Which of the following statements best summarizes Vladimir Lenin’s role in the Russian Revolution?(1 point)
Responses
Lenin used the Red Terror to fight the provisional government throughout 1917 to take power.
Lenin used the Red Terror to fight the provisional government throughout 1917 to take power.
Lenin convinced the Russian people to give the tsar back his power so the country could stop fighting.
Lenin convinced the Russian people to give the tsar back his power so the country could stop fighting.
Lenin was able to strengthen the Bolsheviks’ position and overthrow the provisional government by late 1917.
Lenin was able to strengthen the Bolsheviks’ position and overthrow the provisional government by late 1917.
Lenin helped overthrow Tsar Nicholas II during the March Revolution and took charge in the new government.
Lenin helped overthrow Tsar Nicholas II during the March Revolution and took charge in the new government.
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)
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The White Army ultimately did not have enough help from outside countries to fight the Red Army successfully.
The White Army ultimately did not have enough help from outside countries to fight the Red Army successfully.
Although many groups opposed the Bolsheviks, the White Army was not very unified and this made it harder to have success in the war.
Although many groups opposed the Bolsheviks, the White Army was not very unified and this made it harder to have success in the war.
The White Army withdrew from Crimea and this allowed the Red Army to successfully fight them one last time.
The White Army withdrew from Crimea and this allowed the Red Army to successfully fight them one last time.
The Red Army used its Red Terror program throughout Russia in order to take out political opponents and strengthen themselves.
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 explains why some people use 1918 as the starting date of the Russian Civil War?(1 point)
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It was the year that the Russians got out of World War I with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, so they could focus their attention elsewhere.
It was the year that the Russians got out of World War I with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, so they could focus their attention elsewhere.
Lenin decided to disband the Constituent Assembly in 1918, which angered people because the Bolsheviks were becoming more controlling.
Lenin decided to disband the Constituent Assembly in 1918, which angered people because the Bolsheviks were becoming more controlling.
The last tsar of Russia stepped down, causing a new government to form and the Bolsheviks to begin to take over the country.
The last tsar of Russia stepped down, causing a new government to form and the Bolsheviks to begin to take over the country.
The White Army successfully conquered Ukraine, showing how powerful they were as a counter force to the Red Army.
Lenin decided to disband the Constituent Assembly in 1918, which angered people because the Bolsheviks were becoming more controlling.
Which of the following statements best explains why Russia left World War I before it ended?(1 point)
Responses
A Russian military-led coup ended the war in eastern Europe.
A Russian military-led coup ended the war in eastern Europe.
The damage of the war caused an internal revolution.
The damage of the war caused an internal revolution.
Tsar Nicholas II ended the war to prevent a revolution.
Tsar Nicholas II ended the war to prevent a revolution.
Germany defeated and advanced into Russian territories.
The damage of the war caused an internal revolution.
Which of the following best analyzes why the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic was the most powerful Soviet socialist republic in the Soviet Union?(1 point)
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A conflict with Poland weakened the Belorus Soviet Socialist Republic too much.
A conflict with Poland weakened the Belorus Soviet Socialist Republic too much.
The Russian Communist Party and the head of the government ran the state from that location.
The Russian Communist Party and the head of the government ran the state from that location.
The Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic had been the only one to successfully embrace communism.
The Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic had been the only one to successfully embrace communism.
The Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic was more powerful than the rest because of its size.