WH LUOA (7.23.6 Quiz Review) Flashcards
What accurately describes the view of nihilism in Russian history?
Nihilists believe in nothing.
Nihilists want a state religion.
Its followers assassinated a political leader.
Nihilists believe in private property.
Nihilists believe in nothing.
Its followers assassinated a political leader.
Under Czar Nicholas II's reign, there were numerous underground political groups. Which of these groups were people who demanded immediate revolution? Mensheviks Social Democrats Liberals Social Revolutionaries
Social Democrats
Bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks were members of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party, led by Lenin, who seized control of the government in Russia.
They wanted an IMMEDIATE revolution.
Mensheviks
The Mensheviks were of the Russian socialist movement that emerged in 1904 after the dispute in the Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party.
They wanted a GRADUAL revolution.
What statement accurately describes the way the people viewed Czar Nicholas and his family?
None of these are correct
Political officials were humiliated with the Czarina’s relationship with Rasputin.
Workers saw him as a father figure.
The workers always despised Nicholas II.
Political officials were humiliated with the Czarina’s relationship with Rasputin.
Workers saw him as a father figure.
What is the October Revolution?
When serfs rebelled against the Russian government
When Russia received a new calendar
When the Bolsheviks gained control of Russia
All of these are correct
Bolsheviks gained control of Russian
The reds (Communists) were able to defeat the followers of Colonel Kerensky (whites) thanks to the leadership of whom? Stalin Nicholas II Lenin Trotsky
Trotsky
Which Bolshevik originally took control of Russia and began to establish Marxist ideology? Lenin Stalin Nicholas II Trotsky
Lenin
What statement(s) best fits the term "communism?" ignores man's fallen humanity
cooperates with existing government to better society
overthrows existing governments in an attempt to better society
attempts to perfect society
ignores man’s fallen humanity
overthrows existing governments in an attempt to better society
attempts to perfect society
Who was the philosopher who laid the foundation for Communism?
Karl Marx
What economic system believes in government ownership of private property and the redistribution of wealth?
Socialism
What was Marx’s view of religion?
It was a tool of the bourgeoise used to manipulate the poor
What was Marx’s view of education as expressed in the Communist Manifesto?
mandatory, state-sponsored education
