Question 1

Which revolutionary leader used slogans like "All power to the Soviets" and "Land, bread, and peace" to appeal to the peasant majority?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx. 
B)  Vladimir I.Lenin. 
C)  Joseph Stalin. 
D)  Leon Trotsky. 
E)  Alexander Kerensky. 
A)  Karl Marx. 
B)  Vladimir I.Lenin. 
C)  Joseph Stalin. 
D)  Leon Trotsky. 
E)  Alexander Kerensky. B

Question 2

Leon Trotsky was forced into exile by Stalin and was finally murdered in which of the following nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  Germany 
C)  Mexico 
D)  China 
E)  Italy 
A)  United States 
B)  Germany 
C)  Mexico 
D)  China 
E)  Italy C

Question 3

Stalin's ____________________ called for heavy industrialization and ____________________ of farms.

Accepted Answer

Five Year Plan, collectivization

Question 4

During Stalin's years of leadership, the Soviet Union experienced many social changes, including

Accepted Answer

A)  a sharp decline in alcoholism. 
B)  a small decline in divorce and abortion rates. 
C)  the opening of many more medical clinics but not much improvement in treatment. 
D)  an increasing acceptance of prostitution. 
E)  an easing of moral restrictions. 
A)  a sharp decline in alcoholism. 
B)  a small decline in divorce and abortion rates. 
C)  the opening of many more medical clinics but not much improvement in treatment. 
D)  an increasing acceptance of prostitution. 
E)  an easing of moral restrictions.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 6

Describe and explain the emergence of Josef Stalin from the power struggles of 1924 to 1927, as the undisputed master of the Soviet Union and his consistent challenges.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of Le

Question 7

The ____________________ were wealthier peasants whose estates were broken up by Soviet collectivization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ were wealthier peasants whose estates...

Question 8

The March Revolution in Russia took place without real opposition after

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Kerensky spoke in Moscow and called for the people to rebel. 
B)  Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne. 
C)  Vladimir Lenin returned to Russia. 
D)  Leon Trotsky took control of the military. 
E)  Russia and Germany signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. 
A)  Alexander Kerensky spoke in Moscow and called for the people to rebel. 
B)  Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne. 
C)  Vladimir Lenin returned to Russia. 
D)  Leon Trotsky took control of the military. 
E)  Russia and Germany signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

Question 9

Stalin's show-trials during the last half of the 1930s

Accepted Answer

A)  led to his eventual ouster. 
B)  proved his popularity with the Russian people. 
C)  left Stalin an isolated, disliked figure. 
D)  illustrated the length to which his enemies would go to defeat him. 
E)  led to the imprisonment of millions. 
A)  led to his eventual ouster. 
B)  proved his popularity with the Russian people. 
C)  left Stalin an isolated, disliked figure. 
D)  illustrated the length to which his enemies would go to defeat him. 
E)  led to the imprisonment of millions.

Question 10

The ideology of international communism under Stalin differed from Hitler's ideology in Germany by

Accepted Answer

A)  insisting that the Russian people had a special calling to embrace communism in their country only. 
B)  expounding a racist attitude toward some ethnic groups in the Soviet Union. 
C)  concentrating on a small minority of Russians as worth "saving." 
D)  promoting the ideal of a better world for all the world's downtrodden. 
E)  pushing industrialization for the sole purpose of preparing for war. 
A)  insisting that the Russian people had a special calling to embrace communism in their country only. 
B)  expounding a racist attitude toward some ethnic groups in the Soviet Union. 
C)  concentrating on a small minority of Russians as worth "saving." 
D)  promoting the ideal of a better world for all the world's downtrodden. 
E)  pushing industrialization for the sole purpose of preparing for war.

Question 11

What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk that was signed in March 1918?

Accepted Answer

A)  The friendship treaty between Russia and the U.S.for mutual aid. 
B)  The treaty between Russian and the Central Powers that removed Russia from the war. 
C)  The treaty between the Red and White Russians for partition of the country. 
D)  A treaty among the communists to agree to work together for the betterment of Russia. 
E)  A treaty between England and France to continue the war against Russia. 
A)  The friendship treaty between Russia and the U.S.for mutual aid. 
B)  The treaty between Russian and the Central Powers that removed Russia from the war. 
C)  The treaty between the Red and White Russians for partition of the country. 
D)  A treaty among the communists to agree to work together for the betterment of Russia. 
E)  A treaty between England and France to continue the war against Russia.

