Quiz: GCE History AS 2 – Russia 1914–41

This is a quiz I am using to check my knowledge and recall of the AS unit option on the topic of Russia 1914–41.

You are welcome to try it out!

The questions are based on the CCEA GCE Specification in History (Version 3: 24 September 2025) where the content is described as:

In the first part of this option, students focus on the causes of the Russian Revolutions of 1917. They analyse the reasons why the Tsarist regime collapsed in February 1917 and why the Bolsheviks were able to seize power in October 1917.
Students then assess how the Bolsheviks consolidated their rule with their victory in the Civil War. Students also evaluate the aims and consequences of Lenin’s economic policies in the period 1917–24. The option concludes with a study of Stalinist Russia.
Students focus on why Stalin emerged as Lenin’s successor by 1929, assess the aims and consequences of Stalin’s economic policies and analyse the most important features of Stalin’s dictatorship.