Bolshevik Revolution

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What were the results after the Bolshevik Revolution?
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It resulted in an overthrow of Tsar Nicholas II and the establishment of a communist government. Also, factory control was given to workers, farmland was distributed among peasants, and a truce was made with Germany.
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How did the Bolsheviks come to power?
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Through the October Revolution.
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What were the Russians called that supported communism?
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the Bolsheviks
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What did the Bolsheviks believe?
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The Bolsheviks believed that the factory workers should overthrow the tsar and run the economy themselves.
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Vladimir Lenin was the main leader of the Bolsheviks. (True or False)
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True
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Who were the Bolshevik Red Guards?
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They are what the Bolsheviks called themselves after they stormed the Winter Palace.
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The Bolshevik Party drew its support primarily from ___________.
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The working class
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Which events seriously weakened the Bolsheviks?
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The July Putsch
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What happened to the Bolsheviks during August and September 1917?
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They had a strong boost in popular support.
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In early October 1917, the Bolsheviks held public debates together with members of the provisional government. (True or False)
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False
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What action did the provisional government take against the Bolsheviks just prior to the October Revolution?
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Closed down Bolshevik newspapers
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After the October Revolution, what was Lenin's first official act?
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The Decree on Peace
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The July Putsch weakened the provisional government. (True or False)
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False
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_______ was overthrown by the Bolshevik Revolution.
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The Provisional Government
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How did Woodrow Wilson feel about the Bolshevik Revolution?
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Wilson was concerned, because in WWI they fought for democracy but the new government was communist.
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Order Number One, which is requiring endorsement of all Provisional Government orders, was passed by the Bolsheviks. (True or False)
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False
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What was the term that was used by the Bolsheviks to describe the organization, decision-making, and the discipline of their party?
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Democratic Centralism
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What major political party split in 1917, the more radical left-wing fraction siding with the bolsheviks?
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The Socialist Revolutionaries (SRs)
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In October 1917, a shot was fired from "the Ariana", to signal the start of the Bolshevik revolution. (True or False)
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False
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Which of the following was NOT a promise of the Bolsheviks? - All Power to the Soviets - Bread, Land, Peace - Revolution Now - White Russian Control
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White Russian Control
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What was the name of the emergency economic policy implemented by the Bolsheviks during the Civil War?
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War communism
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What was the group name who attempted to overthrow the Bolsheviks by seizing control of Moscow in July 1918?
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The Left SRs
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What is the slogan that expresses the ideal of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917?
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Bread, Land, Peace
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A temporary government created by the _____ after the abdication of the czar; it made the decision to remain in World War One, costing it the support of the soviets and the people. Is the _________ Government?
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Duma, Provisional
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In the Russian Civil war, who where the Bolsheviks against?
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The white army