Pearson Edexcel A Level · History (9HI0)

Russia in revolution, 1894–1924: Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

Which of the following was a key principle of Tsarist autocratic rule under Nicholas II between 1894 and 1905?

Question 2

1 mark

Following the 1905 Revolution, Peter Stolypin introduced a series of agricultural reforms. What was the central aim of these reforms between 1906 and 1914?

Question 3

1 mark

To what extent did the 1921 Kronstadt Mutiny influence the shift in Bolshevik economic policy?

Question 4

1 mark

In the aftermath of the 1905 Revolution, what was the primary purpose of the Fundamental Law issued in 1906?

Question 5

1 mark

Which of the following best describes the significance of 'State Capitalism' as implemented by the Bolsheviks shortly after the October Revolution?

Question 6

3 marks

Identify the three pillars of the Tsarist autocracy that Nicholas II sought to uphold between 1894 and 1905.

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Question 7

4 marks

Why did the St. Petersburg Soviet emerge as a significant challenge to the authority of Nicholas II during the 1905 Revolution?

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Question 8

7 marks

Evaluate the role of Trotsky and the Military Revolutionary Committee in the tactical planning and execution of the Bolshevik seizure of power in October 1917.

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Question 9

5 marks

Russia in revolution, 1894–1924
Part (a) Evaluate the extent to which the 1905 Revolution was a result of the failure of the Russo-Japanese War.
Part (b) To what extent did the October Manifesto succeed in restoring the authority of Nicholas II between 1905 and 1906?

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Question 10

6 marks

Defending the Bolshevik Revolution
(a) Analyze the reasons why Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy (NEP) in 1921, with particular reference to the Kronstadt Mutiny and the Tambov Rising.
(b) Evaluate the political and economic impact of the transition from War Communism to the New Economic Policy on Bolshevik control by 1924.

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