UNIT 6 TEST

Which communist leader came up with and continued to use a "Five year plan"?

• Lenin
• Stalin
• Matthew Perry
• Boris Pasternak

Which of the following terms means wealthy farmers?

• Command Economy
• Kulaks
• Russification
• Gulag

Which of the following were causes of the October 1917 revolution in Russia?

• Troops mutinied in large numbers
• Factories couldn't keep up with the needs of the people
• Lack of food
• All of the above

The Soviet Union promoted a policy of russification, what does the term "russification" mean?

• Imposing Russian culture on the diverse Soviet Union
• The spread of Russian culture in the United States
• Religious freedom
• An increase in Russian goods across the globe

Who won the civil war in Russia?

• the Whites
• the Stalinists
• the Mensheviks
• the Reds

What was the MOST significant effect that World War I had on Russia?

• Russia defended the Eastern Front successfully and was perceived as a super power.
• Russia formed stronger economic and political ties with the Allied powers throughout the war.
• Russia focused on building up it's technology and became fully industrialized by the end of the war.
• The Romanov dynasty was overthrown and executed because the people blamed them for getting Russia involved.

5. In complete sentences write down at least one reason the Bolsheviks were so successful in overthrowing the provisional government in October of 1917.

6. Which of the following caused China to lose the Opium War to Great Britain?

• Supply and Demand
• Troop shortages across China
• Outdated weapons and fighting methods
• Weather

What was the main goal of the Boxer Uprising in 1899?

• The main goal was to train the Chinese military on updated fighting techniques.
• The main goal was to invite other countries into China to bolster the economy.
• The main goal was to get the right to vote for women in China.
• The main goal was to drive out the "foreign devils" from China.

When the Qing Dynasty fell in the early 1900's it ended what in China?

• Famine
• War
• 2000 year old monarchy
• Starvation