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The NEP resulted in:A. Reinstitution of a "free market"B. Allow industry and agriculture to recover from the evils of "War Communism"C. Growth of a vast bureaucracyD. All of the above
According to your text what happened immediately in Russia following the death of Stalin?A. There was great rejoicingB. Ukraine immediately declared its independenceC. Crowds in the streets openly weptD. Several members of the Romanov dynasty who had been in exile in Paris, returned to Russia within weeks, hoping to regain power
All of the following were White leaders during the Civil War, except:A. Alexander KolchakB. Anton DenikinC. Vladimir KornilovD. Fanny Kaplan
The "Great Turn" resulted in:A. A move by the military, using violence if necessary, to incorporate Poland and theBaltic republics into the Soviet UnionB. A turn in Russian that welcomed the supporters of Nicholas II back into societyC. A good deal of brutality, excess, abuse, and sufferingD. All of the above
The "Miracle of the Vistula" in 1920 refers to:A. The defeat of the Whites in the Ukraine outside Kiev during the Civil WarB. The defeat of the Reds in the Ukraine during the Civil WarC. The defeat of the Reds outside Warsaw during the Russian-Polish War D. The victory of the Reds on the Vistula River in Siberia during the Civil War
The name "Koba" was:A. The Tsar's state police name for StalinB. A "Robin Hood" hero in GeorgiaC. The underground name Stalin used for Lenin D. All of the above
During the Stalinist era who was "purged?" A. Members of the Communist Party who Stalin feared or disagreed withB. Politburo members and a majority of the Communist Central CommitteeC. Scientists and EngineersD. All of the above
Who was Pasha?A. A RevolutionaryB, A Red Guard CommanderC. Lara's FiancéD. All the above
According to the documentary "Harvest of Despair: The Unknown Holocaust," how manyUkrainian peasants died in the famine of 1932-1933?A. 7,000,000 or moreB. Less than 500,000C. 700,000D. 3,454,621
The Einsatzgruppen were:A. Leading Nazi political leaders in Eastern Europe during World War IIB. Nazi death guards who were responsible for mass executions and massdeportations during the warC. Ukrainians who cooperated with Hitler and the German Army following the German conquest of UkraineD. Special units of the KGB who imprisoned or executed anyone suspected of cooperating with the Germans
Following the death of Lenin in January 1924, who assumed control of the Communist Party?A. Nikolai BukharinB. Lev TrotskyC. Josif Stalin D. Alexander Kerensky
In the movie "Dr. Zhivago," what did Yuri inherit from his mother?A. An old fluteB. A lavish manorC. A BalalaikaD. 420,690 Rubles
All of the following reasons why the Reds were able to win the Civil War, except:A. Frisky was able to recruit a large armyB. The wide spread idea that the whites were wanting to restore the Monarchy C. The Reds had a much more effective communication and transportation systemD. The Reds were able to import large numbers of arms and military equipment from Germany and Austria-Hungary
In 1940, Leon Trotsky was murdered by a Stalinist agent with an ice axe in:A) Warsaw; B) Mexico City; C) Paris;D) Moscow
Lenin misjudged history by thinking the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia was:A. A way of continuing the war against Germany and Austria-Hungary on the Eastern Front B. A means of arresting and imprisoning opposition Mensheviks such as Stalin and TrotskyC. Thinking the revolution was the beginning of a world revolutionD. Total repudiation of Marx for a new form of Marxism
What happened in Sarajevo in Bosnia on June 28, 1914?A. Franz Joseph abdicated the Hapsburg throneB. Francis Ferdinand was assassinatedC. The Russian Army was decisively defeated by the GermansD. Czar Nicholas II declared war on Germany
Arrange the following events in correct chronological order. 1) March Revolution; 2) Bolshevik Revolution; 3) Signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk; 4) "July Days"
Who is the author of Dr. Zhivago?A. Leo TolstoyB. Boris PasternakС.Alexander SolzhenitsynD. Ivan Turgenev
Prior to his return to the Finland Station in Petrograd in 1917, Lenin promised the people of Russia all the following except:A. BreadB. LandC. EducationD. Peace
A widely reported incorrect concept by historians of the Russian army in 1914 was that it:A. Was much smaller than the German Army and poorly trainedB. Was poorly led by Czar Nicholas IIC. Was much smaller than the Russian NavyD. Had a large number of airplanes in which to bomb the Austrians and Germans