5. P1 10-mark Qs: Lenin’s Russia

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Look at Paper 1 Questions on: Lenin’s Russia.

Question 1.

1. How far was Trotsky’s leadership the reason for the Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 1.

(Alternative 1)

‘It was Trotsky, not the weaknesses of the Whites, that was the key to success for the Bolsheviks in the Civil War.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 1.

(Alternative 2)

‘The Bolsheviks won the Civil War because of their own strengths rather than the weaknesses of the Whites.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 1.

(Alternative 3)

‘The Whites lost the Civil War because they failed to agree their aims.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 1.

(Alternative 4)

‘The key to Bolshevik success in the Civil War was leadership.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 1.

(Alternative 5)

‘The main reason the Communists won the Civil War was that they were united in both their aims and leadership.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 2.

2. How far was the New Economic Policy (NEP) a success? Explain your answer. [10]

OR: How successful was Lenin’s New Economic Policy? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 3.

3. Who contributed more to the establishment of Bolshevik rule in the period 1917-1924: Lenin or Trotsky? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 4.

4. How far had the peoples of the USSR benefited from Communist rule by 1929? Explain your answer. [10]

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