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Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Who led the Bolsheviks in the October Revolution of 1917?

  1. Vladimir Lenin
  2. Joseph Stalin
  3. Alexander Kerensky
  4. Nicholas II
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✓ Answer: A — Vladimir Lenin
Award 1 mark. Lenin returned from exile in April 1917 and led the Bolsheviks to seize power in October, with Trotsky organising the rising. Stalin was a less prominent Bolshevik then, Kerensky led the Provisional Government, and Nicholas II had abdicated.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Who led the Red Army during the Russian Civil War?

  1. Joseph Stalin
  2. Leon Trotsky
  3. Alexander Kerensky
  4. Lavr Kornilov
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✓ Answer: B — Leon Trotsky
Award 1 mark. As Commissar for War, Trotsky built the Red Army into a disciplined force of millions, travelling the fronts in his armoured train. Stalin was a political commissar, Kerensky had fled, and Kornilov was a White general.
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