Cambridge OCR A Level · History A - H505

Y219 Russia 1894-1941: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on Y219 Russia 1894-1941.

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Question 1

1 mark

How did the impact of the First World War (1914–1917) specifically contribute to the collapse of the Tsarist government in March 1917?

Question 2

1 mark

What was the fundamental ideological conflict between Stalin's 'Socialism in One Country' and Trotsky's 'Permanent Revolution' during the 1920s leadership struggle?

Question 3

1 mark

Which of the following factors best explains the persistence of social and economic problems in Russia in 1894 at the start of Nicholas II's reign?

Question 4

1 mark

What was the primary economic objective of Stalin's First Five Year Plan launched in 1928?

Question 5

1 mark

Which of the following best explains why the Tsarist regime was able to survive the 1905 Revolution, despite widespread unrest across Russia?

Question 6

3 marks

What were the primary aims of Witte and the October Manifesto in response to the 1905 Russian Revolution?

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Question 7

5 marks

In what ways did Stalin utilize the First and Second Five Year Plans to consolidate his power and achieve rapid industrialization in the 1930s?

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Question 8

7 marks

Evaluate the significance of War Communism compared to the New Economic Policy (NEP) in ensuring the survival of the Bolshevik regime between 1918 and 1928.

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a) The extent to which War Communism was a successful response to the emergency of the Civil War.
b) The ways in which the NEP addressed the economic and political crises facing Lenin in 1921.
c) Whether the shift from one policy to the other represented a betrayal or a strategic retreat for the Bolsheviks.

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