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Mexican Revolution + Russian Revolution

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Russian Revolution happen during?

a)

World War One

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Enlightenment

2.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (Communists)?

a)

Lenin

b)

Putin

c)

Hitler

d)

Franco

3.

What issues were going on in Russia during this?

a)

Food Shortages

b)

Involvement in War

c)

Unhappiness With The Government

d)

All of the above were issues going on

4.

Who ruled Russia prior to the Russian Revolution?

a)

Czars

b)

Presidents

c)

Emporers

d)

Serfs

5.
What was the name of the civil government groups that sprouted up to rise against the Romanov Dynasty
a)
Chekas
b)
Soviets
c)
Gulags
d)
Townships
6.
Who was the leader of the Provisional Government between the February and October Revolutions
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
V. I. Lenin
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)
Alexander Kerensky
7.
What was the main cause of the failure of the Provisional Government
a)
Failure to withdraw from World War I
b)
United States wanted to take their place in the war
c)
Marxism sounded cooler
d)
Kerensky died
8.
How did Rasputin gain the tsar and tsarina's trust?
a)
won a major battle during WWI
b)
led the Russian Revolution
c)
was in charge of all finances in Russia
d)
supposedly cured the czars son of hemophilia
9.

Why did the Russian citizens want to be DONE with World War I?

a)

Bankrupt economy

b)

Scared of retaliation from another country

c)

No more soldiers to draft

d)

Huge losses and economic hardships

10.
How did the Russo-Japanese war contribute to the Russian Revolution? 
a)
Peaceful protesters at the palace were killed by Guards
b)
Protestors and rioters forced Nicholas II to abdicate his throne
c)
The loss to Japan was an embarrassment to Russian people
d)
Radical communist party
11.
What was the slogan of the Bolshevik party? 
a)
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
b)
Blood and Iron
c)
Peace, Land, Bread
d)
Life, Liberty, Property
12.

What was the difference between the Mensheviks and the Bolsheviks?

a)

The Bolsheviks were the white Russians and the Mensheviks were the red Russians

b)

The Mensheviks advocated violent revolution, Bolsheviks did not

c)

Mensheviks were made up of many groups, while the Bolsheviks were united in their determination to overthrow the czar

d)

None of the above

13.

The Germans helped the Russian Revolution by…

a)

Attacking peasants during Bloody Sunday

b)

Spreading anti-Czar propaganda

c)

Sending Vladimir Lenin back to Russia on a train

d)

Easing off on their attacks on Russia on the front.

14.

What was NOT a cause of the Russian Revolution?

a)

Bloody Sunday, when 200,000 unarmed protesters were attacked by the Czar’s Cossacks

b)

Failures in World War 1

c)

Russo-Japanese War of 1905

d)

High wages of industrial workers

e)

Horrible conditions for peasants

15.
Why were the Russian citizens fed up with their way of life and want to have a revolution?
a)
Workers were not making fair wages 
b)
People are going hungry 
c)
Citizens did not want to be involved in WW1
d)
All of the above and even some more reasons
16.
 What was the name of the political group that overthrew the Czar? 
a)
The Nazis
b)
The Boyars
c)
The Bolshevik Party 
d)
The Democratic Party 
17.
What year did the Russian Revolution begin? 
a)
1917
b)
2003
c)
1492
d)
1966
18.
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Adolf Hitler 
c)
Vladimir Lenin 
d)
Nicholas Romanov II
19.
Following the revolution what was the name of the government/philosophy that was introduced. This philosophy had a huge impact on the economy.
a)
Communism
b)
Facism 
c)
Democracy
d)
Oligarchy 
20.
What tragic event occurred in January of 1905 when guards at the Czar's palace shot & killed peaceful protesters?
a)
The Duma
b)
Bloody Saturday
c)
Bloody Sunday
d)
The Bolsheviks
21.
How did Rasputin gain the tsar and tsarina's trust?
a)
won a major battle during WWI
b)
led the Russian Revolution
c)
was in charge of all finances in Russia
d)
supposedly cured the czars son of hemophilia
22.
Despite having freedom, peasants in Russia were unhappy because: 
a)
They had no money
b)
They had no land
c)
Factory conditions were awful
d)
All of these 
23.
How did the Russo-Japanese war contribute to the Russian Revolution? 
a)
Peaceful protestors at the palace were killed by Guards
b)
Protestors and rioters forced Nicholas II to abdicate his throne
c)
The loss to Japan was an embarrassment to Russian people
d)
Radical communist party
24.
Who took over after Lenin died? 
a)
Marx 
b)
Obama 
c)
Stalin 
d)
Trotsky 
25.
What was Russia's government before the Russian Revolution?
a)
Democracy
b)
Communism
c)
Monarchy
d)
Socialism
26.
What was the final outcome of the Russian Revolution?
a)
The Bolshevik civil war
b)
WWI ended and Russia united with Germany
c)
Tsar Nicholas was put back on the throne
d)
Russia became the U.S.S.R
27.
What happens to the Czar's family in 1918?
a)
Lenin releases them
b)
They are executed and the bodies are burned
c)
Nicholas' son takes over the Monarchy
d)
They are exiled out of Russia
28.
What was Nicholas II action when the Russian involvement in WWI became unpopular?
a)
pulled out of the war
b)
moved to the front lines
c)
fleed the country
d)
stepped down from power
29.
Why did the Russian citizens want to be DONE with World War I?
a)
Bankrupt economy
b)
Scared of retaliation from another country
c)
No more soldiers to draft
d)
The czar was a terrible military leader & was losing troops rapidly
30.
In order to calm the rebellions of 1905 after Bloody Sunday Nicholas II did this:
a)
Gave people basic civil rights and created the Duma
b)
Crushed the rebellion with force
c)
Looked to Rasputin for advice
d)
Killed Lenin
31.
Who led the October Revolution?
a)
Lenin
b)
Stalin
c)
Keresnky
d)
Rasputin
32.
Which group eventually won the struggle for power in Russia?
a)
The White Army
b)
The Pink Army
c)
The Red Army
d)
The Blue Army
33.
What is the name of the Russian congress?
a)
Czarini
b)
Duma
c)
Bolsheviks
d)
Leningrad
34.
Another name for the Bolsheviks is
a)
Comrades
b)
Red Army
c)
White Army
d)
USSR
35.
The Provisional Government (Duma) was overthrown by the Bolsheviks.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
What was the March Revolution? 
a)
Peaceful protestors at the palace were killed by Guards
b)
Protestors and rioters forced Nicholas II to abdicate his throne
c)
The loss to Japan was an embarrassment to Russian people
d)
Radical communist party
37.
What was the slogan, or New Economic Policy (NEP), of the Bolshevik party? 
a)
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
b)
Blood and Iron
c)
Peace, Land, Bread
d)
Life, Liberty, Property
38.

