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WWI, Russian Revolution, and Interwar Years Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these nations did NOT fight with the Allied Powers in World War I?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Russia

2.

What country left World War I in 1917 and made a separate peace with the Central Powers?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

England

d)

United States

3.

The western front in World War I was an example of a "war of attrition." This means that

a)

the front tended to move frequently.

b)

most of the targets were civilian ones.

c)

the Central Powers quickly overran the Allies.

d)

both sides dug in and tried to wear each other down.

4.

Which of these was a technological innovation in warfare in World War I?

a)

atomic bomb

b)

cluster bomb

c)

aerial warfare

d)

air to air missiles

5.

Which of these is considered to be the "spark" which ignited World War I?

a)

the invasion of Poland

b)

the invasion of Belgium

c)

the assassination of Franz-Ferdinand

d)

the sinking of a British passenger ship

6.

The purpose of Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" was to

a)

state the U.S.'s peacetime goals after World War I.

b)

encourage Italy to join the Allied Powers.

c)

explain why the U.S. did not enter World War I in 1914.

d)

explain why the U.S. did not enter World War I in 1914.

7.

According to Woodrow Wilson, the purpose of the League of Nations was

a)

to remove threat of future wars.

b)

to prevent nuclear proliferation.

c)

to help the US gain more territories.

d)

to help promote prohibition in other countries.

8.

To revitalize the Russian economy after the Revolution and Civil War, Lenin implemented which program?

a)

War Commu

b)

5 Year Plan

c)

New Economic Policy

d)

New Deal

9.

Which statement BEST describes the Bolshevik Revolution?

a)

It was begun by Joseph Stalin.

b)

It began a civil war in Russia.

c)

It toppled Tsar Alexander II from power.

d)

It prevented Russia from exiting World War I

10.

The socialist group called the Bolsheviks led the final stage of the Russian Revolution and followed the teachings of

a)

Johann Goethe.

b)

Thomas Paine.

c)

John Locke.

d)

Karl Marx.

11.

During the Russian Civil War, the Bolshevik "Red Army" was opposed by the

a)

Blue Army

b)

White Army

c)

Green Army

d)

Black Army

12.

Which of these conditions did soldiers contract from fighting in trenches in World War I?

a)

scurvy

b)

tetanus

c)

fallout

d)

trench foot

13.

After the March Revolution and the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, a new government was established known as

a)

Russian Federation

b)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

c)

Russian Provisional Government

d)

Russian Empire

14.

What was a key difference between the political and economic outlooks of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin?

a)

Lenin supported socialism; Stalin did not.

b)

Lenin allowed some private enterprise; Stalin did not.

c)

Lenin felt that governmental changes should be gradual; Stalin did not.

d)

Lenin implemented severe censorship of oppositional views; Stalin did not.

15.

Which area was called the "powder keg" of Europe and was the place where World War I began?

a)

Balkans

b)

Gallipoli

c)

Western Front

d)

Ottoman Empire

16.

A struggle for power within the USSR after the death of Lenin in 1924 was between which two leaders?

a)

Stalin & Khrushchev

b)

Stalin & Kerensky

c)

Gorbachev & Trotsky

d)

Stalin and Trotsky

17.

How does this poster depict German militarism prior to World War I?

a)

The poster depicts Germany and her culture as a "mad brute"

b)

The poster depicts Germany as unhappy about the possible start of the war.

c)

The poster depicts Germany as "saviors" as depicted by the woman being carried.

d)

The poster depicts Germany as alone in the fight for freedom in the years leading up to World War I.

18.

How did militarism contribute to the start of World War I?

a)

Militarism influenced government and many nations became military dictatorships leading to the war.

b)

Militarism created an environment where war was a way of resolving disputes over negotiation or diplomacy.

c)

The competition between countries to build powerful armies acted as the sole reason for the start of the war.

d)

Militarism created an environment where people only listened to generals, in turn, causing conflict and starting the war.

19.

Which statement BEST describes the Bolshevik Revolution?

a)

It was begun by Joseph Stalin.

b)

It began a civil war in Russia.

c)

It toppled Tsar Alexander II from power.

d)

It prevented Russia from exiting World War I

20.

What was a key difference between the political and economic outlooks of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin?

a)

Lenin supported socialism; Stalin did not.

b)

Lenin allowed some private enterprise; Stalin did not.

c)

Lenin felt that governmental changes should be gradual; Stalin did not.

d)

Lenin implemented severe censorship of oppositional views; Stalin did not.

21.

