The Battle for Grain

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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?

Less than 2% (correct)

More than 15%

Around 5%

Around 10%

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?

Increased compulsion and terror Signup and view all the answers

Why was Stalin posted to Tsaritsin (later renamed Stalingrad) in June 1918?

To secure food supplies Signup and view all the answers

What did Lenin order Stalin to do in response to the resistance of the peasants?

Be more ruthless Signup and view all the answers

What nickname did Stalin give to the resistant peasants?

Profiteer or exploiter Signup and view all the answers

What did the police confiscate from the peasants during the collectivization campaign?

Winter clothes, warm undergarments, and religious icons Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the requisition brigades?

To confiscate grain from the peasants Signup and view all the answers

What did Lenin suggest when it came to punishments inflicted by the brigades?

Torture suspects until the right amount of grain was found Signup and view all the answers

Why did Lenin want to issue a decree for hostages to be taken?

To ensure the collection and loading of grain surpluses Signup and view all the answers

What was the justification given for the harsh measures in the battle for grain?

To pacify rural Russia and establish the dictatorship of the proletariat Signup and view all the answers

The Battle for Grain

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Who did Lenin blame for the food shortages in Russia?

What percentage of peasant households employed people outside their own family in pre-revolutionary Russia?

Why did food shortages worsen in the cities during 1918?

What did Lenin do to address the food crisis in Russia?

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 nickname did Stalin give to the resistant peasants?

What did the police confiscate from the peasants during the collectivization campaign?

What was the purpose of the requisition 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?

What was the justification given for the harsh measures in the battle for grain?

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