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  1. Q1. What was the primary cause of the February Revolution in 1917?
  2. Q2. Who was the last Tsar of Russia, forced to abdicate the throne in March 1917?
  3. Q3. Which political body shared power with the Provisional Government in a system known as 'Dual Power'?
  4. Q4. What was the name of the radical Marxist faction led by Vladimir Lenin that seized power in October 1917?
  5. Q5. The 'April Theses' were a series of directives issued by Lenin calling for which of the following?
  6. Q6. Who was the 'mad monk' and mystic whose influence over the Tsarina Alexandra weakened the credibility of the Romanovs?
  7. Q7. What was the main reason for the failure of the Russian Provisional Government in 1917?
  8. Q8. Which treaty ended Russia's involvement in World War I in March 1918?
  9. Q9. In the Russian Civil War, the 'Red Army' fought against a loose coalition of anti-Bolshevik forces known as the:
  10. Q10. Who was the creator and commander of the Red Army during the Civil War?
  11. Q11. The 'Cheka' was established by the Bolsheviks to serve as which of the following?
  12. Q12. What was the economic policy of 'War Communism' intended to achieve?
  13. Q13. The execution of the Romanov imperial family took place in which city in July 1918?
  14. Q14. Which event in 1921 forced Lenin to abandon War Communism and adopt the New Economic Policy (NEP)?
  15. Q15. The New Economic Policy (NEP) was characterized by which of the following?
  16. Q16. What was the primary function of the Comintern (Communist International)?
  17. Q17. Who was the leader of the Provisional Government that was eventually overthrown in the October Revolution?
  18. Q18. The Bolsheviks moved the capital of Russia from Petrograd to which city in 1918?
  19. Q19. In 1922, the Russian Empire was officially reorganized into what new political entity?
  20. Q20. Following Lenin's death in 1924, which two figures engaged in a power struggle for control of the Communist Party?