Question 1

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

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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 2

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 3

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 4

Describe and explain the emergence of Josef Stalin from the power struggles of 1924 to 1927, as the undisputed master of the Soviet Union.

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After the death of Vladimir Lenin in 192

Question 5

It would be most accurate to say of Leon Trotsky that

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A)  all agree that he would have made a "better" leader of Bolshevik Russia than did Stalin. 
B)  Stalin realized as soon as Lenin returned to Moscow that Trotsky would be his most potent rival for Lenin's approval. 
C)  he was most responsible for persuading the St. Petersburg Soviet to join Lenin's camp, thus sidelining Kerensky. 
D)  he and Kerensky had much in common, including their ambition to rule Russia. 
E)  he developed Lenin's very successful slogan, "Land, bread, peace." 
A)  all agree that he would have made a "better" leader of Bolshevik Russia than did Stalin. 
B)  Stalin realized as soon as Lenin returned to Moscow that Trotsky would be his most potent rival for Lenin's approval. 
C)  he was most responsible for persuading the St. Petersburg Soviet to join Lenin's camp, thus sidelining Kerensky. 
D)  he and Kerensky had much in common, including their ambition to rule Russia. 
E)  he developed Lenin's very successful slogan, "Land, bread, peace."

Question 6

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 7

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

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

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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 10

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

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The answer of The ____________________ were wealthier peasants whose estates...

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

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

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The Kerensky regime and the Bolsheviks b

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

By the spring of 1917, Russia was experiencing

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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.

Question 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

Stalin's political methods have been described as

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A)  roughshod. 
B)  eerily successful. 
C)  generally a failure. 
D)  Mafia-like. 
E)  twisted. 
A)  roughshod. 
B)  eerily successful. 
C)  generally a failure. 
D)  Mafia-like. 
E)  twisted.

Question 20

Lenin had been an exile living in ____________________ and ____________________ before he returned to Russia in 1917.

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The answer of Lenin had been an exile living in...

Exam 44: The Soviet Experiment to World War Ii

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

Unlike Marx, Lenin believed

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

Describe and explain the emergence of Josef Stalin from the power struggles of 1924 to 1927, as the undisputed master of the Soviet Union.

It would be most accurate to say of Leon Trotsky that

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

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

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

During the 1930s, the Comintern (Communist International)

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

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

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

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

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

By the spring of 1917, Russia was experiencing

The March Revolution in Russia took place without real opposition after

The essence of Lenin's New Economic Policy was

Stalin professed to be the champion of

Stalin's political methods have been described as

Lenin had been an exile living in ____________________ and ____________________ before he returned to Russia in 1917.

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