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Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

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Class
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1.

Base your answer to the following question on the poster below and on your knowledge of social studies.


In early 20th-century Russia, which group may have gained support by circulating this poster?

a)

aristocracy

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

monarchists

d)

Orthodox clergy

2.

What is a major belief associated with Marxism?

a)

The proletariat would rise up and overthrow the bourgeoisie.

b)

Religion should be more important than political forces.

c)

Private ownership of property should be expanded.

d)

Peasants would gain control of overseas markets.

3.

Base your answer to the following question on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.


Speaker A: If the rate of population growth continues to exceed the growth in the food supply, there will not be enough food for all of the people.


Speaker B: There are people who are wealthy and people who are poor. This is just how things are.


Speaker C: History is the story of class struggle. Eventually, the working class will rise up and revolt against the wealthy.


Speaker D: The government should do what is best for most of its people.


Which speaker best represents the views of Karl Marx?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

". . . 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 principles of

a)

Imperialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Militarism

5.

A key principle of the economic theory of Communism is

a)

restoration of a bartering system

b)

organization of workers’ unions

c)

government ownership of property

d)

privatization of business

6.

During the Russian Revolution of 1917, the slogan "peace, bread, and land" appealed to many Russian peasants because this slogan

a)

called for continued Russian expansion in East Asia

b)

supported an increase in the power of the Russian czar

c)

addressed the needs and concerns of the peasants

d)

promised to return all peasants to serfdom

7.

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

a)

World War I created conditions in Russia that helped trigger a revolution.

b)

World War I postponed the revolution in Russia by restoring confidence in the Czar.

c)

Opposing Russian forces cooperated to fight the foreign invaders

d)

World War I gave the Czar's army the needed experience to suppress the revolution.

8.

The Russian peasants supported the Bolsheviks in the 1917 revolutions mainly because the Bolsheviks promised to

a)

establish collective farms

b)

maintain the agricultural price-support system

c)

bring modern technology to Russian farms

d)

redistribute the land owned by the nobility

9.

Which slogan expressed the ideals of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917?

a)

Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity

b)

Bread, Land, and Peace

c)

Land and Liberty

d)

Nationalism, Democracy, and the People'sLivelihood

10.

One reason the Bolsheviks gained peasant support during the Russian Revolution was because the Bolsheviks promised to

a)

redistribute land

b)

abolish communes

c)

bring modern technology to Russian farms

d)

maintain an agricultural price-support program

11.

Base your answer to the following question on the cartoon below.


A historian could best use this cartoon to study which of the following topics?

a)

Russian technological advances

b)

the Russian Revolution

c)

Russia's transition to a market economy

d)

the Berlin Airlift

12.

A primary objective of the New Economic Policy (NEP) in the Soviet Union was to

a)

promote private ownership of heavy industry

b)

organize support for educational reforms toimprove literacy

c)

coordinate efforts to end World War I

d)

gain stability by increasing production

13.

Base your answer to the following question on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.


In the view of this cartoonist, Russia under Lenin's rule was characterized by

a)

a continuation of traditional life

b)

the introduction of capitalism

c)

support for a constitutional monarchy

d)

rejection of the czarist system

14.

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

a)

World War I created conditions within Russia that helped trigger a revolution.

b)

World War I postponed the Russian Revolution by restoring confidence in the Czar.

c)

The Russian Revolution inspired the Russian people to win World War I.

d)

World War I gave the Czar's army the needed experience to suppress the Russian Revolution.

15.

One of the major causes of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the

a)

abuse of political power by Czar Nicholas II

b)

government’s refusal to enter World War I

c)

rapid expansion of the right to vote

d)

failure of communism

16.

One of the major causes of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was the

a)

abuse of political power by Czar Nicholas II

b)

government’s refusal to enter World War I

c)

rapid expansion of the right to vote

d)

failure of communism

17.

A comparison of the actions of the Jacobins during the French Revolution and the actions of the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution indicates that revolutions sometimes

a)

occur in a peaceful manner

b)

gain the support of wealthy landowners

c)

ignore urban workers

d)

bring radicals to power

18.

