Q.1
Who was the the ruler of Russia up until February 1917?

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Q.2
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the dissatisfaction of Russian people with their Tsar?

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Q.3
On Lenin's return journey to Russia in 1917, he finished writing a collection of works on how Russia should proceed with political change. What were these works called?

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Q.4
A new Government took office in Russia after the abdication of the Tsar in March 1917. What was this new government called and who became its chief political leader?

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Q.5
Lenin believed that only one group/organisation held popular support in Russia at this time. What was the slogan that he used to underline that organisation's legitimacy?

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Q.6
Since 1903, Communists had been broadly split into two groups; one a peaceful, consesus-driven group of mass support and the other, a narrow, authoritarian group determined to seize power and create revolution immediately by any means necessary. What were the names of these two groups of Communists?

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Q.7
After taking power in October 1917, what did Lenin do by early 1918 to close down any hope of democratic freedoms?

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Q.8
While fighting the 'Whites' & foreign interventionist armies in the Russian Civil War of 1918 - 1921, Lenin introduced an economic policy that placed quotas on farmers and requisitioned food and men for the Bolshevik Government. What was this policy called?

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Q.9
What famous rebellion of Russian military, usually loyal to the Communists, shocked Lenin into replacing "War Communism" with the "New Economic Policy"

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Q.10
What organisation was founded in 1919 to aid and create Communist Revolutions in other Capitalist countries?

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