Question 1

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. B

Question 2

Stalin's collectivization and industrialization efforts in the 1930s

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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)  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)  None of the options are correct. 
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)  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)  None of the options are correct. C

Question 3

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. C

Question 4

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

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Switzerlan

Question 5

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 6

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 7

Explain the Russian Revolution in 1917 and the role of Lenin specifically.

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Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

The Great Purge resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  anger among the peasants. 
B)  fear of opposition to Stalin. 
C)  complete obedience to Stalin. 
D)  a somewhat terrorized society overall. 
E)  Both B and C are correct. 
A)  anger among the peasants. 
B)  fear of opposition to Stalin. 
C)  complete obedience to Stalin. 
D)  a somewhat terrorized society overall. 
E)  Both B and C are correct.

Question 14

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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Answers would include a discus

Question 15

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 out...

Question 16

____________________ 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 17

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 18

During the 1930s,the Comintern (Communist International)

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

Question 19

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 20

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.

Exam 43: The Soviet Experiment to World War II

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

Stalin's collectivization and industrialization efforts in the 1930s

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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

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

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

Explain the Russian Revolution in 1917 and the role of Lenin specifically.

Stalin's political methods have been described as

Unlike Marx,Lenin believed

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

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

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

The Great Purge resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

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

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

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

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

During the 1930s,the Comintern (Communist International)

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

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

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