Which slogan is associated with the Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution?

a)

“An Eye for an Eye”

b)

“Peace, Land, and Bread”

c)

“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”

d)

“Take up the White Man’s Burden”

19.

One reason the Bolsheviks gained peasant support during the Russian Revolution was because the Bolsheviks promised to

a)

redistribute land

b)

abolish communes

c)

bring modern technology to Russian farms

d)

maintain an agricultural price-support program

20.

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 in Russia was caused in part by

a)

a forced famine in Ukraine

b)

the failure of Czar Nicholas II to come to Serbia's aid

c)

a shortage of military supplies and food during World War I

d)

the establishment of Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP)

21.

". . . 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 principles of

a)

imperialism

b)

capitalism

c)

communism

d)

militarism

22.

Lenin’s promise of “Peace, Land, Bread” during the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 was made in an effort to

a)

end France’s occupation of Russia

b)

gain popular support to overthrow thegovernment

c)

restore Czar Nicholas II to power

d)

resolve conflicts between farmers of diverseethnic backgrounds

23.

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

a)

Revolution of 1917

b)

institution of perestroika

c)

signing of the Munich Pact

d)

creation of the Warsaw Pact

24.

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

a)

Russia became the first nation with a Communist economic system

b)

it was the last revolution in the 20th century

c)

Russia ceased to be an important force in worldaffairs

d)

the royal family was exiled to Mexico

25.

During the Russian Revolution of 1917, the slogan "peace, bread, and land" appealed to many Russian peasants because this slogan

a)

called for continued Russian expansion in East Asia

b)

supported an increase in the power of the Russian czar

c)

addressed the needs and concerns of the peasants

d)

promised to return all peasants to serfdom

26.

A study of the causes of the American, French, and Russian revolutions indicates that revolutions usually occur because the

a)

society has become dependent on commerce and trade

b)

society has a lower standard of living than the societies around it

c)

existing government has been resistant to change

d)

