Which of the following statements best summarizes Vladimir Lenin’s role in the Russian Revolution?(1 point)
Responses
A. Lenin was able to strengthen the Bolsheviks’ position and overthrow the provisional government by late 1917.
B. Lenin helped overthrow Tsar Nicholas II during the March Revolution and took charge in the new government.
C. Lenin used the Red Terror to fight the provisional government throughout 1917 to take power.
D. Lenin convinced the Russian people to give the tsar back his power so the country could stop fighting.
A. Lenin was able to strengthen the Bolsheviks’ position and overthrow the provisional government by late 1917.
Which of the following best explains why the Red Army won the Russian Civil War?(1 point)
Responses
A. The Red Army used its Red Terror program throughout Russia in order to take out political opponents and strengthen themselves.
B. Although many groups opposed the Bolsheviks, the White Army was not very unified and this made it harder to have success in the war.
C. The White Army ultimately did not have enough help from outside countries to fight the Red Army successfully.
D. The White Army withdrew from Crimea and this allowed the Red Army to successfully fight them one last time.
B. Although many groups opposed the Bolsheviks, the White Army was not very unified and this made it harder to have success in the war.
Which of the following statements best explains why Russia left World War I before it ended?(1 point)
Responses
A. The damage of the war caused an internal revolution.
B. Germany defeated and advanced into Russian territories.
C. Tsar Nicholas II ended the war to prevent a revolution.
D. A Russian military-led coup ended the war in eastern Europe.
A. The damage of the war caused an internal revolution.
Which of the following statements best analyzes the challenges Lenin faced in making Russia into the USSR?(1 point)
Responses
A. Lenin worried that Russia was too large for the nation to ever successfully adapt to socialism.
B. While Marx had argued that the communist revolution would occur from factory workers, Russia was primarily an empire of farmers.
C. It was too hard to create a constitution that would give people the rights they needed in a communist state.
D. Lenin’s efforts would only work if the socialist republics could work together, but they could not reach an agreement.
B. While Marx had argued that the communist revolution would occur from factory workers, Russia was primarily an empire of farmers.
What is the difference between socialism and communism?(1 point)
Responses
A. Socialism was only ever used in the Soviet Union in the twentieth century and was not adopted anywhere else in the world.
B. In socialism, people share power collectively; in communism, a group or person leads the people to their goals of eliminating classes.
C. Socialism focuses on ending social differences, while communism focuses on creating communal similarities.
D. Both are completely identical ways of eliminating class difference and have not been successful in achieving their goals.