Alexandra Kollontai and Social Change

Alexandra Kollontai and Social Change

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the changes the Bolsheviks made to Russian society. We will learn more about how the Bolsheviks started to transform the family, the role of women and education during the 1920s.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks between 1903 and 1924?
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Correct answer: Vladimir Lenin
Q2.
During which event was War Communism introduced?
Correct answer: The Civil War
The First World War
The Second World War
Q3.
What was the Cheka?
The Russian army
The Russian labour camps
Correct answer: The Russian secret police
Q4.
Which event came last?
The Kronstadt Uprising
Correct answer: The New Economic Policy was introduced
War Communism was introduced
Q5.
What is defined as a system which replaces private ownership of property with public ownership where everyone is treated equally?
Capitalism
Correct answer: Communism
Revolution

5 Questions

Q1.
What is social change?
A change in the economy
Correct answer: A change in the way people live their lives
A change in who has power
Q2.
When did the Russian Revolution occur?
1914
Correct answer: 1917
1921
Q3.
Which war ended in the 1920s?
Correct answer: The Civil War
The First World War
The Second World War
Q4.
Which of the following Bolshevik leaders thought that families were traditional and should be completely transformed?
Correct answer: Alexandra Kollontai
Leon Trotsky
Vladimir Lenin
Q5.
Which organisation was created to spread communism and encourage people to engage in education?
The Cheka
The Red Army
Correct answer: The Youth Communist League

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UnitHistory / What were the Bolsheviks trying to achieve?

History