religion dictates a need for societal change

27.
. Which type of government believes that the country is more important than the individual?
a)
communism
b)
fascism
c)
democracy
d)
theocracy
28.
Who rose to power to become dictator of Italy in 1922?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Josef Stalin
29.
What was the name of Mussolini's political party that controlled Italy through WWII?
a)
Soviet
b)
NAZI
c)
Fascist
d)
Republican
30.
What was the name of Mussolini's party member thugs /  soldiers?
a)
Black Shirts
b)
Red Shirts
c)
Brown Shirts
d)
Pink Shirts
31.
Who rose to power as a dictator in Germany in 1933?
a)
Paul von Hindenburg
b)
Otto von Bismarck
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Konrad Adenauer
32.
What was the name of Hitler's political party that came to dominate Germany?
a)
NAZI
b)
Soviet
c)
Fascist
d)
Democrat
33.
What is the name of Hitler's S.S. secret police?
a)
OVRA
b)
GESTAPO
c)
KGB
d)
CIA
34.
Who succeeded Vladimir Lenin as premier of the Soviet Union?
a)
Leon Trotsky
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Leonid Brezhnev
35.
Fascism places a heavy emphasis on-
a)
The leader of the state
b)
technology
c)
the middle class
d)
the lower class
36.
Which international event sparked Fascism in many countries?
a)
The invention of underwater telegraphs
b)
The Depression of the 1930's
c)
The Boxer Rebellion
d)
Anti-Semitic rebellions 
37.
Why do totalitarian governments want to control all levels of education?
a)
to indoctrinate children with their ideology
b)
to teach peasant farmers how to work collectively
c)
to educate artists about how to create effective propaganda
d)
to make sure that women were being taught equally with men
38.
Stalin worked with his opponents to try to find a solution to issues
a)
True
b)
False
39.
What was the removal of Stalin's enemies called
a)
The Purge
b)
The Removal
c)
The Fix
d)
Eraser Mode 7
40.
The dictator of Italy was
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Hirohito
41.
The dictator of Germany was
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Hirohito
42.
Japan's primary goal for the country was to ______________ & ____________
a)
seize territory/ establish communism
b)
seize territory/control natural resources
c)
build industry/isolate itself from the world
d)
conquer China/establish dominance in the Atlantic Ocean
43.
Which of the following characteristics do totalitarian leaders possess
a)
fear and terror to control the population
b)
democratic government
c)
a fair judicial system is in place
d)
welcome all opnions
44.
Due to this instability and lack of progress many governments turned towards
a)
democracy
b)
socialism
c)
totalitarianism
d)
imperialism
45.
Propaganda is when the government uses the media to share a specific, state approved message
a)
True
b)
False
46.
The final dynasty in China:
a)
Ming Dynasty
b)
Qing Dynasty
c)
Yuan Dynasty
d)
Jin Dynasty
47.
Chinese outrage over the Treaty of Versailles led to what event?
a)
Salt March
b)
Long March
c)
Amritsar Massacre
d)
May 4th Movement
48.
The first non-dynastic leader of China. His 3 principles of the people helped propel him to lead China. Father of the Nationalist Party.
a)
Sun Yixian
b)
Jiang Jieshi
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Xi Jinping
49.
A former school teacher who eventually became China's greatest revolutionary leader. (The Great Helmsman) - Communist and father of modern China
a)
Sun Yixian
b)
Jiang Jieshi
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Yao Ming
50.
Took over the Nationalist party after its founder died; was the main opponent of the Communist party.
a)
Sun Yixian
b)
Jiang Jieshi
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Yao Ming
51.
Caused the Chinese Civil War and ended the alliance between Communists and Nationalists. Hundreds of Communists were slaughtered in the streets.
a)
Shanghai Massacre
b)
The Long March
c)
May Fourth Movement
d)
Fall of Qing Dynasty
52.
A military retreat by the Chinese Communist Party over 6,000 miles of hazardous terrain. Needed to happen to ensure Communist survival.
a)
The May Fourth Movement
b)
Invasion of Manchuria
c)
The Long March
d)
Shanghai Massacre
53.
Forced the Chinese Civil War to be put on pause and made the Communists and Nationalists work together. Unofficial beginning of World War II.
a)
The Long March
b)
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Fall of Qing Dynasty
54.
During the partition of India, which religious group fled to Pakistan?
a)
Hindus
b)
Muslims 
c)
Christians
d)
Catholics 
55.
During the Partition of India, which religious group fled to India?
a)
Christians
b)
Sikhs
c)
Jews
d)
Hindus
56.
What year did India gain its' independence?
a)
1920
b)
1947
c)
1930
d)
1980
57.
How was Gandhi killed?
a)
heart disease
b)
lung cancer
c)
health issues from the Salt March
d)
assassinated by a Hindu militant 
58.
Which Western country controlled India up until its' independence in 1947?
a)
France
b)
the United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
Germany
59.
What was the goal of the Indian National Congress, or INC?
a)
Help India gain its' independence from Great Britain
b)
Create separation between Hindus and Muslims
c)
Create a socialist economy
d)
Establish Bangladesh 
60.
Gandhi is best known for his 
a)
Use of nonviolent resistance to achieve Indian independence 
b)
Desire to establish separate Hindu/Muslim nations
c)
Opposition to Hindus holding political office
d)
Encouragement of violence to end British rule
61.
Civil Disobedience is best described as 
a)
Refusal to obey unjust laws 
b)
VIolence during wartime
c)
Armed protest to colonial rule
d)
Actions against Palestinians
62.
One reason India gained its' independence from Great Britain in 1947 was that
a)
Great Britain was defeated after WWII
b)
The Treaty of Versailles required Britain to give up land
c)
Britain did not have the funds after WWII
d)
India had supported the Axis powers during WWII
63.
Which statement best explains why India was partitioned in 1947?
a)
The British feared a united India
b)
One region wanted to remain under British control
c)
Religious differences led to political division
d)
Communist supporters wanted a separate state
64.
Why did Gandhi and his followers march to the sea to make salt?
a)
To protest the water tax
b)
The British companies had run out of salt
c)
They were on vacation
d)
To protest the British tax on salt
65.
What was the INC's biggest struggle in their fight for independence?
a)
Many wanted to stay under British control
b)
Nobody wanted change
c)
The conflict between Hindus and Muslims
d)
Gandhi's use of force and resistance
66.
What were Indians protesting in Amritsar?
a)
Cloth tax
b)
The draft for WWII
c)
The law that forbid Indians from getting close to an officer
d)
Salt taxes 
67.
What is a sepoy?
a)
An Indian soldier
b)
A British tax
c)
The era of British rule
d)
an Independence movement
68.
What is the nickname for the Sepoy Rebellion? (from the Indian perspective)
a)
An unfair mutiny
b)
The First War of Independence
c)
Sepoy Mutiny
d)
Aggressive independence
69.
What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy Rebellion?
a)
Indian oppression of the British
b)
The Indians were protesting taxes
c)
The gun cartridges were greased with animal fat
d)
The British taxed salt 
70.