Question 12

In the 1920s and 1930s many well-meaning people endured the drawbacks of the Stalinists dictatorship such as lack of political freedom, terror and lawlessness, and a low standard of living because they accepted the premise of one of Stalin's famous quotes.What was that quote?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Pay me now or pay me later." 
B)  "We shall overcome some day." 
C)  "I want to fundamentally change Russia." 
D)  "You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs." 
E)  Work smarter, not harder." 
A)  "Pay me now or pay me later." 
B)  "We shall overcome some day." 
C)  "I want to fundamentally change Russia." 
D)  "You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs." 
E)  Work smarter, not harder."

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Lenin had been an exile living in ____________________ and ____________________ before he returned to Russia in 1917.

Accepted Answer

Switzerlan

Question 15

A serious obstacle to labor efficiency and a drain on resources in Russia before, during, and after the revolution is the chronic problem of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A serious obstacle to labor efficiency and...

Question 16

The ____________________ Revolution witnessed the mostly bloodless overthrow of Czar Nicholas II.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ Revolution witnessed the mostly bloodless...

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 18

The Great Purge resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  anger among the peasants. 
B)  fear of opposition to Stalin. 
C)  complete obedience to Stalin. 
D)  a somewhat terrorized society overall. 
E)  Both B and C are correct. 
A)  anger among the peasants. 
B)  fear of opposition to Stalin. 
C)  complete obedience to Stalin. 
D)  a somewhat terrorized society overall. 
E)  Both B and C are correct.

Question 19

What was the essence of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The NEP was designed to consolidate all economic activity into state enterprises run by economic bureaucrats. 
B)  The NEP banned any economic activity not under the direct supervision of Lenin and his Politburo. 
C)  The NEP encouraged small-scale capitalist business and profit seekers while maintaining firm control by the Bolsheviks. 
D)  The NEP wanted to build on the economic momentum of the war and push Russia to the commanding heights of economic prosperity. 
E)  The NEP put the means of industrial production and health care under the control of central government planners. 
A)  The NEP was designed to consolidate all economic activity into state enterprises run by economic bureaucrats. 
B)  The NEP banned any economic activity not under the direct supervision of Lenin and his Politburo. 
C)  The NEP encouraged small-scale capitalist business and profit seekers while maintaining firm control by the Bolsheviks. 
D)  The NEP wanted to build on the economic momentum of the war and push Russia to the commanding heights of economic prosperity. 
E)  The NEP put the means of industrial production and health care under the control of central government planners.

Question 20

When other countries tried to influence the Russian Revolution, Soviet propaganda used the issue of ____________________ intervention to great advantage during the Russian Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When other countries tried to influence the...

Exam 42: The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Which revolutionary leader used slogans like "All power to the Soviets" and "Land, bread, and peace" to appeal to the peasant majority?

Leon Trotsky was forced into exile by Stalin and was finally murdered in which of the following nations?

Stalin's ____________________ called for heavy industrialization and ____________________ of farms.

During Stalin's years of leadership, the Soviet Union experienced many social changes, including

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

Describe and explain the emergence of Josef Stalin from the power struggles of 1924 to 1927, as the undisputed master of the Soviet Union and his consistent challenges.

The ____________________ were wealthier peasants whose estates were broken up by Soviet collectivization.

The March Revolution in Russia took place without real opposition after

Stalin's show-trials during the last half of the 1930s

The ideology of international communism under Stalin differed from Hitler's ideology in Germany by

What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk that was signed in March 1918?

In the 1920s and 1930s many well-meaning people endured the drawbacks of the Stalinists dictatorship such as lack of political freedom, terror and lawlessness, and a low standard of living because they accepted the premise of one of Stalin's famous quotes.What was that quote?

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

Lenin had been an exile living in ____________________ and ____________________ before he returned to Russia in 1917.

A serious obstacle to labor efficiency and a drain on resources in Russia before, during, and after the revolution is the chronic problem of ____________________.

The ____________________ Revolution witnessed the mostly bloodless overthrow of Czar Nicholas II.

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

The Great Purge resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

What was the essence of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP)?

When other countries tried to influence the Russian Revolution, Soviet propaganda used the issue of ____________________ intervention to great advantage during the Russian Civil War.

A Larger World Opens

Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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