Welcome to your Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution (Quiz)
1. According to Karl Marx, how could workers free themselves from capitalist exploitation?
2. What was the Bloody Sunday incident?
3. What significant event opened the possibility of restructuring society in Europe?
4. What was the nickname given to the Imperial Russian Army during World War I?
5. When was the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party founded?
6. What was one of the reasons for the severe impact of war on Russian industry?
8. Which countries supported the ‘whites’ during the Russian Civil War?
France, Britain, Germany, and Italy
France, America, Britain, and Japan
America, Britain, China, and Germany
France, Spain, Austria, and China
None 9. Who founded the cooperative community of New Harmony in the USA?
11. What was the Petrograd Soviet?
12. In which two cities were prominent industrial areas located in Russia?
13. Which party in Germany closely worked with workers' associations during this period?
14. What did Louis Blanc propose regarding cooperatives?
15. Which countries formed the Central Powers during the First World War?
16. How did the Bolsheviks consolidate power after the October Revolution?
17. Which group believed that the party should be disciplined and control membership in Russia?
18. Why did Tsar Nicholas II lose support during World War I?
19. What was the significance of the October Revolution of 1917?
20. What significant event triggered the 1905 Revolution?
21. Before the 18th century, European society was primarily divided into:
22. What were the workers' main demands during the strikes of 1905?
24. What was Robert Owen's contribution to socialist thought?
25. Who were the Jadidists in the Russian Empire?
26. What proportion of factory workers in Russia were women by 1914?
27. What was the main reason socialists opposed private property?
28. How were Russian peasants different from European peasants regarding land use?
29. Who ruled Russia and its empire in 1914?
30. What percentage of the Russian Empire's population earned their living from agriculture in the early 20th century?
31. Why did the soldiers in Petrograd refuse to fire on the demonstrators in February 1917?
32. What type of government existed in Russia before the 1905 Revolution?
33. What were Lenin's 'April Theses'?
34. How did the First World War on the eastern front differ from the western front?
35. Who among the following in India discussed the ideas of the French Revolution?
36. What was the significance of Women’s Day during the February Revolution?
37. What was one major factor that boosted industrial growth in Russia during the 1890s?
39. Why did the non-Bolsheviks lose popular support during the Civil War?
40. How did radicals differ from liberals in the 19th century?
41. Who among the following conspired to achieve the nationalist goal of creating a united Italy after 1815?
42. Which two socialist political parties were established by 1905?
43. When was the Soviet Union (USSR) formally established?
44. Which socialist leader believed peasants could not be part of a united socialist movement due to internal differentiation?
45. Why were liberals not considered 'democrats'?
46. What was the significance of 22 February 1917 in Russia?
47. How did conservatives' views on change evolve after the French Revolution?
48. Which of the following best describes the liberals’ views during the 19th century?
49. Which religion was dominant in the Russian Empire in 1914?
50. Who led the procession of workers that ended in the Bloody Sunday massacre?
51. Who were the 'greens' during the Russian Civil War?
