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Unit 13: Russian Revolution and World War I

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which event sparked World War I?
a)
The German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine
b)
Russia’s quest for a warm water port
c)
The assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne
d)
The sinking of the Lusitania
2.
The Allies were dealt a hard blow during World War I when Russia__________.
a)
allied with Germany to form the Central Powers
b)
invaded Sweden to gain port access
c)
suggested the United States should not join the war effort
d)
signed a peace treaty with Germany & dropped out of the war
3.
The 1919 treaty that ended WW I
a)
Reparations
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Reparations
d)
Treaty of Versailles 
4.
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed by _____________________, a young man from Serbia
a)
Gavrilo Princip
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Vladimir Lenin 
d)
Nicholas II
5.
Who were the Bolsheviks?
a)
The soldiers in WWI
b)
The leaders of Germany
c)
The rebels in the Revolutionary War
d)
The revolutionaries that overthrew the Russian government led by Lenin
6.
What type of fighting was used in WWI?
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Total Warfare
c)
Subwarfare
d)
Trench Warfare
7.
Explain the Schlieffen Plan.
a)
Attack France first, then worry about Russia
b)
Attack Russia first. Then worry about France
c)
Fight on both fronts at the same time
d)
Fight Serbia first, Russia second,  France last
8.

Fourteen Points

a)

Complete mobilization of a nation's resources

b)

Woodrow Wilson's peace proposal for self-determination

c)

International peacekeeping organization

d)

Uprising in 1917 that led to Russia's withdrawal from WWI.

9.

League of Nations

a)

Complete mobilization of a nation's resources

b)

Woodrow Wilson's peace proposal for self-determination

c)

International peacekeeping organization

d)

Uprising in 1917 that led to Russia's withdrawal from WWI.

10.

The Western front was characterized by

a)

decisive French victories

b)

steady advancement of German forces

c)

trench warfare that kept the French & Germans locked into a stalemate

d)

refusal to implement new technologies

11.

One legacy of World War I was the...

a)

rejections of strong centralized governments

b)

breakup of the Ottoman Empire

c)

expansion of Austria-Hungary

d)

dramatic economic growth

12.

What was the purpose of propaganda during the War?

a)

Spread truth about the war effort

b)

Encourage people to join in the war effort

c)

Encourage peaceful protest of the war

d)

Discourage immigration during the war

13.

How did the entry of the United States impact World War I?

a)

Introduced new technologies to turn the tide of the war

b)

Caused German soldiers to fight much harder than they were before

c)

Added hundreds of thousands of troops to the Allied Powers

d)

Caused overcrowding, leading to problems for the Allies

14.

Why did many Russians eventually stop supporting the war effort?

a)

Economic hardships

b)

Many nobles were being called to the war and dying

c)

The Allies called off their Alliance with Russia

d)

Since much of the fighting wasn't in Russia, many people no longer cared about the war effort

15.

What highly controversial event happens in the Ottoman empire during World war I?

a)

Armenian genocide

b)

Greek genocide

c)

Turkisk genocide

d)

Jewish genocide

16.

deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat each other

a)

Stalemate

b)

Showdown

c)

Mandate

d)

Total War

17.

payment for war damage, or damage caused by imprisonment

a)

Reparations

b)

Rent Collections

c)

Passing "Go"

d)

Conscription

18.

channeling a nation's entire resources into a war effort

a)

Total War

b)

Mobilization

c)

Collective Security

d)

Armistice

19.
Which one of the events listed below identifies the campaign of terror that Josef Stalin implemented against other Communist Party leaders during the mid-1930s?
a)
A.  New Economic Policy 
b)
B. Bloody Sunday 
c)
C. collectivization 
d)
 D. the Great Purge
20.

Who came up with communism?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Karl Marx

21.

What is WWI also known as?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Civil War

c)

Great War

d)

Big War

22.
True or false?  Germany had to get rid of its air force, submarines, and large battleships due to the Treaty of Versailles.
a)
True
b)
False
23.

What did Clemenceau want from the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

To permanently weaken Germany so that it could not attack France again

b)

To punish Germany, but not too harshly

c)

To create alliances with the USA

d)

To disregard French public opinion

24.

The assassination of this man led to World War I in Europe.

a)

Tsar Nicholas II

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

25.

The invasion of Belgium triggered which country to declare war on Germany?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

26.

The Cheka (secret police) helped Lenin gain control of Russia by...

a)

Infiltrated the Czar’s army

b)

Redistribution of the land to peasants

c)

Used terror tactics against enemies

d)

Negotiated peace with Germany