The Russian Revolution and Its Effects Practice Test

Its alliance with the Orthodox Church, which discredited it among soldiers who demanded strict secularization of public life.

Its immediate collectivization of agriculture, which alienated peasants and drove them to support conservative monarchist parties in the countryside.

Its restoration of serfdom to stabilize grain supplies, provoking immediate nationwide peasant uprisings against the state.

Its decision to continue fighting in World War I, worsening shortages and casualties and making soviet calls for “peace” increasingly attractive.

Its abolition of factory committees, which removed worker influence and pushed industrial labor toward liberal constitutional parties.