Global Unit 6: Multiple Choice

Why was the Balkan region referred to as the "Powder Keg of Europe" prior to World War I?

• The aggression of the Ottoman Empire was disrupting the balance of power.
• Yugoslavia was invading its neighboring countries.
• Nationalistic and imperialistic rivalries were increasing.
• The are was the leading supplier of military equipment to the rest of the world.

A major cause of World War I was

• a decline in the policy of imperialism.
• the existence of opposing alliances.
• an increase in acts of aggression by England.
• the spread of communism throughout Europe.

Which event brought about the breakup of the Ottoman Empire?

• Sino-Japanese War
• Six-Day War
• World War I
• World War II

Which statement best describes the relationship between World War I and the Russian Revolution?

• World War I created conditions within Russia that helped trigger a revolution.
• World War I postponed the Russian Revolution by restoring confidence in the Czar.
• The Russian Revolution inspired the Russian people to win World War I.
• World War I gave the Czar's army the needed experience to suppress the Russian Revolution.

The technology developed during World War I resulted in

• smaller nations becoming part of larger empires after the war
• a smaller number of refugees during the war
• increased military casualties in battles fought during the war
• a slowdown in transportation improvements after the war

Russian peasants supported the Bolsheviks in 1917 primarily because the Bolsheviks pledged to

• establish and maintain collective farms
• redistribute land and make peace
• keep crop yields low
• limit the income of the nobility

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was a major turning point in history because

• Russia became the first nation with a communist economic system
• it was the last revolution of the 20th century
• Russia ceased to be an important force in world affairs
• the royal family was exiled to Mexico

In Russia, the events of Bloody Sunday, the heavy casualties during World War I, and the ineffective leadership of the Czar led directly to the

• Revolution of 1917
• institution of perestroika
• signing of the Munich Pact
• creation of the Warsaw PAct

Which statement best describes the political situation in the Soviet Union immediately after Lenin's death in 1924?

• The nation adopted a constitutional monarchy.
• Trotsky and his followers assumed full control of the Communist Party.
• Popular elections were held to choose a new General Secretary.
• A power struggle developed among Communist Party leaders.

Which type of political system did V.I. Lenin, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini establish in their countries?

• constitutional monarchy
• totalitarianism
• representative democracy
• theocracy