History The Russian Revolution MCQ Test 3

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

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

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

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

5. Who was the leader of the provisional government before the October Revolution?

6. Who was the founder of the Cheka?

7. Which country provided Lenin with safe passage to Russia from exile?

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

9. Which event marked the end of the Romanov dynasty?

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

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

12. What was the main outcome of the Kronstadt Rebellion of 1921?

13. What was the purpose of War Communism?

14. Which of the following did NOT lead to food shortages during the Russian Revolution?

15. Who led the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution?

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

17. Which event led to the formation of the Provisional Government in Russia?

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

19. Who became the leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin's death in 1924?

20. Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

21. Which revolution preceded the Russian Revolution of 1917 and acted as a precursor?

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

23. What was the main outcome of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

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

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

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

27. What was the main cause of the Russian Revolution?

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

29. Which city was the capital of Russia during the initial phase of the Russian Revolution?

30. Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union?