Lesson 4
4 The Bolshevik Revolution Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 14
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which leader returned to Russia in April 1917 and issued the April Theses?
- Martov
- Trotsky
- Lenin
- Stalin
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What key demand did Lenin make upon his return to Russia in his April Theses?
- Support the Duma
- Restore the Tsar
- Continue the war
- All power to Soviets
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What were the July Days of 1917 in Petrograd?
- Tsarist military coup
- Failed armed uprising
- Successful general strike
- Constituent Assembly election
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Where did Lenin go to avoid arrest after the July Days?
- Finland
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- Siberia
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Which famous three-word slogan best summed up Bolshevik appeal during 1917?
- Autocracy, orthodoxy, nationality
- Workers of the world
- Peace, land and bread
- Liberty, equality, fraternity
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When did the Bolsheviks seize power in Petrograd?
- October 1917 (Julian calendar)
- March 1918 (Julian calendar)
- February 1917 (Julian calendar)
- January 1918 (Gregorian calendar)
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Who chaired the Petrograd Soviet and organised the military planning of the October seizure?
- Kamenev
- Zinoviev
- Trotsky
- Bukharin
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Which armed group provided crucial military support for the Bolshevik October seizure?
- Petrograd garrison soldiers
- Imperial royal guard
- Foreign mercenary troops
- Cossack cavalry units
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Whose grievances did Bolshevik policies successfully exploit by late summer 1917?
- Workers and soldiers
- Landlords and bankers
- Factory owners
- Orthodox priests
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Which body did the Bolsheviks use to claim legitimacy for the October seizure?
- Congress of Soviets
- Constituent Assembly
- State Council
- Petrograd City Duma
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What did the Bolshevik Decree on Peace in November 1917 demand?
- Allied military intervention
- Unconditional German surrender
- Immediate peace
- Continued total war
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Which early Bolshevik policy directly benefited industrial workers in late 1917?
- Private enterprise
- Compulsory overtime
- Workers factory control
- State wage cuts
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Why did left-wing Bolsheviks initially oppose signing a peace treaty with Germany in 1918?
- Maintain tsarist borders
- Protect British trade
- Increase grain exports
- Spread world revolution
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Which democratic elections went ahead in November 1917 despite the Bolshevik coup?
- Constituent Assembly
- Duma parliament
- Soviet executive
- Zemstva councils
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What was the main advantage the Bolsheviks held over the Provisional Government in 1917?
- Peasant majority
- Support of generals
- Wealthy financiers
- Control of Soviets
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Which Petrograd building was stormed in October 1917 to overthrow the Provisional Government?
- Tauride Palace
- Kremlin
- Smolny Institute
- Winter Palace
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Why did Lenin press for urgent Bolshevik action and armed insurrection in October 1917?
- Tsarist forces returning
- Feared government consolidation
- Foreign invasion imminent
- Winter weather arriving
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Which committee did Trotsky organise to direct the October 1917 seizure?
- Central Executive Committee
- Constituent Assembly
- Military Revolutionary Committee
- Petrograd Soviet Executive
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What did the Bolshevik slogan 'All power to the Soviets' demand?
- Capitalist democracy
- Tsarist restoration
- Military dictatorship
- Council rule
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Which group walked out of the Second Congress of Soviets in 1917?
- Kronstadt sailors
- Red Guards
- Bolsheviks
- Mensheviks
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