History of Russia Questions
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Resistance to Stalin's Five Year Plan contributed to famine/starvation (especially in Soviet Ukraine)a. true b. false
While the Nazis became the most popular political party in Germany, Hitler lost the 1932 presidential electiona. true b. false
__?__ provided Weimar Germany with $200 million in loans and initiated a period of recovery between 1923 and 1929a. british banksb. french banksc. russian banks d. american banks
The Weimar gov inherited the consequences of the Treaty of Versillaes & a weakened economy (high unemployment, debt)a. true b. false
Five Year Plan = private land was confiscated in order to create communal farms owned by the gov (kolkhoz)a. true b. false
Five Year Plan = surplus grain was sold to raise money in order to buy industrial equipmenta. true b. false
Stalin, however, replaced the NEP with his first Five Year Plana. a. true b. false
Russia's provisional gov (Duma) was dominated by __?__ (moderate socialists) who favored some democracy/capitalisma. mensheviksb. bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks (Red Army) also defeated numerous separatists who sought independence from Russia's Bolshevik governmenta. true b. false
The Bolsheviks administered the Soviet Union (a Marxist empire) after their victory in the Russian Civil War (1922)a. true b. false
Five Year Plan = the government moved surplus farmers to urban centers where they performed factory labora. true b. false
In 1906 Tsar Nicholas II created Russia's first constitution and its first parliament (the Duma)a. true b. false
__?__ = Lenin/USSR initially incorporated some elements of capitalism in order to remedy Russia's economic sufferinga. new economic policy (NEP)b. Five Year Plan
The Bolsheviks executed Tsar Nicholas II and his family during the October Revoution (1917)a. a. true b. false
The Red Army (Bolsheviks) defeated the White Army (tsar OR provisional gov) during the Russian Civil Wara. true b. false
The Bolshevik government surrendered to the Central Powers (Treaty of Brest Litovsk)a. true b. false
During the __?__ the Bolsheviks overthrew Russia's provisional government & assumed unilateral control of Russiaa. february revolution (1917)B. october revolution (1917)
A network of labor councils (soviets), led by the Bolsheviks (radical Marxists), challenged the provisional governmenta. true b. false
While fighting World War I, Russia experienced TWO revolutions in 1917a. true b. false
The Bolsheviks demanded (1) Russia's withdrawal from WWI, (2) the redistribution of land, & (3) industrial labor reformsa. true b. false