Week 2

Question 1

What was Russia’s economy based on in 1914?

Answer 1

Agriculture, with limited industrialisation.

Question 2

What caused economic hardship in Russia during WWI?

Answer 2

War expenses, inflation, and disruption of food and fuel supply.

Question 3

: What major mistake did Tsar Nicholas II make during WWI?

Answer 3

Took command of the army, leaving the government in the hands of the unpopular Tsarina Alexandra.

Question 4

: What were the main causes of the February Revolution?

Answer 4

Military defeat, food shortages, inflation, and public discontent with the Tsar.

Question 5

Q: What happened as a result of the February Revolution?

Answer 5

Tsar Nicholas II abdicated and a Provisional Government was formed.

Question 6

What was the dual power arrangement in 1917?

Answer 6

The Provisional Government and Petrograd Soviet shared power after the February Revolution.

Question 7

Who led the October Revolution?

Answer 7

A: The Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Lenin and Trotsky

Question 8

What was the result of the October Revolution?

Answer 8

The Bolsheviks overthrew the Provisional Government and established a communist regime.

Question 9

: Define Communism

Answer 9

A political and economic ideology aiming for a classless, stateless society through proletarian revolution.

Question 10

How did Leninism differ from Marxism?

Answer 10

Leninism focused on a vanguard party leading the revolution rather than a spontaneous uprising.

Question 11

What was the Sovnarkom?

Answer 11

The Council of People’s Commissars, formed by Lenin to govern after the October Revolution.