Question 1

By the Treaty of ____________________, Russia pulled out of the First World War I in 1918.

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Question 2

By the spring of 1917, Russia was experiencing

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A)   its second revolution in as many years.
B)   problems with recalcitrant farmers.
C)   revolts in its military ranks.
D)   bread riots in its cities.
E)   a modern, parliamentary government. D

Question 3

When Russia's more prosperous peasant farmers held back part of their crops in 1928, Stalin

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A)   had them tried for treason.
B)   began to collectivize farms.
C)   started a push for major industrialization.
D)   both a and b
E)   both b and c

Question 4

____________________ is the name given to the Communist International organization, later abolished during World War II.

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Question 5

Evaluate Stalin's agrarian and industrial/economic policies. To what degree did he succeed in achieving his anticipated goals?

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Question 6

Stalin's Five Year Plans were aimed primarily against

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A)   Orthodox priests.
B)   Trotsky's party supporters.
C)   peasants and landowners.
D)   former aristocrats.
E)   church officials.

Question 7

"Land, bread, peace" was a slogan used by

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A)   Trotsky.
B)   Nicholas II.
C)   Stalin.
D)   Kerensky.
E)   Lenin.

Question 8

What did "discipline" mean under Stalinist rule, 1928 to 1941? Describe the apparatus of the personal police state.

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Answer not provided.

Question 9

The Great Purge resulted in

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A)   anger among the peasants.
B)   fear of opposition to Stalin.
C)   complete obedience to Stalin.
D)   both a and b
E)   both b and c

Question 10

It is estimated that during Stalin's collectivization drive, perhaps 10 million peasants died, mostly due to

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A)   homelessness and starvation.
B)   hunger strikes in opposition of his plan.
C)   artificially induced famine.
D)   brutal banishment to Siberia.
E)   state-sponsored seizure of crops.

Question 11

Stalin's collectivization and industrialization efforts in the 1930s

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A)   proved to be fairly successful in regard to industrialization but a disaster on the farms.
B)   succeeded in helping the Soviet Union weather the post-war period without much inflation.
C)   made it possible for the Soviet Union to turn out large amounts of consumer goods that could be exported.
D)   resulted in the scarcity of automobiles and clothing, as well as rationing of food at times.
E)   were so harsh that even the stoic Russian people finally began to complain.

Question 12

Stalin professed to be the champion of

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A)   all of the Russian people.
B)   the wealthy industrialists.
C)   change, especially in regard to the attitudes of the ordinary Russian.
D)   those who had long been ignored or shoved aside.
E)   all farmers, rich and poor, because without them the country could not pre

Question 13

For the average person, what were the benefits and liabilities of living within the Stalinist regime? Analyze what Stalinism meant insofar as living standards, society, and crime were concerned.

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Living within the Stalinist regime had b...

Question 14

Lenin's Central Committee, called the ____________________, included his presumed successor, ____________________.

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The answer of Lenin's Central Committee, called the ____________________, included...

Question 15

The essence of Lenin's New Economic Policy was

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A)   agricultural collectivization.
B)   rapid industrialization.
C)   anti-U.S. propaganda.
D)   small-scale capitalist businesses.
E)   suppression of religion.

Question 16

Assess the comparative strengths and weaknesses of the Kerensky regime and of the Bolsheviks. Why did Lenin's party win?

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The Kerensky regime and the Bolsheviks b...

Question 17

The leader of Russia's Provisional Government from March to November, 1917, was ____________________ ____________________.

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The answer of The leader of Russia's Provisional Government from...

Question 18

The ____________________ armies were massed against the Soviet regime during the Russian Civil War.

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Question 19

Stalin's dictatorship over the population of the Soviet Union included

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A)   a large increase in communist party membership.
B)   two five-year plans that were designed to purge the communist party of Russia.
C)   an increase of about 400 percent in the growth of heavy industry and the infrastructure.
D)   dragging the Russian people, kicking and screaming, into the 20th century.
E)   promoting communist party membership for the majority of the population.

Question 20

Peasants in Russian villages believed that they had carried out their revolution after they

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A)   took control of local governments.
B)   seized land from the nobles and the church, and redistributed it themselves.
C)   had served their term in the Marxist army, so they returned to their farms.
D)   sent monetary help to the resistance in St. Petersburg.
E)   fought off the royal army and thus retained their sovereignty.

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