Global Conflict Review Questions

Which concept is represented in these World War I recruiting posters?

• justice

• diversity

• nationalism

• humanism

Which heading best completes the partial outline?

• Causes of the Russo-Japanese War

• Outcomes of the Congress of Vienna

• Results of the Treaty of Versailles

• Effects of the Bolshevik Revolution

A comparison of the French Revolution (1789) and the Russian Revolution (1917) illustrates that

• political and economic inequalities often lead to demands for change

• privatization eventually leads to class struggle

• revolutions are based on a single grievance

• democratic governments generally result from revolutions

“…The replacement of the bourgeois by the proletarian state is impossible without a violent revolution. The abolition of the proletarian state, i.e., of all states, is only possible through ‘withering away.’…”

— V. I. Lenin, State and Revolution, 1917

This quotation is associated with the ideas of

• imperialism

• capitalism

• communism

• militarism

Which statement best explains why democratic governments failed in many European nations after World War I?

• The governments were unable to solve serious economic problems in these nations

• The working classes were put in control of industrial production in these nations.

• These nations were constantly threatened by attacks from the victors of the war.

• The United States openly interfered in European political affairs.

Which action is most closely associated with totalitarian governments?

• having open and transparent elections with multiple political parties

• accepting criticism and permitting dissent

• engaging in censorship and propaganda campaigns

• allowing public discussion of issues and building consensus

An incompetent government, massacres on Bloody Sunday, and the high costs of World War I were causes of the

• Mexican Revolution

• Boxer Rebellion

• Sepoy Mutiny

• Russian Revolution

The Bolshevik Party in 1917 gained the support of the peasant class because they promised them

• “Peace, Land, and Bread”

• “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”

• abolition of the secret police

• democratic reforms in all levels of government

A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule

• Fascism
• Communism
• Socialism
• Democracy

The German brand of Fascism

• Communism
• Nazism
• Totalitarianism
• Marxism