HISTORY FINAL

At the time of the Russian Revolution MOST people in Russia were...

• peasants

• supportive of the Czar

• middle class

• over 35 years old

"Land" in V.I. Lenin's offer of "Land, Peace, Bread" refers to...

• the surrender of territory to Germany in order to end Russia's participation in WWI

• the policy of taking land from the boyars and giving it to tenant farmers throughout Russia

• the attempts by communists to improve the production of food on the Russian steppes

• the need of Russia to acquire additional territories in order to become self-sufficient in raw materials

one HUGE economic problem in LATE 19th century Russia was...

• too many rich, well educated professionals

• a lack of available workers/labor

• most goods were made by the domestic system/cottage industries

• a lack of raw materials/resources

ALL of the following groups were part of the "Whites" during the Russian Civil War except...

• Mensheviks

• Bolsheviks

• nobles/boyars

• Russia's former WWI allies, the British, French, US

What is a Soviet

• a communist Russian

• Lenin's political party

• a person in the Soviet Union

• a council made up of soldiers, farmers, and workers

Most Europeans governments BEFORE WWI felt

• military technology had exceeded the boundaries of common sense and safety

• naval strength was not as important as army strength

• peace at all costs was the best foreign policy

• armed strength should be honored and glorified as a way to solve problems

The February/March or First Russian Revolution was about..

• deciding to enter WWI

• getting rid of Kerensky and the Duma

• getting rid of the Czar

• improving the lives and privileges of the middle class

Nationalism is ALL of the following except..

• a force which unites people of a common ethnicity, language, and culture

• a need for freedom from the dominance of other societies

• a belief that one's culture or nation is superior to others

• a desire to keep the current conditions/ways from changing

Which nation spent the most per capita on armaments/weapons in 1890?

• France

• Italy

• Great Britain

• Germany

what cause of WWI is BEST illustrated by this chart?

• the system of alliances

• militarism

• imperialism

• nationalism