Quiz questions based on A People's Tragedy: the Russian Revolution 1891-24 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryRussia - 19th and 20th centuryA2/A-levelOCR Created by: suerobinsonCreated on: 17-05-14 15:27 What were the May Laws? Laws passed by Pobedonostsev imposing Jewish Pale 1882 1 of 20 What did Lenin mean when he spoke of the "prison of the peoples"? National movements formed a central part of revolution 2 of 20 Which characteristic did not describe the 'kulaks'? the poorest peasants 3 of 20 Why did household size in central Russia decline from 9.5 to 6.8 in numbers between 1861-4? Industrialisation and improved education 4 of 20 Which principle was not encompassed in populism? Lenin opposed humanitarian 1891 famine relief so peasants would join proletariat 5 of 20 What caused the disagreement at 2nd Party Congress in London (had to move from Brussels due to police harassment) in 1903? Lenin and Martov disagreed on the article of the statute about party membership 6 of 20 Between Jan and Oct 1906 how many times was the army used to put down peasant uprisings? 2,700 7 of 20 Who favoured the 1905 October Manifesto? Conservative liberals, Octoberists, Kadets 8 of 20 What was article 87 of the Fundamental Laws? A loophole to bypass parliamentry opposition 9 of 20 The Lena River Massacre of 1912 was illustrative because politcal unrest had not been brought to an end after 1906. 10 of 20 Which answer best explains why the army turned into a revolutionary mob in 1917? Moral discipline weakened as conditions at front worsened. 11 of 20 Which best describes the Kornilov affair? Kerensky became isolated after misleading Kornilov into believing Petrograd was to be overtaken by force 12 of 20 When did Lenin declare the 'policy of looting the looters'? Jan 1918 13 of 20 What was trade of 'bagging'? sale of household goods from cities in exchange for bags of food 14 of 20 What was the first effort of War communism which began in 1918? Grain monopoly 15 of 20 Who attempted to assinate Lenin in Sept 1918? Fanny Kaplan 16 of 20 The root cause behind why the Whites lost the Civil War (1918-20) was because they failed to get mass population on their side and were not able to build a system of local administration 17 of 20 Lenin's second purge of 1918 reduced party membership by how much? 46% 18 of 20 Which best describes the New Economic policy introduced in 1920? Lenin overturned War Communism and introduced a mixed economy 19 of 20 After Lenin had his stroke in May 1922 which triumvarate ruled Russia? Stalin, Kamenev and Zinoviev 20 of 20
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