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A LEVEL AQA HISTORY Tsarist & Communist
Russia 1855-1964 Questions and Correct Answers/
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How did the Bolsheviks maintain their power? (1)
Ans: Use of terror from December 1917 - the Cheka
How did the Bolsheviks maintain their power? (2)
Ans: Decrees of: Land, Peace, Worker's Control and Rights of the People of
Russia
How did the Bolsheviks maintain their power? (3)
Ans: Class Warfare (eliminates class divisions by targeting the
bourgeoisie/middle class)
How did the Bolsheviks maintain their power? (4)
Ans: Dissolved the Constituent Assembly and outlawed other parties
How did the Bolsheviks maintain their power? (5)
Ans: Gave the workers an 8-hour day and social insurance, abolition of titles
How did the Bolsheviks maintain their power? (6)
Ans: Censorship, deported writers and scholars, all work and media had to be
submitted to the Glavit before publication
What challenges did the Bolsheviks face in 1921? (1)
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Ans: Opposition from urban workers (unhappy with food shortages, ration cuts
and the militarised nature of the factories)
What challenges did the Bolsheviks face in 1921? (2)
Ans: Opposition from peasants (due to grain requisitioning and War
Communism in general)
What challenges did the Bolsheviks face in 1921? (3)
Ans: Splits within the Party, inefficiency of the Party in general
What was the Tambov Uprising (Aug 1920-June 1921)?
Ans: The largest peasant uprising against the Bolsheviks and was initially
successful - peaking at 72,000 rebels
How did the Bolsheviks deal with the Tambov Uprising?
Ans: Used the Red Army to crush them following the end of the Civil War, an
estimated 240,000 were killed
What was the Kronstadt Uprising (March 1921)?
Ans: Demanded an end to terror, one-party rule and grain requisitioning
How did the Bolsheviks deal with the Kronstadt Uprising?
Ans: Used the Red Army to crush them after 12 days, an estimated 10,000
were killed
What was the Red Terror?
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A LEVEL AQA HISTORY Tsarist & Communist
Russia 1855-1964 Questions and Correct Answers/
Latest Update / Already Graded
How did the Bolsheviks maintain their power? (1)
Ans: Use of terror from December 1917 - the Cheka
How did the Bolsheviks maintain their power? (2)
Ans: Decrees of: Land, Peace, Worker's Control and Rights of the People of
Russia
How did the Bolsheviks maintain their power? (3)
Ans: Class Warfare (eliminates class divisions by targeting the
bourgeoisie/middle class)
How did the Bolsheviks maintain their power? (4)
Ans: Dissolved the Constituent Assembly and outlawed other parties
How did the Bolsheviks maintain their power? (5)
Ans: Gave the workers an 8-hour day and social insurance, abolition of titles
How did the Bolsheviks maintain their power? (6)
Ans: Censorship, deported writers and scholars, all work and media had to be
submitted to the Glavit before publication
What challenges did the Bolsheviks face in 1921? (1)
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Ans: Opposition from urban workers (unhappy with food shortages, ration cuts
and the militarised nature of the factories)
What challenges did the Bolsheviks face in 1921? (2)
Ans: Opposition from peasants (due to grain requisitioning and War
Communism in general)
What challenges did the Bolsheviks face in 1921? (3)
Ans: Splits within the Party, inefficiency of the Party in general
What was the Tambov Uprising (Aug 1920-June 1921)?
Ans: The largest peasant uprising against the Bolsheviks and was initially
successful - peaking at 72,000 rebels
How did the Bolsheviks deal with the Tambov Uprising?
Ans: Used the Red Army to crush them following the end of the Civil War, an
estimated 240,000 were killed
What was the Kronstadt Uprising (March 1921)?
Ans: Demanded an end to terror, one-party rule and grain requisitioning
How did the Bolsheviks deal with the Kronstadt Uprising?
Ans: Used the Red Army to crush them after 12 days, an estimated 10,000
were killed
What was the Red Terror?
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