6. Which of the following choices best describes the White forces during the Russian
civil war?
A. workers and peasants
B. international Communists
C. royalists and anti-Communists
D. liberals and Socialists
7. In the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Russia agreed to give up western territory to
Germany in exchange for ______________________
A. German surrender to Russia.
B. German withdrawal from Russia.
C. a German-Russian defensive alliance.
D. German reparations.
8. Why did Communism not take a stronger hold in Europe after World War I?
A. Socialists were contented with representative European governments.
B. There was no international Communist party.
C. Europeans were shocked by stories of Stalin’s brutal policies.
D. Nations were too busy rebuilding their economies.
9. Russian peasants supported the Reds during the civil war because the Reds promised
them _______________
A. land. C. the vote.
B. money. D. freedom.
10. Stalin is considered an especially brutal dictator because
A. he led the nation into wars it could not win.
B. he was an absolute ruler who did not accept advice or counsel.
C. he ordered the exile, imprisonment, and/or execution of millions.
D. he used the army and police as tools of oppression.