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The Russian Civil War Trivia Quiz

A quiz about the Russian Civil War, which further devastated Russia after the horrors of World War I.

A multiple-choice quiz by Stalin1879. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Stalin1879

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
136,689

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. Over what approximate time period did the Russian Civil War occur? Hint

August 1916 to July 1919

December 1917 to November 1920

September 1918 to March 1925

January 1920 to October 1924

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was NOT one of the reasons why foreign nations such as the United States, Britain, France, and Japan got involved in the war? Hint

Vladimir Lenin's policy of debt repudiation angered the nations that had lent Russia money during World War One.

They saw it as an opportunity to establish "spheres of influence" in Russia.

They wanted to topple Vladimir Lenin's regime so that Russia could resume fighting the Germans in World War One, thus relieving pressure on the Western Front.

They wanted to install General Alexander Samsonov in government so that he could continue the Russian fight against Germany in World War One.

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Russian Civil War was fought between Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks (The Reds) and various opponents to his regime known as the Whites. Who did the Whites generally consist of? Hint

Tsarist officials and military, the nobility, political organisations who had been excluded from power, and peasants upset at Lenin's seizure of their crops.

The nobility, Boyars, Jews, Gypsies, and peasants upset at Lenin's seizure of their crops.

Tsarist officials and military, Communists, and Kulaks.

The nobility, the Kronstadt sailors, political organisations who had been excluded from power, and the NKVD.

4. The White offensive could not have occurred if it were not for the actions of a military unit consisting of 40,000 troops who rebelled against the Bolsheviks, captured 4900 miles of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and assumed control of several major towns. What was their name? Hint

The Czech Legion.

The Crimean Cossacks.

The Kronstadt Sailors.

The 5th Column.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was proclaimed the "Supreme Ruler" of Russia on November 18, 1918? Hint

Leon Trotsky.

Vladimir Lenin.

Admiral Alexander Kolchak.

General Lavr Kornilov.

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the White offensive that rolled back the Red forces to within 120 kilometers of the river Volga? Hint

Operation Uranus.

The Ufa Offensive.

The Bessarabia Offensive.

The Omsk Offensive.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Between March and June 1919, the British, Americans, French, and Japanese sent the White forces enough supplies, ammunition, weapons, clothing, and equipment to equal the entire Red production of 1919.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. In April 1919, the Reds launched their own offensive which smashed Kolchak's White army. Victories at Chelyabinsk, Tobol, Ishim, and Omsk caused the White army to break up and flee to the east. Admiral Kolchak resigned his post, but was betrayed and handed over to the Red forces by his personal bodyguard. What happened to Admiral Kolchak? Hint

He was exiled.

He was rescued by White forces.

He was sent to prison.

He was executed.

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Question 9 of 10

9. The White army did not get much support from the peasantry because they tended to be very cruel in their areas of occupation and enforced the return of seized lands back to their former landlord owners.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was NOT a reason for the Red victory in the Civil War? Hint

The White forces were given inferior quality weapons and supplies by the intervening foreign powers.

Leon Trotsky turned his motley Red-Guard rabble into a regular Red Army through training and discipline.

Kolchak avoided enlisting WWI veterans (fearing they had been "radicalized" by the revolution) and the bulk of his army consisted of untrained 19 and 20 year olds.

The White armies were separated by vast distances and had no cohesion, while the Red Armies were concentrated and organised.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Over what approximate time period did the Russian Civil War occur?

Answer: December 1917 to November 1920

The war lasted just under three years.

2. What was NOT one of the reasons why foreign nations such as the United States, Britain, France, and Japan got involved in the war?

Answer: They wanted to install General Alexander Samsonov in government so that he could continue the Russian fight against Germany in World War One.

General Alexander Samsonov was a Tsarist General who died in 1914 - he committed suicide after his army was crushed by the Germans at the Battle of Tannenberg.

3. The Russian Civil War was fought between Vladimir Lenin's Bolsheviks (The Reds) and various opponents to his regime known as the Whites. Who did the Whites generally consist of?

Answer: Tsarist officials and military, the nobility, political organisations who had been excluded from power, and peasants upset at Lenin's seizure of their crops.

The Bolsheviks were communists, Boyars no longer existed, and the NKVD was Joseph Stalin's secret police.

Answer: The Czech Legion.

The Czech Legion fought for Russia against Austria-Hungary in World War I. After Russia signed a peace treaty with Germany they wanted to be sent to France to continue the fight against the Central Powers. The Czech legion rebelled when Leon Trotsky ordered them to disarm after an incident with Austro-Hungarian POWs at Chelyabinsk.

5. Who was proclaimed the "Supreme Ruler" of Russia on November 18, 1918?

Answer: Admiral Alexander Kolchak.

Admiral Kolchak was nominated as the leader of the White forces but he soon established a military dictatorship in the Omsk region.

6. What was the name of the White offensive that rolled back the Red forces to within 120 kilometers of the river Volga?

Answer: The Ufa Offensive.

Admiral Kolchak's army of 40,000 troops attacked the Soviet 5th Army (10,000 strong), and after months of dogged resistance, the Reds were forced to give up the city of Ufa and retreat back to the river Volga.

Answer: True

Although given thousands of tonnes of supplies and equipment, the vast distances involved in a Russian military campaign resulted in stretched and irregular supply lines for the Whites.

Answer: He was executed.

Admiral Kolchak's bodyguard was the Czech Legion, who handed him over to the Reds in return for a safe passage through Russia. The Reds disposed of his body through a hole cut in an ice sheet.

Answer: True

The former landlord owners and Tsarist soldiers seized the land and factories now owned by the peasants and workers. The workers and peasantry of Omsk revolted against the Whites on Dec 21, 1918, and Admiral Kolchak ordered his men to suppress the rebellion. Over 466 unarmed civilians were shot.

This cruelty led to mass defections of White soldiers over to the Reds and an increase in peasant support for the Communists.

10. What was NOT a reason for the Red victory in the Civil War?

Answer: The White forces were given inferior quality weapons and supplies by the intervening foreign powers.

The Whites weaknesses were in the quality of their troops, lack of training and discipline, mass defections, irregular and stretched supply lines, corruption, and an inability to gain the support of the Russian people.

Source: Author Stalin1879

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