Lesson 1.1 quiz

Which group played a key role in governing Russia between February and October 1917?

The soviets

What was the role of the Council of People's Commissars (Sovnarkom) in governing Russia?

To govern Russia on a day-to-day basis

Who was elected as the Chairman of Sovnarkom?

Lenin

Which Commissar was head of the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs?

Trotsky Signup and view all the answers

Before 1917, Trotsky was already a revolutionary hero due to his role in which failed revolution?

The 1905 Revolution Signup and view all the answers

Who led the Communist's Red Army to victory in the Civil War?

Trotsky Signup and view all the answers

Why was Trotsky expelled from the Party and from Russia?

He was viewed as arrogant and unreliable Signup and view all the answers

What were the two main ways in which Lenin established control over Russia?

By winning popular support and establishing control over the military Signup and view all the answers

Why did Sovnarkom initially have little real power?

Senior figures from the former government refused to recognize Bolshevik authority Signup and view all the answers

How did Lenin argue that the new government in Russia was democratic?

It was based on committees of working people who participated in government on a day-to-day basis Signup and view all the answers

Which political parties were represented in the Congress of Soviets in 1918?

Bolsheviks, Mensheviks, and Socialist Revolutionaries Signup and view all the answers

Which political party did Joseph Stalin belong to prior to the October Revolution?

Russian Social Democratic Labour Party Signup and view all the answers

What role did Joseph Stalin play in the October Revolution and the Civil War?

Capable administrator Signup and view all the answers

Why did moderates within the Bolshevik Party resign in protest?

They wanted a coalition government Signup and view all the answers

What did the Petrograd Trades Union Council and the First Conference of Female Factory Workers do in support of the new Bolshevik Government?

Expressed full support Signup and view all the answers

Why did Lenin close the Constituent Assembly after only one day?

He feared it would pose a threat to the power of the soviets Signup and view all the answers

Why did Lenin refuse to recognize the results of the soviet elections in April and May 1918?

He wanted to maintain Bolshevik power Signup and view all the answers

What did Nikolai Bukharin argue in regards to 'formal democracy' during the Civil War?

It must be abandoned to win the war Signup and view all the answers

What did Lenin's early decrees authorize?

Seizure of land by peasants and control of factories by workers Signup and view all the answers