Defending the Bolshevik revolution, October 1917 - 1924

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What political party gained the most votes in the elections to the Constituent Assembly?
Socialist Revolutionaries
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Why did Lenin close the Constituent Assembly?
Because the Constituent Assembly refused to be subservient to the Sovnarkom
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What was the peace treaty which Lenin signed with the Germans called?
Treaty of Brest - Litovsk
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Who led the peace negotiations with Germany for the Bolsheviks
Trotsky
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In the peace treaty what % of the arable land did the Russians lose?
32%
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In the peace treaty what % of their factories did the Russians lose?
33%
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Approximately how many Russian citizens were removed from Russian control?
60million
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What was the name of the Bolshevik secret police in 1918?
Cheka
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Who was in charge of the secret police?
Felix Dzerzhinsky
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What did the secret police launch after the attempted assassination of Lenin?
Red Terror
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What did the Bolsheviks do to the banks?
Nationalised
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Which group withdrew from their coalition with the Bolsheviks in March 1918?
Left Wing Socialist Revolutionaries
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Who was the leader of the red army?
Trotsky
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What rebellion against the Bolsheviks took place in March 1921
Kronstadt Rebellion
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When did France, Britain and the USA withdraw their troops from Russia?
1919
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What group emerged because of NEP?
NEPMEN
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What were the main opponents of the Reds collectively called in the Russian Civil War?
Whites
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Whose authority did General Yudenich and Denikin recognise in 1919?
Admiral Kolchak
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In what year were the main Green forced defeated by the Reds?
1919
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What did Trotsky send to support areas under threat from the whites?
Armoured Train
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What organisation did Lenin use to eliminate the political opposition?
Cheka
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Which two foreign powers sent troops to fight against the communists in 1918?
Britain and France
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Who was the leader of the Greens?
Nestor Makhno
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Approximately how many men were in Czech Legion?
40,000
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Why did Lenin close the Constituent Assembly?

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