Causes of the Russian Revolution

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What were the social, economic and political conditions in Russia before 1905?

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Who were the Mensheviks and Bolsheviks?

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Write a few lines to show what you know about: (a) kulaks (b) the Duma (c) women workers between 1900 and 1930 (d) the Liberals (e) Stalin’s collectivization programmes

Q. is an ideology founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

1. Kantianism
2. Marxism
3. Engelism

Q. What was the name of the party formed in Russia based on the Marxist ideologies?

1. The Democratic Workers Party
2. The Social Democratic Workers Party
3. The Socialist Workers Party
4. The Workers Party

Q. Which of the following are incorrect statements regarding the causes of the Russian Revolution?

1. Foreigners controlled Russian Industries.
2. Farmers were exempted from tax.
3. Tsars in Russia supported democracy.
4. Russian agricultural production was low.

Q. Pick the odd one out.
Hint - Writers at the time of Russian Revolution.

1. Leo Tolstoy
2. Ivan Turgenev
3. Sergei Eisenstein
4. Maxim Gorky

Q. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTION
What situation did Russia face during the First World War?

Q. The Bolshevik party was led by Karl Marx.

1. False
2. True

Q. The Russian army was unable to tackle the February Revolution because they were in a weakened state after heavy losses in a particular war. What war were they fighting?

1. Second World War
2. Cold War
3. First World War
4. Russo-German War

Q. This particular ideology is famous for being the path of exploited masses. The core of this ideology is that labour is the most important factor of production and that the changes in society are based on the existing mode of production. Identify the ideology.

1. Enlightenment
2. Capitalism
3. Marxism
4. Globalism