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History 2A Edexcel Key Topic 1: The Collapse of the Tsarist regime 1917

Question 1 of 12

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What problems did Russia have in 1917?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Size

  • Rejection of religion

  • Communication: transport, language etc

  • Social Inequality

  • Civil War

  • Work

Explanation

Question 2 of 12

1

What groups opposed the Tsar?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Constitutionalists

  • Revolutionaries

  • Monarchists

Explanation

Question 3 of 12

1

How did the First World War affect Russia?

Select one of the following:

  • Increased its current problems and made it harder to increase industry and agriculture

  • Made Russia more popular with the allies and the Tsar increased in popularity

Explanation

Question 4 of 12

1

Why did the February Revolution break out?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Colder winter

  • Bolsheviks turned the people against the Tsar

  • Increased food shortages

  • Strikes

  • Troops were ordered to fire against the demonstrators but instead joined them

Explanation

Question 5 of 12

1

The duma formed the first provisional government

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 6 of 12

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What did the people want from the Provisional Government?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Take them out of the war

  • Conscript more workers and peasants to join the army

  • Improve conditions for workers

  • Solve the problems of shortages of food and fuel

  • Be more effective

  • Redistribute property

  • Have open debates

Explanation

Question 7 of 12

1

The Provisional Government saw itself as temporary and wanted all issues to wait for the new Constituent Assembly

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 12

1

The Provisional Government had lots of power

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 12

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What did the Provisional Government do about WW1?

Select one of the following:

  • Take the army out of the War and leave the allies to fend for themselves

  • Send more troops in

  • Nothing

Explanation

Question 10 of 12

1

Why did the support for the Bolsheviks grow?

Select one or more of the following:

  • There were no other groups

  • They wanted to take Russia out of the War and no other groups did

  • They were supporters of radical change

  • Lenin's March Thesis

  • Lenin's April Thesis

  • Trotsky's inspiring speeches

  • Lenin's inspiring speeches

  • Their magazine

  • Their newspapers

Explanation

Question 11 of 12

1

The July Days were a success

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 12

1

Kerensky became more popular because of the Kornilov revolt

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

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