Knowledge quiz Flashcards
When did peace negotiations start for Russia’s involvement in WW1?
December 1917
Who led the Revolutionary War Group?
Bukharin
Who came up with the solution ‘neither peace nor war’?
Trotsky
What peace treaty removed Russia from WW1?
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
What number of it’s people did Russia lose with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
62 million, which was 1/6 of the population
What was Lenin’s key slogan: “All power to the…”?
Soviets
When did Lenin make his decree on land?
October 1917
What was dispersed in January 1918?
The Constituent Assembly
What year did Lenin die?
1924
What alliance was formed between Zinoviev, Kamenev and Stalin?
Triumvirate
In December 1925 Trotsky was forced to resign from what position?
Commissar of war
What key role in propaganda did Bukharin play?
Editor of the Pravda
What were the years of the Russian Civil War?
1918-1920
Who was murdered during the Civil War?
Tsar Nicholas II
How much did the party’s membership increase during the Lenin enrolment?
It doubled and increased by 1 million
What was the veshenka?
The council to look after the economy.
By February 1918 how much bread were people living on?
50 grams
Who were called the ‘grasping fists’?
Kulaks
What was declared in January 1921 due to strikes and riots?
The Martial law, which meant that military leaders were used to enforce the law.
What did the NEP stand for?
New Economic Policy
How much did Stalin want to increase production by in his first Five Year Plan?
300%
What years was the Second Five Year Plan?
1933-1937
What stopped the Third Year Plan?
WW2
Who did Stalin blame for being “dizzy with success” at collectivisation?
Local officials
What disaster struck Russia between 1932-1933?
Famine
Who were the burzhui?
The old bourgeoisie
What was banned in 1928?
Wedding rings
What happened to men who cheated on their wives from 1936?
They were treated as criminals and humiliated
What was the youth group renamed in 1936?
Komosomol
What was the New Mosque group?
Muslims who were pro-Soviet.
By 1941 how many Christian churches had been shut down?
40,000
Which Jewish language was allowed to be spoken?
Yiddish
Where did the USSR invade in 1939?
Poland
What city was renamed Leningrad?
Petrograd
Who set up the Cheka?
Felix Dzerzhinsky
