Question 1

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. C

Question 2

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 B

Question 3

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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Answer not provided.

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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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 6

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 7

Toward the end of his life, Lenin had come to view Stalin as

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

Question 8

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.

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Living within the Stalinist regime had b

Question 9

One of the chief rewards for the workers in the new Soviet Union of the 1930s was

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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 10

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

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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 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

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

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

Question 18

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 19

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 20

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

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

Exam 44: The Soviet Experiment to World War Ii

The crucial factor in the collapse of the Czarist government was

The main purpose of collectivization under Stalin was

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

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

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

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

Toward the end of his life, Lenin had come to view Stalin as

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.

One of the chief rewards for the workers in the new Soviet Union of the 1930s was

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

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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

The major mistake of Russia's Provisional Government lay in

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

Stalin's collectivization and industrialization efforts in the 1930s

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

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

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

Stalin's Five Year Plans were aimed primarily against

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

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