Life in Lenin's Russia

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Life in Lenin's Russia

• Revision Test

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1. Which of the following best describes
communism?

1. The strict control of society by a strong,
   dictatorial government.
2. The belief that existing governments should be
   overthrown by revolution.
3. A society where the people own the means of
   production in common and share its rewards.

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2. What treaty brought peace for Russia in 1917?

1. Versailles
2. Saint Germain
3. Brest-Litovsk

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3. Economy what did Lenin not do in 1917-1921?

• Give the nobles' land to the peasants.
• Give the factories to the workers.
• Allow strikes for better pay.

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4. Laws what did Lenin not do in 1917-1921?

• Encourage science.
• Forbid divorce.
• Ban religion.

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5. What were 'agit trains'?

1. Trains that went around teaching peasants to
   read.
2. Trains that went around showing communist
   newsreels.
3. Trains that carried communist troops to places of
   unrest.

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6. How were laws made in Lenin's Russia?

1. Lenin ruled by decree.
2. Dictatorship of the proletariat.
3. Constituent Assembly.

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7. What, according to Lenin, was "the
dictatorship of the proletariat"?

• The dictatorship of Lenin.
• Strong rule by the working classes until
  communism had established itself.
• Ruling over the working classes with an iron
  hand.

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8. What was Lenin's secret police force called?

1. CHEKA
2. Okhrana
3. NKVD

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1. Which of the following best describes
communism?

1. The strict control of society by a strong,
   dictatorial government.
2. The belief that existing governments should be
   overthrown by revolution.
3. A society where the people own the means of
   production in common and share its rewards.

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2. What treaty brought peace for Russia in 1917?

1. Versailles
2. Saint Germain
3. Brest-Litovsk

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3. Economy what did Lenin not do in 1917-1921?

• Give the nobles' land to the peasants.
• Give the factories to the workers.
• Allow strikes for better pay.

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4. Laws what did Lenin not do in 1917-1921?

• Encourage science.
• Forbid divorce.
• Ban religion.

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5. What were 'agit trains'?

1. Trains that went around teaching peasants to
   read.
2. Trains that went around showing communist
   newsreels.
3. Trains that carried communist troops to places of
   unrest.

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6. How were laws made in Lenin's Russia?

1. Lenin ruled by decree.
2. Dictatorship of the proletariat.
3. Constituent Assembly.

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7. What, according to Lenin, was "the
dictatorship of the proletariat"?

• The dictatorship of Lenin.
• Strong rule by the working classes until
  communism had established itself.
• Ruling over the working classes with an iron
  hand.

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8. What was Lenin's secret police force called?

1. CHEKA
2. Okhrana
3. NKVD