Russia AQA A Level History Questions and Answers

Russia AQA A Level History Questions and
Answers
%AofARussiansApeasantsAinA1917A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-80%
WhatAforcesAhelpedAkeepANicholasAIIAinApower?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheAOkhranaA(secretApolice),AtheAImperialAGuardAandAtheACossacks
WhoAwereAtheAoppositionAgroupsAtoANicholasAIIAinA1917?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SocialADemocratsA-ABolsheviksAandAMensheviks,ASocialARevolutionariesA-
ALeftAandARight,ALiberalsA-AOktoberistsAandAKadets

WhatAwasAinflationAinA1917AandAwhyAwasAitAcaused?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
300%AandAcausedAbyAabandonmentAofAtheAGoldAStandardAandAprintingAexcessAmoneyAfor
AWW1

HowAmanyApeopleAonAstrikeAandAwhereAinAOctoberA1916?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
100,000AinAPetrograd
WhatAhappenedAtoAwagesAandAfoodApricesAbetweenA1914A-A1916?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FoodApricesAquadrupledAbutAwagesAonlyAdoubled.

ByA1916AhowAmuchAofAtheirAfoodAandAfuelArequirementsAwereAMoscowAandAPetrogradArec
eiving?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1/3
WhatAproblemsAdidAurbanisationAcauseAinA1917?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Overcrowding,Adisease,ApoorAlivingAconditions.
WhichAbodiesAshouldAhaveAgivenAworkersAaAvoiceAinAgovernmentAbutAdidn't?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ZemstvaAandADuma

WhatAandAwhenAwasAtheALenaAGoldfieldsAMassacreAandAwhatAdidAitAleadAto?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

1912,AgoldminersAinALenaAwentAonAstrikeAdueAtoApoorAworkingAconditionsAandAhundredsAs
hotAbyAImperialAGuardA-
AledAtoA3AmillionAworkersAstrikingAinAtheA2AyearsAleadingAupAtoAWW1.

InAwhatAyearAdidANicholasAIIAgoAtoAtheAarmyAandAinAwhatAposition?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1915,ACommanderAinAChief

WhoAdidANicholasAIIAleaveAinAchargeAwhileAheAwasAatAwarAandAwhatAproblemsAdidAthisAcau
se?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TsarinaAAlexandria,AwhoAwasAhighlyAinfluencedAbyAtheAdisreputableAmysticARasputinAwhoA
supposedlyAcuredAAlexiAofAhaemophiliaA-ArumoursAofAscandalAmadeATsarAlookAweak.
WhatAwasAtheAchangeAinAtheAcostAofAtheAwarAfromA1914AtoA1918?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-InA1914AcostA1.5billionArubles,AbyA1918AcostA14.5AbillionArubles

HowAmanyARussianAconscriptsAinAWW1?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-15Amillion
WhatAhappenedAonA18thAFebruaryA1917?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
20,000AworkersAfromAtheAPutilovAsteelAworksAwentAonAstrikeAinAPetrograd
WhatAhappenedAonAtheA23rdAFebruaryA1917?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
InternationalAWomensADayA-AtensAofAthousandsAofAwomenAjoinedAstrikersAinAPetrograd
WhatAhappenedAonAtheA25thAFebruaryA1917?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
PetrogradAvirtuallyAinAgeneralAstrikeAasA200,000AworkersAjoinAstrikeA-
AHeadAofApolice,AShalfeevAkilledAwhileAtryingAto AholdAbackAprotestors.

,WhoAwasAtheAPresidentAofAtheADumaAandAwhenAdidAheArefuseAtoAshutAitAdown?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-RodziankoA-A26thAFebruaryA1917.

WhatAandAwhenAdidAtheADumaAbecomeAduringAtheAFebruaryARevolutionAandAwhoAwasAitAle
dAby?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-27thAFebruaryA1917A-
AProvisionalACommittee,AheadedAbyAKerensky.

WhenAandAhowAdidAtheATsarAloseAsupportAfromAtheAarmyAduringAFebARevolutionA1917?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

OnA27thAFebruaryA1917AtheAVolynskiiAregimentAmutiniedAandAonA28thAFebruaryA1917AKro
ndstadtAsailorsAmutinied.
WhatAhappenedAonAtheA28thAFebruaryA1917?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
SovietsAformedAtheAProvisionalAExecutiveACommittee,AtheATsar'sAtrainAdivertedAbyArailwor
kers,AKrondstadtAsailorsAmutiniedAandAOrderANoA1AdeclaredAPetrogradASovietsAhadAautho
rityAoverAsoldiersAandAsailors,AnotAProvisionalAGovernment.
WhenAdidATsarANicholasAIIAabdicate?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-2ndAMarchA1917
WhenAandAbyAwhomAwasARasputinAkilled?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
DecemberA1916,AbyAaAgroupAofAconservativeAnobles.
HowAmuchAdidAgoodsAdistributedAbyArailAfallAbyAfromA1913AtoA1917?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

30AmillionAtonnesAofAgoodsAdistributedAbyArailAinA1913,AfellAtoA19AmillionAtonnesAbyA1917
HowAmanyAworkingArailwayAtrainsAwereAthereArunningAinA1914AcomparedAtoA1917?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-20,000AworkingArailwayAenginesA1914,A9,200AbyA1917.

