1.
In the city of Magnitogorsk, the construction of a steel plant was achieved in three years. Workers lived hard lives and the result was 550 stoppages of work in the first year alone.
2.
Option B
3.
Option A
4.
In April 1917, the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin returned to
Russia from his exile. He and the Bolsheviks had opposed the war
since 1914. Now he felt it was time for soviets to take over power.
He declared that the war be brought to a close, land be transferred
to the peasants, and banks be nationalized. These three demands
were Lenin’s ‘April Theses’.
5.
they declared themselves a National Assembly and swore not to disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that would limit the powers of the monarch
6.
Unemployment was common, particularly during times of low demand for industrial goods. Housing and sanitation were problems since towns were growing rapidly.
7.
on 5 may 1789
8.
Option A
9.
Choice 1
10.
Option D
11.
Choice 1
12.
Robespierre’s government issued laws placing a maximum ceiling
on wages and prices. Meat and bread were rationed. Peasants
were forced to transport their grain to the cities and sell it at
prices fixed by the government. The use of more expensive white
flour was forbidden; all citizens were required to eat the pain
d’égalité (equality bread), a loaf made of wholewheat.
13.
the direct tax paid by the third estate was called as taille
14.
right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, equality before law
15.
Option D
16.
third estate
17.
Option D
18.
In the early years, the revolutionary government did introduce laws
that helped improve the lives of women. Together with the creation of state schools, schooling was made compulsory for all girls. Their fathers could no longer force them into marriage against their will. Marriage was made into a contract entered into freely and registered under civil law. Divorce was made legal, and could be applied for by both women and men. Women could now train for jobs, could become artists or run small businesses.
19.
Option A
20.
capitalist
