History The Russian Revolution MCQ Test 2

1. Which economic system did the Bolsheviks aim to establish after the October Revolution?

2. Who was the Russian Orthodox mystic and advisor to the Romanov family, whose influence was often criticized during the Russian Revolution?

3. Which uprising in 1905, often seen as a precursor to the 1917 revolutions, was a major factor in weakening the Tsarist regime?

4. What role did the Treaty of Rapallo play in Soviet foreign policy?

5. What was the Red Army's main adversary during the Russian Civil War?

6. Who was the leader of the White Army during the Russian Civil War?

7. Who assassinated Vladimir Lenin?

8. Which Russian revolutionary coined the term 'dictatorship of the proletariat'?

9. Which city served as the capital of Russia during the Russian Revolution?

10. Which event is commemorated as the start of the Russian Revolution?

11. Which female revolutionary was known as the 'Grandmother of the Russian Revolution'?

12. Which political party led the October Revolution?

13. What role did Leon Trotsky play in the Russian Revolution?

14. Who were the main contenders in the Russian Civil War?

15. What was the name of the famous armored car used by the Red Army?

16. Which of the following was NOT a key factor leading to the downfall of the Tsarist regime?

17. Which faction overthrew the Provisional Government in the October Revolution?

18. What was the Red Terror during the Russian Revolution?

19. What was the purpose of War Communism?

20. Who led the Red Army during the Russian Civil War?

21. Who was the first Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (Sovnarkom) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic?

22. Who authored the influential work 'State and Revolution'?

23. Who was the primary target of Stalin's Great Purge?

24. Who was the last Russian Tsar before the revolution?

25. What was the significance of the New Economic Policy (NEP)?

26. Which event sparked the Russian Revolution of 1917?

27. Which event is often referred to as the 'Great October Socialist Revolution' in Soviet historiography?

28. Which treaty ended Russia's involvement in World War I?

29. Which treaty marked Russia's exit from World War I?

30. Which document proclaimed the establishment of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic?

31. What was the significance of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918?

32. Who was the leader of the Provisional Government after the February Revolution?

33. Which treaty saw Russia cede significant territories to Germany during World War I?

34. Which faction opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War?

35. Who led the Kronstadt Rebellion against the Bolsheviks?

36. Which of the following was NOT a slogan or catchphrase of the Russian Revolution?

37. Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution?

38. Who was the leader of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War?

39. Which faction of the Russian Revolution advocated for a gradual approach to socialism and collaboration with the bourgeoisie?

40. What was the main outcome of the Treaty of Versailles for Russia?