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Lenin Knowledge Test Flashcards

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1
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When was October revolution

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24-26 October 1917

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2
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Which party won the most votes in November 1917

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SR

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3
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What replaced ministers

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Commissars

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4
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What was stalins position

A

Commissar for nationalities

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5
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2 Bolshevik policies

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8 hour day

Decree on peace

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6
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When was Cheka set up

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December 1917

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7
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2 policies affecting church

A

Marriage and divorce made civil

Church land nationalised

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8
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When was red army created

A

January 1918

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9
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What happened to industry in February 1918

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Nationalised

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10
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What was dissolved at gunpoint

A

Constituent assembly

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11
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When was Brest litovsk

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3 march 1918

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12
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3 territories lost by Russia

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Ukraine
Finland
Poland

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13
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What is Comintern

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A Communist organisation to promote revolution in other countries.

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14
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What was socialism in one country

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The idea that Russia’s problems should be a priority rather than spreading Communism abroad.

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15
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What land was handed to peasants

A

Nobles
Church
Tsar

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16
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What is sovnarkom

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The government

17
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What is veshenka

A

The Supreme Council of the National Economy

18
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2 reasons why Lenin introduced war communism

A

Win civil war

Create communist economy

19
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3 features of war communism

A

Grain recquisitioning
Nationalisation of industry
Labour discipline

20
Q

How was terror used in war communism

A

Cheka helped requisitioning brigades collect grain from peasants.

21
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When was famine

A

1921

22
Q

What was the 1921 sailors rebellion

A

Kronstadt

23
Q

Give three reasons why Red strengths helped the Bolsheviks win the Civil War

A

Cheka
Controlled railways
Propaganda

24
Q

Give three reasons why White weaknesses helped the Bolsheviks win the Civil War

A

Foreign assistance
Lacked unity
White atrocities

25
Q

2 reasons why Lenin introduced NEP

A

Resistance to war communism

Concessions to peasants

26
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2 features of NEP

A

Tax in kind

Private market

27
Q

What was the scissors crisis

A

Industrial prices rose while agricultural prices fell. This led to a fall in demand for industrial goods, which meant industrial prices rose more.

28
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Why did Trotsky oppose NEP

A

Against the ideology

29
Q

When did Lenin die

A

21 January 1924

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