Русское испытание темы виткаn Russian Revolution Topic Test

1. Write the definition of ‘autocrat’.

2. What was ‘russification’?

3.What did Marx mean by these words:  Bourgeoisie  Proletariat  means of production  class war  Socialism

4. Why, according to Marx, was Russia unlikely to experience a revolution?

5. What event in Lenin’s early life influenced him to become a revolutionary?

6. What was the main difference in the philosophy of the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks?

7. Why did Lenin think that a revolutionary newspaper was necessary?

8. Why did the birth of the Tsarevich make the royal family vulnerable?

9. What were the names of the Tsar’s children?

10. Why did Russia come into conflict with Japan in 1904?

11. Why did Russia fail in its war with Japan?

12. What were the 5 key points that Father Gapon wanted to present to the Tsar?

13. What evidence was there that the Bloody Sunday march was intended to be peaceful?

14. What did the Tsar promise in the October Manifesto?

15. What were the ‘Black Hundreds’?

16. Was the 1905 Revolution a failure or not? Why?

17. What was a ‘soviet’?

18. What were the main difficulties that the Duma faced?

19. What were Stolypin’s land reforms supposed to achieve?

20. How did Stolypin deal with civil disorder?

21. What event was celebrated by the aristocracy in 1913?

22. Why did Russia enter WWl?

23. Why was the name of St Petersburg changed?

24. What sort of problems did the ordinary soldier face in WWl?

25. What were the consequences of the Tsar becoming Commander-in-Chief in 1915?

26. What did the Tsaritsa consider as her main duty as ruler during WWl?

27. Why was the Russian army so demoralised in 1917?

28. What was the first major event of the 1917 February Revolution?

29. How did the Duma respond to the revolution?

30. What were the immediate consequences for the Tsar of the February Revolution?

31. Which two forms of government operated out of the Tauride Palace during most of 1917?

32. Why were the German’s keen to help Lenin return to Russia in 1917?

33. What were the four main points of Lenin’s April Thesis?

34. Why might Soviet Order Number One have a revolutionary effect on the army?

35. Why might the Bolsheviks be pleased about the growing unrest in Russia in 1917?

36. What were the ‘July Days’?

37. Why did Kornilov attempt to send troops into Petrograd?

38. Why did the Provisional Government ultimately fail?

39. Why was the Bolshevik Revolution successful?

40. Why did the Russians sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

41. What was the function of the Cheka?

42. What was the Red Terror?

43. Which three countries sent money to help Lenin’s cause before 1917?

44. Which foreign countries supported the White Armies and why?

45. Why were the White Armies defeated?

46. How did War Communism impact upon ordinary people in Russia?

47. Why was NEP an attempt at stimulating the economy?

48. Who did Lenin not want to be his ‘heir’?

49. Which of the Tsar’s children was rumoured to have survived the revolution?

50. What characteristics made Lenin a leader?