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Who did Lenin blame for the food shortages in Russia?
Who did Lenin blame for the food shortages in Russia?
- The nobles and big industrialists
- The peasants
- The city dwellers
- The kulaks (correct)
What percentage of peasant households employed people outside their own family in pre-revolutionary Russia?
What percentage of peasant households employed people outside their own family in pre-revolutionary Russia?
- Less than 2% (correct)
- More than 15%
- Around 5%
- Around 10%
Why did food shortages worsen in the cities during 1918?
Why did food shortages worsen in the cities during 1918?
- Poor transport system
- Inflation
- Refusal of farmers to be paid in cash
- All of the above (correct)
What did Lenin do to address the food crisis in Russia?
What did Lenin do to address the food crisis in Russia?
Why was Stalin posted to Tsaritsin (later renamed Stalingrad) in June 1918?
Why was Stalin posted to Tsaritsin (later renamed Stalingrad) in June 1918?
What did Lenin order Stalin to do in response to the resistance of the peasants?
What did Lenin order Stalin to do in response to the resistance of the peasants?
What nickname did Stalin give to the resistant peasants?
What nickname did Stalin give to the resistant peasants?
What did the police confiscate from the peasants during the collectivization campaign?
What did the police confiscate from the peasants during the collectivization campaign?
What was the purpose of the requisition brigades?
What was the purpose of the requisition brigades?
What did Lenin suggest when it came to punishments inflicted by the brigades?
What did Lenin suggest when it came to punishments inflicted by the brigades?
Why did Lenin want to issue a decree for hostages to be taken?
Why did Lenin want to issue a decree for hostages to be taken?
What was the justification given for the harsh measures in the battle for grain?
What was the justification given for the harsh measures in the battle for grain?
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