Russian Revolution

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Which action was taken by the Bolsheviks under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin?
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The workers in industrial countries must create a revolution, overthrow the existing governments using force if necessary, and then create a new classless society.
This statement expresses the views of


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A key idea in the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is that workers should support the
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Which action contributed to the success of Lenin’s communist revolution in Russia?
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An incompetent government, massacres on Bloody Sunday, and the high costs of World War I were causes of the
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What is a major belief associated with Marxism?
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The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 in Russia was caused in part by

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Which factor led to the rise of communist revolutions in Russia and in China?
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One way in which King Louis XVI of France and Czar Nicholas II of Russia are similar is that both

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Base your answers on the speakers’ statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Speaker A: If the rate of population growth continues to exceed the growth in the food supply, there will not be enough food for all of the people.

Speaker B: There are people who are wealthy and people who are poor. This is just how things are.

Speaker C: History is the story of class struggle. Eventually, the working class will rise up and revolt against the wealthy.

Speaker D: The government should do what is best for most of its people.

Which speaker best represents the views of Karl Marx?
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Which of these groups were the major supporters of 20th-century communist revolutions?
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One reason the Bolsheviks gained peasant support during the Russian Revolution was because the Bolsheviks promised to

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Which written work criticized the capitalist system during the Industrial Revolution?
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“Hungry Workers in Petrograd Demand Food”
“ ‘Peace, Land, and Bread’ Promised to All”
“World War I Soldiers Join the People’s Rebellion”
Which event is associated with these headlines?
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In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels expressed the idea that
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“Czar Abdicates! Provisional Government Formed”
“Peasants Promised ‘Peace, Land, and Bread’”
“Reds and Whites Fight Bloody Civil War”
Which revolution is the focus of these headlines?
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One way in which Vladimir Lenin’s New Economic Policy and Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy of perestroika are similar is that both
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Karl Marx predicted that laissez-faire capitalism would result in
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Which slogan is associated with the Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution?
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• Led the Russians in a second revolution (1917)
• Promised “Peace, Land, and Bread”
• Established the New Economic Policy (NEP)

Which leader is being described by these statements?
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Which statement about both the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and the rise of fascism in Germany and Italy is accurate?

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Base your answers on the speakers’ statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Speaker A: Government should not interfere in relations between workers and business owners.

Speaker B: The workers will rise up and overthrow the privileged class.

Speaker C: Private property will cease to exist. The people will own the means of production.

Speaker D: A favorable balance of trade should be maintained by the use of tariffs.

Which two speakers represent Karl Marx’s ideas of communism?

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Under communism in the former Soviet Union, people were required to
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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels encouraged workers to improve their lives by
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Which statement describes a similarity between
the French Revolution and the Bolshevik
Revolution in Russia?
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Lenin’s promise of “Peace, Land, Bread” during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was made in an effort to