PopulationAriseAinAPetrogradAbetweenA1914A-A1917?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
2.1AmillionAinA1914A-A2.7AmillionAinA1917
HowAmanyAwentAonAstrikeAinAMoscowAandAPetrogradAinAJanuaryA1916?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-30,000AinAMoscow,A145,000AinAPetrograd

WhatAwasAtheADualAAuthorityAmadeAupAof?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ProvisionalAGovernmentAandAPetrogradASoviets
WhyAwasAtheAProvisionalAGovernmentAweakenedAfromAtheAbeginning?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

NoAelectedAsoAlackedAlegitimacy,AtooAcautiousAtoAactAagainstAsocial,AeconomicAandAwarApr
oblems.
SuccessesAofADualAAuthorityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RemovedAOkhranaAandAcreatedAaApeople'sAmilitia,AwantedAaAdemocraticAConstituentAAss
emblyAelection,AcreatedAcivilAandAreligiousArights,ArecognisedAtradeAunionsAandAamnestyAf
orAtheATsar'sApoliticalAprisoners.
WhenAdidALeninAreturnAtoARussiaAtheAfirstAtime?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-3rdAAprilA1917
GoalsAofAtheAAprilAThesesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AbandonAcooperationAwithAotherApartiesAasABolsheviksAonlyAtrueArevolutionaries,Aoverthro
wAProvisionalAGovernment,AtransferApowerAtoAtheAworkers,AallAauthorityApassedAtoASoviet
s.
PopularAslogansAofAtheAAprilAThesesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
'Peace,ABread,ALand!'A'AllAPowerAtoAtheASoviets!'
WhenAwasAtheAJulyADays?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-3rdA-A6thAJulyA1917
WhatAhappenedAatAtheAJulyADays?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
LargeAscaleAdemonstrationAagainstAtheAProvisionalAGovernmentAinAPetrogradAledAbyAtheA
BolsheviksA-

, AchaoticAandAtroopsAscatteredAthemAeasily.AFollowingAthisAKerenskyAbecameAPrimeAMinist
er,ALeninAfledAtoAFinlandAandAKamenevAandATrotskyAarrested.
WhenAwasAtheAKornilovAAffair?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AugustA1917
WhoAwasAKornilov?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CommanderAinAChiefAofAtheAHomeAArmyAinA1917
WhatAhappenedAatAtheAKornilovAAffair?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
KornilovAattemptedAtoAattackAPetrogradAwithAloyalAtroops,AtoAsaveAtheAProvisionalAGovern
mentAfromAbeingAoverthrownAandAtoAdisperseABolsheviksAandASoviets.AKerenskyApubliclyA
condemnedAKornilov'sAactionsAandAfearingAaAmilitaryArightAwingAcoup,AplacedAPetrogradAu
nderAmartialAlaw,AfreedAandAarmedAcitizensAandABolsheviks.AKornilovAsurrenderedAwhenAr
ailwayAworkersAwouldAnotAoperateAhisAtrains.
HowAmuchAdidABolshevikAmembersAincreaseAinAtheASovietAbyAfromAJuneAtoADecemberA19
17?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-164%
HowAmanyAnewspapersAwereAtheASovietsAproducingAinAOctoberA1917?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-41

HowAmanyAdesertersAfromAtheAarmyAwereAthereAbetweenAMarchAandAMayA1917AandAwhatA
wasAanAincentiveAtoAcomeAhome?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-365,000A-
AProvisionalAGovernmentAdidAnotAaddressAtheALandAIssueAofApeasantsAriotingAandAseizingA

landAoffAlandownersAsoAsoldiersAcameAhomeAtoAseizeAtheirAshare.
WhenAandAwhatAwasAtheAKerenskyAOffensive?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-JuneA1917A-
AKerenskyAledAanAattackAonAAustro-

GermanAforcesAwhichAshowedAtheAextentAofAtheAdisintegrationAofAtheAarmy.AManyAtroopsAr
efusedAtoAcomeAoutAofAtheAtrenchesAinAlargeAscaleAmutinyAandAsufferedAaAhugeAcounteratt
ackAthatAmetAlittleAresistanceAandAforcedAfurtherAretreat.ALedAtoAevenAmoreAdesertions.
WhenAdidAtheABolsheviksAbecomeAtheAlargestApartyAinAbothAtheAMoscowAandAPetrogradAS
oviets?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-SeptemberA1917
WhenAandAwhatAdidATrotskyAsetAupAwhichAcontrolledAarmedAforcesAloyalAtoAtheASoviet?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-OctoberA9thAsetAupAMilitaryARevolutionaryACouncil

HowAmanyApeopleAwereAinAtheAMRC?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
200,000ARedAGuards,A150,000Asoldiers
HowAdidAKerenskyAhelpAstartAtheAOctoberARevolution?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
OnA23rdAOctoberAheAsentAarmedAguardsAintoABolshevikAcentresAandAPravda,AarrestedAlea
ders,AshutAdownAnewspapers.A-AprovokedAuprising.
WhenAwasAtheAOctoberARevolution?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-25thA-A27thAOctoberA1917
WhyAdidABolsheviksAchooseAOctoberAtoAriseAup?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
PrimeAstateAofAinstabilityAasAnooneAofficiallyAelectedAyetA-
AwantedAtoAdoAitAbeforeACongressAofASovietsAmetAinAlateAOctoberAandAConstituentAAssem

blyAelectionAinANovember.
WhenAdidALeninAreturnAtoARussiaAtheAsecondAtime?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
7thAOctoberA1917
WhenAdidAtheABolshevikACentralACommitteeAvoteAforAanAuprising?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-10thAOctoberA-AZinovievAandAKamenevAopposedA(10A-A2)

WhoAfoughtAforAtheAProvisionalAGovernmentAinAtheAOctoberARevolution?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-RemnantsAofAPetrogradAgarrisonA-

AsomeACossacksAandAtheAWomen'sABattalionAof ADeath.

HowAmanyAkilledAduringAOctoberARevolution?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-6ARedAGuards