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6. When did the Cheka kill the royal family?

  • Aug 1919
  • July 1918
  • Jan 1918
  • July 1919

7. The Treaty of Riga was signed with Poland which granted Poland self-rule. When was it signed?

  • March 1923
  • March 1921
  • March 1922
  • March 1920

8. Under the Treaty of Brest Litovsk (March 1918) Russia lost what fraction of its population?

  • 1/5
  • 1/6
  • 2/6
  • 2/5

9. In 1918 the bread ration was reduced to 50g per day in Petrograd due to the blockade of trade by the Allies. What percentage of the workforce left the city by April 1918?

  • 60%
  • 50%
  • 20%
  • 40%

10. Under the Treaty of Brest Litovsk (March 1918) Russia lost what percemtage of its iron ore and coal supplies?

  • 82%
  • 66%
  • 74%
  • 55%

11. At the 10th party congress, a ban on factions was passed. What year was this?

  • 1921
  • 1922
  • 1919
  • 1920

12. Under the Treaty of Brest Litovsk (March 1918) how many Roubles did Russia have to pay in reparations to Germany?

  • 5 billion
  • 3 billion
  • 8 billion
  • 1 billion

13. When was the Treaty of Rapallo signed between the USSR and Germany?

  • April 1922
  • April 1923
  • April 1921
  • April 1920

14. In March 1918 who was made head of the Red Army?

  • Stalin
  • Zinoviev
  • Trotsky
  • Kamanev

15. By 1921 industrial output had fallen to what percentage of pre-war levels?

  • 20%
  • 40%
  • 10%
  • 60%

16. Kolchak’s army (whites) captured Kazan and Samara before being pushed back by the Reds in...

  • Summer 1919
  • Winter 1919
  • Summer 1918
  • Winter 1918

17. How many died in the civil war due to hunger, disease and military action?

  • 10 million
  • 12 million
  • 8 million
  • 5 million

18. What year was Lenin's Constitution?

  • 1919
  • 1920
  • 1918
  • 1917

19. The SRs won 53% constituent assembly vote (Nov 1917), what did the Bolsheviks win?

  • 17%
  • 24%
  • 12%
  • 35%

20. In 1925, how many private traders were there in Moscow?

  • 40,000
  • 30,000
  • 25,000
  • 20,000