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6 marksGlobal Conflict and Totalitarianism

CAPE History Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2 · Question 7(a)

Question 7 is based on three documents concerning the Russian Revolution: Document I (Lenin on the exhaustion of productive forces by the war), Document II (Lenin on spreading communism among peasants and dealing with Kulaks), and Document III (Lenin on winning the civil war).

Explain the reference in Document I, to the "exhaustion of productive forces" in Russia by 1917.

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  1. 7(b)With reference to Document I, how did participation in the war help to create conditions favourable to revolution in Russia in 1917?[6 marks]
  2. 7(c)With reference to Document II, outline THREE measures taken by the Bolsheviks to consolidate their power after October 1917.[9 marks]
  3. 7(d)With reference to Document III, briefly explain THREE reasons why the Bolsheviks' Red Army defeated the anti-Bolshevik and counter-revolutionary White Army.[9 marks]

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