The belief that a country needs a strong army is called

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Socialism

22.
The Allied cause was dealt a hard blow during World War I when Russia
a)
allied with Germany.
b)
invaded Sweden.
c)
denounced the United States.
d)
signed a peace treaty with Germany.
23.
Who was the first leader of the Bolsheviks and helped overthrow the Czar to set up the USSR
a)
Stalin
b)
Gorbachev
c)
Lenin
d)
Putin
24.
Supporters of Lenin, who overtook the provisional government and established Russia as “communist.”
a)
Lenin
b)
Bolshevik 
c)
Czar
d)
Bloody Sunday
25.
fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916, was the largest and longest battle of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies.
a)
Battle of Verdun
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Mandate System
d)
Reparations
26.
Information or material spread to advance a cause or to damage an opponent’s cause
a)
Propaganda
b)
Reparations
c)
Militarism
d)
Conscription
27.
The making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.
a)
Reparations
b)
Conscription
c)
Militarism
d)
Communism
28.
Assassinated on June 28, 1914, at the hand of a Serbian terrorist group the "Black Hand," led to the beginning of World War I.
a)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Czar Nicholas II
d)
Vladimir Lenin
29.
A secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the prior event of the United States entering World War I against Germany.
a)
Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Conscription
c)
Propaganda
d)
Treaty of Versailles
30.
A compromise between the Allies' wish to retain the former German and Turkish colonies and their pre-Armistice declaration (November 5, 1918) that annexation of territory was not their aim in the war.
a)

Mandate System

b)

Battle of Verdun

c)

The Great Compromise

d)

Treaty of Versailles

31.
An economic system in which all means of production – land, mines, factories, railroads, and businesses – are owned by the people, private property does not exist, and all goods and services are shared equally
a)
Communism
b)
Mass production
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Militarism
32.
A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Battle of Verdun
c)
Conscription
d)
Militarism
33.
Sometimes called the draft, is the compulsory enlistment of people in a national service, most often a military service.
a)
Conscription
b)
Militarism
c)
Propaganda
d)
Reparations
34.
Peace treaty that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Mandate System
c)
Communism
d)
Conscription
35.
Last Emperor of Russia, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917. His reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire from being one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military.
a)
Czar Nicholas II
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Jospeh Stalin
d)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
36.

What the name of the two sides in WWI?

a)

The Axis Powers and the Central Powers

b)

The Central Powers and the Allied Powers

c)

The Allied Powers and the Germans

d)

The Russians and the Central Powers

37.

Technologies that contributed to lost of deaths in WWI?

a)

mortar and assault rifle

b)

fighter plane and rocket artillery

c)

submarine and machine gun

d)

shrapnel and night vision

38.

What is the League of Nations?

a)

An international organisation that helps to promote trade

b)

An international organisation that aims to promote peace among the countries

c)

An international organisation that will fight other countries

d)

An international organisation that will bring hope and stability in the world

39.

Characteristics of Fascism and Communism

a)

no economic/social classes

b)

one-party political system

c)

limited freedoms

d)

very strong national government

40.

discrimination against or prejudice toward Jews

a)

Anti-Semitism

b)

racism

c)

persecution

d)

liberation

41.

deprived Jews of their rights of citizenship, prohibiting Jews from marrying Germans or non-Jews

a)

Nuremberg Laws

b)

Star of David

c)

Allies

d)

Third Reich

42.

Promoted nationlism and power creating totalitarian governments

a)

Mussolini and Hitler

b)

Hitler and Stalin

c)

Mussolini and Lenin

d)

Putin and Mussolini

43.
What rose during the Great Depression?
a)
Unemployment
b)
Tariffs
c)
Anger/Sadness
d)
All of the above
44.

A form of government that puts the good of nation above all else (extreme nationalism)?

a)

Oligrachy

b)

Republic

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Fascism

45.

Who was the Fascist leader of Italy who set out to create an Italian Empire?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Hirohito

46.

Opponents of Stalin could have found themselves sent to a __________ during the Great Purge?

a)

Ghettos

b)

Dumas

c)

Gulags

d)

Factory

47.

How did Stalin transform the role of agriculture in the Soviet Union?

a)

Gave the peasants land.

b)

He collectively combined it under the state.

c)

Put numerous Kulaks in charge.

d)

Set 8 year plans for farmers.

48.

What was the goal of Stalin's Five-Year plans?

a)

Build up the Red Army

b)

End famine by increasing food production.

c)

Transform the Soviet Union into an industrial economy.

d)

Increase voting rights in the Soviet Union