Below are a series of exercises designed to test your knowledge of key words and ideas explored in this topic.
A. Multiple choice These definitions have been changed from the ones on the glossary page but still mean the same thing. Read the statement and pick out which word you think is being described.
1. Refers to the various theories of economic organization which advocate either public or direct worker ownership a. Socialism b. Communism c. Proletariat
2. The overthrow of a government by those who are governed a. Emancipation b. Revolution c. Abdication
3. The chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party a. The Soviet b. The Politburo c. The Kulaks
Now, write down in your own words the definitions of the remaining terms from each of the multiple choice questions.
B. Sentence writing Write a complete sentence in context using the following words. The sentence is not to be a definition but formed as it might appear in a history essay. You may use a different version of the same word. For example, using the word 'abdication' or 'abdicate' the sentence may look like this:
" One of the main reasons Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate was due to his complete lack of leadership."
Place the following words in to sentences. 1. Marxism 2. Authoritarianism 3. Autocractic
C. Fill the gaps! Copy down the following paragraphs and fill in the gaps with the word that is most suitable.
The .............. were members of the moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party, advocating gradual reform to achieve Socialism. This stance led them in to direct conflict before and during the Revolution with the ..................who were led by ............... This left-wing group were to eventually take control of the country in the 1917 Revolution and became known as the .................. Party. This group advocated the removal of ..............., the system of government based on private wealth, and put in place a system where wealth would be redistributed and owned by everyone as originally advocated by the concepts original theorist, Karl .................
Below are a series of exercises designed to test your knowledge of key words and ideas explored in this topic.
A. Multiple choice
These definitions have been changed from the ones on the glossary page but still mean the same thing. Read the statement and pick out which word you think is being described.
1. Refers to the various theories of economic organization which advocate either public or direct worker ownership
a. Socialism
b. Communism
c. Proletariat
2. The overthrow of a government by those who are governed
a. Emancipation
b. Revolution
c. Abdication
3. The chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party
a. The Soviet
b. The Politburo
c. The Kulaks
Now, write down in your own words the definitions of the remaining terms from each of the multiple choice questions.
B. Sentence writing
Write a complete sentence in context using the following words. The sentence is not to be a definition but formed as it might appear in a history essay. You may use a different version of the same word. For example, using the word 'abdication' or 'abdicate' the sentence may look like this:
" One of the main reasons Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate was due to his complete lack of leadership."
Place the following words in to sentences.
1. Marxism
2. Authoritarianism
3. Autocractic
C. Fill the gaps!
Copy down the following paragraphs and fill in the gaps with the word that is most suitable.
The .............. were members of the moderate wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party, advocating gradual reform to achieve Socialism. This stance led them in to direct conflict before and during the Revolution with the ..................who were led by ............... This left-wing group were to eventually take control of the country in the 1917 Revolution and became known as the .................. Party. This group advocated the removal of ..............., the system of government based on private wealth, and put in place a system where wealth would be redistributed and owned by everyone as originally advocated by the concepts original theorist, Karl .................