5. Easter Revision: Russian History Qs

Tsarist Russia.

Question 5.

5. Why did many Russians feel bitterness towards Tsar Nicholas II after the 1905 Revolution? [6]

Question 6.

6. Why was Stolypin important in the years after the 1905 Revolution? [6]

Question 10.

10. Why was the March 1917 Revolution successful? [6]

Question 13.

13. Why did the Kornilov Affair damage the Provisional Government? [6]

Lenin’s Russia.

Question 1.

1. Why were some Bolsheviks suspicious of Trotsky’s qualities as a potential leader? [6]

Stalin’s Russia.

Question 2.

2. Why was there a struggle for power after Lenin’s death? [6]

Question 3.

3. Why were Stalin’s ideas more popular among Communist Party officials than those of Trotsky? [6]

Question 10.

10. Why was Stalin’s purge of the armed forces in 1937 a threat to the future security of the Soviet Union? [6]

Question 11.

11. Why did Stalin undertake the purges of the 1930s? [6]

Question 13.

13. Why did Stalin introduce a new Constitution in 1936? [6]

Tsarist Russia.

Question 1.

1. How far did Tsarist rule over Russia change in the period 1906 and 1914? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 2.

2. How well did the Tsarist regime deal with the difficulties of ruling Russia up to 1914? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 3.

3. How important was Stolypin to the Tsar remaining in power in the years after the 1905 Revolution? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 8.

8. ‘The Tsar was forced to abdicate in March 1917 because he lost the support of the army.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 10.

10. ‘The March 1917 revolution was successful because of the actions of the army.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

Lenin’s Russia.

Question 1.

(Alternative 3)

1. ‘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 4.

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

Stalin’s Russia.

Question 2.

2. ‘The successes of collectivisation were greater than its failures.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

OR: How far was Stalin’s policy of collective farming successful? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 6.

6. How effective were the changes made to agriculture and industry by 1941? Explain your answer.[10]on

OR: How successful was Stalin in increasing industrial and agricultural output up to 1941? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 8.

8. ‘Stalin’s rule brought little benefit to the people of the USSR.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

OR: How far did the lives of the Soviet people improve under Stalin’s rule to 1941? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 10.

10. ‘Fear maintained Stalin’s control of power in the USSR.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

Question 11.

11. ‘Stalin’s use of propaganda was the main reason he was able to establish a ‘personal dictatorship’.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]