Who became the president after Diaz resigned?

a)

Francisco I. Madero

b)

Victoriano Huerta

c)

"Pancho" Villa

d)

Emiliano Zapata

39.

Who was Emiliano Zapata?

a)

Man who won against Porfirio Diaz

b)

Harsh general who was for the Hacienda System

c)

Northern "rebel" who wanted social reform

d)

Farmer from south with Native American heritage who wanted land reform

40.

Who was Victoriano Huerta?

a)

A power hungry general that did not want to get rid of the Hacienda System who had Francisco Madero assassinated.

b)

Man who wanted free elections and won against Porfirio Diaz.

c)

President of Mexico who ruled for over 30 years.

d)

Rebel from the north who wanted social change.

41.
Who was the autocratic leader of Mexico who was eventually overthrown in the Mexican Revolution?
a)
Francisco Madero
b)
Francisco "Pancho" Villa
c)
Porfirio Diaz
d)
Emiliano Zapata
42.
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Mexican Revolution?
a)
To put a new king in charge
b)
To remove Diaz from power
c)
To give land to the poor peasants
d)
To give workers better working conditions and pay
43.
Who was the first person to call for a democratic revolution in Mexico?
a)
Emiliano Zapata
b)
Francisco Madero
c)
Porfirio Diaz
d)
Francisco “Pancho” Villa
44.

He ruled Mexico for almost 35 years, winning reelection as president again and again. He welcomed foreign investors who developed mines, built railroads, and drilled for oil. However, underneath the surface, discontent rippled through Mexico. The country’s prosperity benefited only a small group.

a)

Francisco Madero

b)

Porfirio Díaz

c)

Victoriano Huerta

d)

Venustiano Carranza

45.

What even set off the Mexican Revolution?

a)

Francisco Madero demanded free elections

b)

Victoriano Huerta was assassinated

c)

The Constitution of 1917 was adopted

d)

Venustiano Carranza defeated Villa and Zapata

46.

What happened in the years after Diaz resigned and left Mexico?

a)

Peace came to Mexico

b)

Violent civil war and millions of deaths

c)

The immediate adoption of a new democratic constitution

d)

The invasion of Mexico by the United States

47.

He was a liberal reformer, was democratically elected in 1911. But within two years he was assassinated by one of his generals, Victoriano Huerta.

a)

Emiliano Zapata

b)

Francisco “Pancho” Villa

c)

Venustiano Carranza

d)

Francisco Madero

48.

He began a revolt in the North of Mexico against Diaz in 1911 and later formed his own army of Rebels to oppose Huerta, and later Carranza. In 1916, he led his rebels to invade the United States because the US backed Carranza.

a)

Diego Rivera

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

Francisco “Pancho” Villa

d)

Porfirio Díaz

49.

He became president of Mexico in 1917. A new constitution passed, but reforms were slow to materialize.

a)

Venustiano Carranza

b)

Lázaro Cárdenas

c)

José Clemente Orozco

d)

David Alfaro Siqueiros

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