years of leadership, the Soviet Union experienced many social changed, including

The outside intervention by Western governments in Russia's civil war resulted in

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

All of the following factors worked to the advantage of the "Reds" during the Russian civil war except for

During the 1930s, the Comintern (Communist International)

The March Revolution in Russia took place without real opposition after

Stalin's show-trials during the last half of the 1930s

The ideology of international communism under Stalin differed from Hitler's ideology in Germany by

The major goal of the industrial programs in the Five Year Plans was

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

The crucial factor in the collapse of the Czarist government was

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