What is Nationalism?

a)

Loyalty to one's nation

b)

Love and loyalty to your fellowmen

c)

Love of Country

71.

Which of the following clearly describes Patriotism?

a)

Loyalty to one's nation

b)

Love and loyalty to your fellowmen

c)

Love of country

72.

What is Nationalism for ASIA?

a)

It is what binds the citizen of a country together.

b)

Collective sentiment of the people, their hopes of independence from their colonizers.

c)

Nationalism was based on the desire to form a kingdom by occupying territories.

73.

He established the Young Turks Movement in 1906.

a)

Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud

b)

Reza Shah Pahlavi

c)

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

74.

He changed the name of his country, Saudi Arabia in honor of his family.

a)

Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud

b)

Reza Shah Pahlavi

c)

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

75.

Who is he? He became the new leader of Persia in 1921 and deposed the ruling Shah in 1925.

•He changed Persia's Greek name to "Iran" in 1935.

a)

Abd al- Aziz Ibn Saud

b)

Reza Shah Pahlavi

c)

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

76.

Lebanon separated from __________ and became a republic in 1926.

a)

Pakistan

b)

Syria

c)

Iraq

77.

Iraq became a _____________ in 1932.

a)

Parliament

b)

Aristocracy

c)

Monarchy

78.

Rising demand for petroleum products brought oil exploration and led to rapid economic changes and development in Southwest Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

What important event happened in 1927?

a)

Mehmed VI becomes last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and last Caliph.

b)

Persia’s new leader, Reza Shah Pahlavi, set out to modernize Persia.

c)

Saudi Arabia gained independence

80.

_______________ contributed raw materials, money, and soldiers to support the British in the First World War.

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

Saudi Arabia

81.

In 1885, ______________________ , a primary political movement in India was established.

a)

Indian National Government

b)

All-India Muslim League

c)

Indian National Congress

82.

More than 10, 000 people assembled at Jallianwala Bagh ,to protest against the arrest of two Indian National Congress leaders. The peaceful protest turned into violence because of the merciless shooting by British soldiers.

a)

Amritsar Killing

b)

Amritsar Massacre

c)

Quit India Movement

83.

______________________ was arrested by the British in India as an agitator and is sentenced to six years in prison.

a)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Jawaharlal Neru

84.

_____________________ became president of the Muslim League in India.

a)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Jawaharlal Neru

85.

Mahatma Gandhi launched the ________________ , calling on a large crowd in Bombay to 'do or die' in the struggle to expel the British

a)

Amritsar Massacre

b)

Quit India Movement

c)

Salt March

86.

In granting independence to India, Britain partitioned the subcontinent along sectarian lines into ______________ and the republic of India.

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Pakistan

c)

Iran

87.

______________________ became prime minister of the newly independent republic of India

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

88.

Muslim leader _________________ became the first governor-general of the new state of Pakistan

a)

Jawaharlal Neru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Mohammed Ali Jinnah

89.

________________________ was assassinated at a Delhi prayer meeting by a Hindu extremist, Nathuram Godse.

a)

Jawaharlal Neru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

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