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WorksheetsPoint Avenue Romanov Russia WBC 2019 Lesson 7
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Nicholas I was given what nickname?
Gendarme of Europe
Gentleman of the bedchamber
The Autocrat
The Rattlesnake
In what year was Russia's first major railway opened, connecting St. Petersburg with Moscow?
1851
1951
1762
1850
What was the goal of the 'Holy Alliance'?
To promote further revolutions in Europe
To prevent further revolutions in Europe
To annex the Crimea from the Ottoman Empire
How long would the Caucasian War last?
1813-1856
1817-1864
1805-1852
Who were the Decembrists?
Guard officers who demanded stricter laws against revolutionaries
Guard officers who saw liberal ideas and laws during the Napoleonic wars and now wanted them in Russia
Guard officers who demanded the basis of a democracy for Russia
Guard officers who wanted Napoleon to be emperor of Russia
Who was the brother of Alexander I and Nicholas I who were supposed to be emperor after Alexander?
Constantine
Alexander II
Paul II
Giuseppe
How many Decembrists revolted in 1825 in palace square in front of the Winter Palace?
2000
3500
100000
3000
Nicholas I was a conservative and reactionary
TRUE
FALSE
After the Napoleonic Wars, Russia was seen as a great European power
TRUE
FALSE
Nicholas ruled Russia in the spirit of Orthodoxy, Nationality, and Autocracy.
FALSE
WHO KNOWS
MAYBE
TRUE
Russia's army was the biggest in Europe, but it lacked talented generals who could win a war.
False, Russia had the best generals
True, Nicholas promoted loyal generals, not talented ones.
Why did the Ottoman Empire declare war on Russia in 1853?
Russia wanted to occupy territory that belonged to the Ottomans and the Persians.
Russia wanted to protect Orthodox believers in that region
The Ottomans believed Russia was a weak power
Why did the British and the French side with the Ottomans and not the Russians?
They wanted to protect their own interests in the region against a growing Russian empire
They didn't want Russia to become too powerful
They were jealous of the Romanovs and wanted them to pay for being so successful and powerful
Russia defeated the Ottomans, the British, and the French in the Crimean War.
False, Russia was defeated and the empire started to crumble after that
True, Russia, once again emerged as the dominant power on the continent.
Before the Crimean War, Russia kept winning wars because she...
Had millions of peasants that could fight in the army
Could march her army much further than that of other countries
Before the CW, wars were pre-industrialized, which was perfect for Russia
Russia lost the Crimean War because...
She wasn't prepared for war
Russia was not industrializing like the British and the French and did not have the technological and financial muscle to win a war
Russia was still defined by the system of serfdom, where the majority of the population was uneducated and unable to contribute significance to the country
Russia's army was ill trained and her generals were inexperienced and untalented
The Crimean War was the first war to use modern industrial technologies like railways and steamer boats
False, that was the Russo -Turkish War
True, the industrial revolution that started during the enlightenment was spreading across Europe
By the time of Nicholas' death, the Russian empire was on its knees, weakened and broken by decades of stagnation and defeat
True
False
Russia supported which country in its fight for independence against the Ottomans?
Bulgaria
Persia
Croatia
Greece
Who was Russia's greatest poet?
Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Speransky
Mei Linh
Alexander Pushkin
Who was the Father of Russian Socialism?
Karl Marx
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Alexander Herzen
Which empire was known as "The Sick Man of Europe?"
The Austro-Hungarian Empire
The Russian Empire
The British Empire
The Ottoman Empire
Which Russian naval base in the Crimea did the French and the British attack?
Yekaterinburg
Odessa
Sevastopol
Kroonstad
How long did the Russians hold out against the French and British before their Crimean naval base fell?
1 Year
14 Months
2 Years
18 Weeks
