Which Siberian monk caused more resentment of the Russian people towards the Imperial family?
Rasputin
Give one political, economic and social cause of the Russian Revolution 1917.
Military leadership, shortage of supplies, poor agriculture, poor living conditions,
What was the name of the interim government set up after the collapse of the tsarist regime?
Provisional Government
The period of Dual power in Russia was the co-existence of which two organisations?
Provisional Government and Petrograd Soviet
What is the Sovnarkom?
First government of Soviet Russia, cabinet of ministers who ran the country
During the Civil War, the Whites had experienced military leaders and controlled huge areas of Russia. True or False?
True
How did Geographical implications help the Reds to win the Civil War?
Reds controlled key areas of railways, large population of major cities, white army had to move forces over large distances
As part of War Communism, Lenin introduced Martial Law in 1921. True or False
True
What year did Lenin announce the NEP?
1921
The NEP caused the regression of the Kulak class. True or False
False it led to their re-emergence
Apart from Stalin, name two other candidates for leadership after Lenin's death.
Trotsky, Zinoviev, Kamenev, Bukharin
What was the Politburo?
The political law making body of the Soviet Union
What phrase is used to describe Stalin;s move towards collective farming?
The Great Turn
What was the aim of Stalin's 3rd Five Year Plan?
Strengthen SU military and industrial capabilities preparing for potential conflict
Give one success of collectivisation.
peasant farmers taught basic literacy, production increased, communal access to tractors and equipment, internal passports
In the cult of personality around Stalin, how was he often pictured?
White clothes, saviour/father, Lenin
