Question 1

Under Lenin and Stalin,Russia was fast becoming a

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A)  true republic. 
B)  strong democracy. 
C)  definite economic oligarchy. 
D)  totalitarian government. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  true republic. 
B)  strong democracy. 
C)  definite economic oligarchy. 
D)  totalitarian government. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 2

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

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Answers would include a discus

Question 3

All of the following factors worked to the advantage of the "Reds" during the Russian civil war EXCEPT

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A)  effective leadership. 
B)  control of the country's interior. 
C)  Leon Trotsky. 
D)  intervention by foreign powers. 
E)  increased agricultural production. 
A)  effective leadership. 
B)  control of the country's interior. 
C)  Leon Trotsky. 
D)  intervention by foreign powers. 
E)  increased agricultural production.

Question 4

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 5

The major mistake of Russia's Provisional Government lay in

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A)  redistributing land to the peasantry. 
B)  collectivizing agriculture. 
C)  liquidating the nobility. 
D)  continuing to pursue World War I. 
E)  choosing ineffective leadership. 
A)  redistributing land to the peasantry. 
B)  collectivizing agriculture. 
C)  liquidating the nobility. 
D)  continuing to pursue World War I. 
E)  choosing ineffective leadership.

Question 6

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

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The answer of ____________________ is the name given to the...

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

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

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

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Five Year

Question 11

Compare and contrast Lenin and Stalin.Which of the two was best for Russia at the time.Be sure to defend your answer.

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Answers would include a discussion of Le

Question 12

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.

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Answers would include a discussion of Le

Question 13

The main purpose of collectivization under Stalin was

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A)  to provide more industrial workers. 
B)  to gain governmental control over Russia's millions of peasants. 
C)  to cut down on overpopulation by creating a false faming that killed about a million people. 
D)  to help Russia to industrialize in a very short time. 
E)  to become industrially competitive with Germany 
A)  to provide more industrial workers. 
B)  to gain governmental control over Russia's millions of peasants. 
C)  to cut down on overpopulation by creating a false faming that killed about a million people. 
D)  to help Russia to industrialize in a very short time. 
E)  to become industrially competitive with Germany

Question 14

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

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The answer of The ____________________ armies were massed against the...

Question 15

The crucial factor in the collapse of the Czarist government was

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A)  desire for constitutional freedoms. 
B)  aristocratic corruption. 
C)  the disastrous conduct of the war. 
D)  over-reliance on American aid. 
E)  failure to take care of peasants' needs. 
A)  desire for constitutional freedoms. 
B)  aristocratic corruption. 
C)  the disastrous conduct of the war. 
D)  over-reliance on American aid. 
E)  failure to take care of peasants' needs.

Question 16

One of the chief rewards for the workers in the new Soviet Union of the 1930s was

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A)  improved and expanded housing. 
B)  mass educational facilities. 
C)  a decisive voice in public affairs. 
D)  security of life and property against the state. 
E)  improvements in their working conditions. 
A)  improved and expanded housing. 
B)  mass educational facilities. 
C)  a decisive voice in public affairs. 
D)  security of life and property against the state. 
E)  improvements in their working conditions.

Question 17

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

Question 18

Overall,it would appear that regarding crime during Stalin's early years,

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A)  theft increased while concern about committing theft decreased. 
B)  embezzlement and fraud didn't happen very often, because people in a position to commit those acts had no need to do so. 
C)  violent crimes decreased because of the oversight of the KGB. 
D)  prostitution was rare because few had the funds to purchase such services. 
E)  the Soviet Union statistics showing a sharp decline in robberies and other theft were completely fabricated. 
A)  theft increased while concern about committing theft decreased. 
B)  embezzlement and fraud didn't happen very often, because people in a position to commit those acts had no need to do so. 
C)  violent crimes decreased because of the oversight of the KGB. 
D)  prostitution was rare because few had the funds to purchase such services. 
E)  the Soviet Union statistics showing a sharp decline in robberies and other theft were completely fabricated.

Question 19

When Russia's more prosperous peasant farmers held back part of their crops in 1928,Stalin did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  had them tried for treason and executed. 
B)  began to collectivize farms. 
C)  started a push for major industrialization. 
D)  view their actions as a betrayal. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  had them tried for treason and executed. 
B)  began to collectivize farms. 
C)  started a push for major industrialization. 
D)  view their actions as a betrayal. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 20

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

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

Exam 43: The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Under Lenin and Stalin,Russia was fast becoming a

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

All of the following factors worked to the advantage of the "Reds" during the Russian civil war EXCEPT

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

The major mistake of Russia's Provisional Government lay in

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

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast Lenin and Stalin.Which of the two was best for Russia at the time.Be sure to defend your answer.

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 main purpose of collectivization under Stalin was

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

The crucial factor in the collapse of the Czarist government was

One of the chief rewards for the workers in the new Soviet Union of the 1930s was

Stalin's Five Year Plans were aimed primarily against

Overall,it would appear that regarding crime during Stalin's early years,

When Russia's more prosperous peasant farmers held back part of their crops in 1928,Stalin did all of the following EXCEPT

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

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