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1
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Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

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Nicholas II

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What was the 300 year dynasty that Communism replaced?

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Romanov

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What was Rasputin’s role in the revolution?

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  • Influence over the royal family
  • Meddling in government affairs
  • Fueled growing discontent with Romanov dynasty
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4
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When was Rasputin assassinated?

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1916

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5
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When was the Russian Revolution?

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1917-23

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What was the ideaology of the Soviet Union?

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Marxism-Lenninism

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What was the major economic plan introduced by Stalin in the 1920s?

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The Five-Year Plans.

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Which agency was responible for Soviet economic planning?

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Gosplan

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What was the political police force called during the early Soviet period?

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Cheka

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Name the policy introduced by Lenin in 1921 to revive the economy.

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New Economic Policy (NEP)

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What was the main purpose of Stalin’s Great Purge?

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To eliminate potential political rivals and consolidate power.

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During which period did the Soviet Union experience rapid industrialization?

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The late 1920s to the 1930s.

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Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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Nikita Khrushchev.

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Name the treaty that marked Russia’s exit from World War I.

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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (1918).

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What was the primary opposition group to the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War?

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The White Army

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What was the name of the policy of openness and transparency introduced by Gorbachev?

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Glasnost

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What was the name of the plan that aimed to restructure the Soviet economy, introduced by Gorbachev?

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Perestroika

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What’s an example of Glasnost?

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A more open media (that could be critical of government)

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Give an example of perestroika

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Reforms that allowed for greater autonomy for state enterprises and the establishment of private businesses

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What event in 1956 demonstrated Soviet military force in suppressing uprisings in satellite states?

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Hungarian Uprising

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What was the primary agricultural policy under Stalin?

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Collectivization

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What was the term used for the Soviet policy of forcibly integrating ethnic minorities?

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Russification

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23
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Which 1986 nuclear disaster significantly affected the Soviet Union?

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Chernobyl Disaster

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What was the collective name for the Russian workers’ councils?

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Soviets

25
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When was Stalin’s term of office?

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1924 until his death in 1953

26
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What was Stalin’s full name?

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Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin

27
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What was Lennin’s full name?

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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov

28
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What was the main opposition party to the Bolsheviks during the early days of the revolution?

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Mensheviks

29
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What wall, built in 1961, became a symbol of the Cold War?

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Berlin Wall

30
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Name the first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union.

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Sputnik (1957)

31
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What was the primary goal of the Soviet Union’s space program during the Cold War?

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To demonstrate technological and ideological superiority over the West.

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What was the policy of ‘De-Stalinization’ initiated by Khrushchev?

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A series of political reforms to reverse the harsh policies of Stalin.

33
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Which 1979 event escalated tensions in the Cold War?

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The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

34
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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Chernobyl disaster?

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Mikhail Gorbachev.

35
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Name the 1939 agreement between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.

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The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

36
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What was the major famine that occurred in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s?

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The Holodomor, predominantly in Ukraine.

37
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What was the primary foreign policy doctrine of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

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The Brezhnev Doctrine.

38
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Name the 1956 speech by Khrushchev that criticized Stalin’s rule.

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The “Secret Speech.”

39
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What major land redistribution policy did Lenin implement?

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The Decree on Land, which redistributed land to the peasantry.

40
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What health issue significantly affected Lenin in his later years?

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Multiple strokes, which eventually led to his death in 1924.

41
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What was Stalin’s primary economic policy?

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Rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture.

42
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What infamous event is Stalin known for in the late 1930s?

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The Great Purge, a campaign of political repression.

43
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How did Khrushchev’s leadership end?

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He was ousted in a party coup in 1964.

44
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What major policy did Khrushchev introduce in agriculture?

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The Virgin Lands Campaign.

45
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What was the Brezhnev Doctrine?

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A policy that justified Soviet intervention in socialist countries to safeguard socialism.

46
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Who was the Soviet leader from 1964 to 1982?

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Leonid Brezhnev.

47
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What was the official state policy towards religion in the Soviet Union?

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State atheism; religious practices were discouraged and often suppressed.

48
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How did the Soviet Union approach education and literacy?

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It implemented widespread education reforms, achieving near-universal literacy.

49
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What were Gosplan and the planned economy?

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Gosplan was the state planning committee responsible for economic planning in the Soviet Union’s command economy.ere Gosplan and the planned economy?

50
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What was the main characteristic of Soviet agricultural policy under Stalin?

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Forced collectivization, which led to widespread famine and disruption.

51
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What was Socialist Realism?

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The officially sanctioned art style in the Soviet Union, focused on glorifying communism and Soviet life.

52
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What was the role of the Red Army?

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The Red Army was the military force of the Soviet Union, playing a key role in World War II and the Cold War.

53
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What were the key factors leading to the fall of the Soviet Union?

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Economic stagnation, political reforms under Gorbachev, nationalistic movements in the republics, and the failure of the 1991 coup attempt.

54
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What was the significance of the 1991 coup attempt?

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It was a failed attempt by hardliners to take control and halt Gorbachev’s reforms, accelerating the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

55
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What was the Thaw?

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A period of relative liberalization and eased censorship after Stalin’s death, particularly under Khrushchev.

56
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What was the Doctors’ Plot?

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A fabricated conspiracy in 1953 accusing Jewish doctors of plotting to kill Soviet leaders, indicative of Stalin’s paranoia.

57
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What was the Soviet Union’s policy towards Israel initially?

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The Soviet Union initially supported the creation of Israel in 1948 but later shifted to supporting Arab states.

58
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What was samizdat?

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The clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state, a form of dissident activity.

59
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Who was Boris Yeltsin?

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Boris Yeltsin was a significant political figure in Russia, best known for his role in the dissolution of the Soviet Union and as the first President of the Russian Federation, a position he held from 1991 to 1999

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