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6. When was the Battle of Tannenburg?

  • August 1914
  • July 1916
  • September 1914
  • January 1915

7. What was Milyukov's role and political leanings?

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs, favoured constitutional monarchy and led the Kadets
  • Minister of War, was an Octobrist
  • leader, socialist and supporter of the Tsar

8. Who led the Provisional Government after July 1917?

  • Milyukov
  • Guchkov
  • Kerensky
  • Prince Lvov

9. When did Russia, Britain and France form the 'Triple Entente'?

  • 1911
  • 1907
  • 1913
  • 1914

10. By how much did Bolshevik membership increase after the Kornilov Affair?

  • 164%
  • 119%
  • 153%
  • 128%

11. Who was General Kornilov?

  • Commander in Chief of the army
  • a peasant
  • a servant to the Tsar
  • a member of the Provisional Government

12. What was the result of the Kornilov Affair on the Provisional Government?

  • Kerensky dealt with the affair and neutralised the threat
  • it weakened the government
  • Kerensky panicked and gave power to the Bolsheviks
  • it gave Nicholas II more power

13. What happened to Kornilov's troops a few days in to the coup?

  • They were stopped by railway workers and arrested
  • They were shot by the rest of the army
  • They mutinied
  • They successfully stormed the Winter Palace

14. Which army was the largest in the world in 1914?

  • German army
  • Russian army
  • French army
  • British army

15. Who led the Provisional Government up to July 1917?

  • Guchkov
  • Kerensky
  • Prince Lvov
  • General Kornilov

16. When was the Kornilov Affair?

  • September 1917
  • October 1917
  • August 1917
  • July 1917

17. What were the main criticisms of the Provisional Government?

  • too middle class and not democratic
  • not representing the nobles
  • not supporting the Tsar
  • having too little power and not being democratic

18. When was Russia defeated in Galicia?

  • 1917
  • 1915
  • 1914
  • 1916

19. How many Russian soldiers died in World War One?

  • 1.4 million
  • 1.7 million
  • 2.3 million
  • 3.8 million

20. What were Keresky's political leanings?

  • socialist
  • left-wing and supporter of the Bolsheviks
  • right-wing, sympathised with the Rightists
  • supported the Nationalists