Cambridge OCR A Level · History A - H505

Y318 Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964: Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

The Peasant Land Bank, established in 1883 during the reign of Alexander III, was primarily intended to do which of the following?

Question 2

1 mark

Which of the following best describes the function of the Zemstva, established during the Great Reforms of the 1860s?

Question 3

1 mark

What was the primary political reason for the emergence of the 'Anti-Party Group' in 1957?

Question 4

1 mark

Which revolutionary leader returned to Russia in 1917 and issued the April Theses?

Question 5

1 mark

Which administrative change under Tsar Alexander III was seen as a direct attempt to curb the influence of the Zemstva?

Question 6

2 marks

Identify one primary motive for Alexander II's decision to enact the Emancipation of the Serfs in 1861.

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Question 7

3 marks

Explain how War Communism differed from the New Economic Policy (NEP) in terms of its impact on the Russian peasantry.

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Question 8

2 marks

Briefly define the concept of totalitarianism as it applied to the rule of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union.

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