History
What Changed after October?
अक्टूबर के बाद क्या बदला?
In this Class 9 History topic from “Socialism in Europe and the Russian Revolution,” students examine the major changes introduced after the October Revolution of 1917. They learn how the Bolsheviks redistributed land, nationalised banks and industries, withdrew Russia from the First World War, and reorganised the economy and society. The topic also introduces the challenges of civil war, opposition, and the formation of the Soviet Union, helping students understand the revolution’s wider impact.
Practice questions
Which two tools did the new power use after October to gain legitimacy and control opposition?What difficulty of Bolshevik rule becomes clear when peace policy and Civil War are studied together?Why did peasant discontent continue despite land redistribution?Bolsheviks increasing control over old Tsarist officials shows which problem of power change?What tension arose when the claim of Soviet power existed along with one party dominance?What long term plan of the new government is shown by studying press propaganda and literacy campaigns together?After October women's reforms and changes in family laws challenged which old social structure?Which is the most mature conclusion about the changes after October?What effect did declaring land social property after October have on the idea of private property?Why was allowing peasants to seize nobles' land strategically important for the Bolsheviks?Partitioning large houses in cities according to family requirements reflected which social idea?Why was abolishing old titles and ranks part of the social revolution?Why was introducing new uniforms not merely a change of dress?Which basic direction of Bolshevik economic policy is clear from nationalisation of banks?What change came in production relations when major industries were brought under state control?Renaming the Bolshevik Party as the Russian Communist Party clarified which ideological change?Why was Bolsheviks not getting a majority in the Constituent Assembly elections a challenge to power legitimacy?Which tendency of Bolshevik rule appeared when the Constituent Assembly was dissolved in January 1918?Giving parliament-like importance to the All Russian Congress of Soviets was linked with which alternative view of power?How does the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk show the practicality of Bolshevik policy?