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Question 1

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The Bolshevik Revolution (1917) led to what?
Answer
  • Mass rioting on the streets of Moscow
  • A nationalist government
  • The World's first socialist state
  • The forming of NATO

Question 2

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Most of the World viewed communism as what?
Answer
  • A force for good
  • A destabilising force that threatened social and political order
  • A destablising force that threatened social and economic order
  • A potential trading partner

Question 3

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David Lloyd George said capitalism and democracy were what?
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  • "superior to that of communist dictatorship"
  • "an alternative system that had potential"
  • " an antidote to socialism"
  • "an antidote to communism"

Question 4

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Communists theory consisted of which of the following two things?
Answer
  • The fall of capitalism was inevitable & the proletariat were exploitative
  • The fall of the US was inevitable & the bourgeoisie were exploitative of the proletariat
  • The fall of capitalism was inevitable & the bourgeoisie were exploitative of the proleteriat
  • Communism would inevitably fall to the capitalist forces of "the west"

Question 5

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Communists believed that that all industry, land and business should be state owned because private enterprise was responsible for the division of classes and inequality
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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The West was determined to uphold values of...
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  • Parliamentary governments
  • Liberal democracy (including rights and civil liberties)
  • Nationalised industry
  • Privatised industry

Question 7

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Workers were encouraged by the USSR to.... causing fear amongst the "west"
Answer
  • Unite without regard for national boundaries
  • rise up and riot against oppressive governments
  • Refuse to work and initiate strikes
  • Run for elections in governments worldwide

Question 8

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When did Lenin say:- "We are living not merely in a state but in a system of states and it is inconceivable that the Soviet republic should continue to exist side by side with imperialist states"
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  • May 1918
  • March 1918
  • March 1919
  • April 1919

Question 9

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Which of the following is accurate of the Comintern?
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  • It was an organisation aimed at co-ordinating communist groups around the World with little control from Moscow founded in 1918
  • It was an organisation aimed at co-ordinating communist groups around the World controlled from Moscow founded in 1918
  • It was an organisation aimed at co-ordinating communist groups around the World controlled by Moscow founded in 1919
  • It was an organisation aimed at co-ordinating communist groups around the World run in Moscow and Beijing founded in 1919

Question 10

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Which of the following is a quote from Lenin
Answer
  • "We are living not merely in a state but in a system of states and it is inconceivable that the Soviet republic cannot hope to exist peacefully side by side with such aggressive states"
  • “We are living not merely in a state but in a system of states and it is inconceivable that the Soviet republic will continue to accept capitalism without fight"
  • “We are living not merely in a state but in a system of states and it is inconceivable that the Soviet republic should continue to exist side by side with imperialist states”.
  • “We are living not merely in a state but in a system of states and it is inconceivable that the Soviet republic should continue to exist side by side with expansionist states bent on exploitative capitalist principles"

Question 11

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Who released the Fourteen Points theory?
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  • Roosevelt
  • Harry S Truman
  • Winston Churchill
  • Woodrow Wilson

Question 12

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Which of the following were values in the Fourteen Points?
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  • Self determination
  • High minimum wage
  • Open markets and trade liberalisation
  • The destruction of communism because it was a threat
  • Democracy
  • Collective Security

Question 13

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When were the fourteen points formulated?
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  • September 1917
  • January 1918
  • May 1918
  • January 1919

Question 14

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What was unique about the 14 points?
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  • They were the first time a US president had backed such ideas
  • First time such ideas had been outlined publically
  • Were outlined on a World Scale
  • Nothing, they were standard ideas that had been seen before.

Question 15

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What was the treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
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  • The peace treaty between Russia and Germany in World War One
  • A treaty that established Russia as communist
  • A treaty that agreed for Russia to support Germany with economic assistance and weapons
  • A treaty for peace between Russia and Italy

Question 16

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Why did the West feel betrayed by the Treaty of Brest Litovsk?
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  • The terms were too favourable towards Germany
  • The terms were too favourable towards Russia
  • The terms were anti Western values
  • Meant Russia exiting the war when they could clearly manage to continue it

Question 17

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Russia's economic policy in 1918 meant/included....
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  • It would become an economic superpower that would challenge the West
  • Nationalised industry
  • Privatised industry
  • Western companies, especially French companies, lost out
  • US companies lost out most significantly
  • Meant that war debts to the West weren't honoured
  • Russia would refuse to sell to West

Question 18

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Who was/were executed leading to anger in the West?
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  • Tsar Nicolas I
  • Tsar Nicolas II
  • US diplomats
  • British citizens

Question 19

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Why did the 17th July 1918 execution lead to anger in the West?
Answer
  • He was the cousin of King George VI
  • He was good friends with US president
  • He was the cousin of King George V
  • He was an ally of the West

Question 20

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What action in the Bolshevik revolution (1917) led to tension?
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  • The slaughtering of innocent civilians
  • The involvement of Western troops against the socialist Bolsheviks
  • The anti nationalist stance of the West
  • The pro communist stance of the West was insufficient for Russia at the time

Question 21

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Which of the following were actions by the Comintern
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  • Incited anti capitalist propaganda
  • Attacked US politicians
  • Ended any Soviet trade with the US
  • Incited people to overthrow the government
  • Encouraged strikes and riots in the US
  • Ensured significant gains in communists strength in France and Italy
  • Ensured significant gains in communists strength Germany and Italy
  • Ensured significant gains in communists strength France and Spain

Question 22

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The actions of the Comintern were made worse in the 1930s because of
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  • US military weakness
  • The Great Depression
  • Russian action in Eastern Europe
  • Strained relations between the US and Europe

Question 23

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Which of the following are accurate?
Answer
  • Woodrow Wilson 1918-21
  • Woodrow Wilson 1913-21
  • Woodrow Wilson 1914-22
  • Woodrow Wilson 1916-22
  • Warren G. Harding 1920-21
  • Warren G. Harding 1921-23
  • Warren G. Harding 1923-27
  • Calvin Coolidge 1923-29
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