Russian Revolutions Flashcards
The Bolsheviks eventually changed their political name to this.
a. Socialist Party
b. Communist Party
c. Social Bolsheviks Party
d. Soviet Party
b.Communist Party
For Russia, this ended with the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which cost Russia a large chunk of territory
a. World War I
b. The March Revolution
c. The Russo-Japanese War
d. The October Revolution
a.World War I
What impact did Russia’s involvement in World War I have on the Russian government?
a. It created a window for the Mensheviks to attempt a take over.
b. It led to the establishment of the Senate as a voice for moderates.
c. It magnified the weaknesses of czarist rule and military leadership.
d. All of the above are true.
c.It magnified the weaknesses of czarist rule and military leadership.
Who were the Bolsheviks?
a. soldiers in the White Army
b. radical Russian Marxist revolutionaries
c. members of the Duma, Russia’s parliament
d. followers of Rasputin
b.radical Russian Marxist revolutionaries
What is a totalitarian state?
a. a state in which the people have a direct say in their government
b. a state in which the people elect representatives to the legislature
c. a state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life
d. a state in which the working class is glorified and has the greatest voice in government
c.a state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life
What were soviets under Russia’s provisional government?
a. labor unions
b. local councils
c. revolutionary leaders
d. plans for redistributing land
b.local councils
What was the purpose of the Soviet state’s Five-Year Plans?
a. foreign policy
b. political reform
c. social restructuring
d. economic development
d.economic development
Which of the following reflects the leader who was responsible for the Great Purge and the main group that was victimized by it?
a. Lenin —> the Mensheviks
b. Jiang —> the Kuomintang
c. Jiang —> members of the Communist Party
d. Stalin —> members of the Communist Party
d.Stalin —> members of the Communist Party
Between 1934 and 1939, the Great Purge was a campaign to eliminate
a. traditional religious beliefs.
b. opposition to Stalin’s power.
c. opposition to the Communist Party.
d. shortages of housing, food, and goods.
b.opposition to Stalin’s power.
Under Joseph Stalin’s command economy system, all economic decisions were made by
a. government officials alone.
b. workers and government officials.
c. members of the socialist realism movement.
d. local soviets composed of workers, soldiers, and peasants.
a.government officials alone.
Which of the following was NOT part of the transformation of the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state?
a. Great Purge
b. Five-Year Plans
c. creation of the first soviets
d. establishment of collective farms
c.creation of the first soviets
One method of control used by totalitarian leaders such as Stalin is government-run curriculum and instruction in schools to glorify the leader and his systems. This is known as
a. Purging
b. Censorship
c. Sovietization
d. Indoctrination
e. Police Terror
d.Indoctrination
A method of control used by totalitarian leaders involves controlling exactly what the media (newspapers, books, radio/tv, etc.) can say so that it always makes the government look good. This is
a. Indoctrination
b. Collectivization
c. Censorship
d. Persecution
e. Police terror
c.Censorship
Which of the following is a weapon of totalitarianism?
a. free elections
b. uncensored mass media
c. tolerant treatment of all ethnic groups
d. police terror
d.police terror
Which territories were lost by Russia under the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
a. Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
b. Romania, Turkey, China, Mongolia
c. Brest-Litovsk, Ukraine, Russia
d. all of the above
a.Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
