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Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 36mins
At the time of the Russian Revolution MOST people in Russia were...
peasants
supportive of the Czar
middle class
over 35 years old
"Land" in V.I. Lenin's offer of "Land, Peace, Bread" refers to...
the surrender of territory to Germany in order to end Russia's participation in WWI
the policy of taking land from the boyars and giving it to tenant farmers throughout Russia
the attempts by communists to improve the production of food on the Russian steppes
the need of Russia to acquire additional territories in order to become self-sufficient in raw materials
one HUGE economic problem in LATE 19th century Russia was...
too many rich, well educated professionals
a lack of available workers/labor
most goods were made by the domestic system/cottage industries
a lack of raw materials/resources
ALL of the following groups were part of the "Whites" during the Russian Civil War except...
Mensheviks
Bolsheviks
nobles/boyars
Russia's former WWI allies, the British, French, US
What is a Soviet
a communist Russian
Lenin's political party
a person in the Soviet Union
a council made up of soldiers, farmers, and workers
Most Europeans governments BEFORE WWI felt
military technology had exceeded the boundaries of common sense and safety
naval strength was not as important as army strength
peace at all costs was the best foreign policy
armed strength should be honored and glorified as a way to solve problems
The February/March or First Russian Revolution was about..
deciding to enter WWI
getting rid of Kerensky and the Duma
getting rid of the Czar
improving the lives and privileges of the middle class
Nationalism is ALL of the following except..
a force which unites people of a common ethnicity, language, and culture
a need for freedom from the dominance of other societies
a belief that one's culture or nation is superior to others
a desire to keep the current conditions/ways from changing
Which nation spent the most per capita on armaments/weapons in 1890?
France
Italy
Great Britain
Germany
what cause of WWI is BEST illustrated by this chart?
the system of alliances
militarism
imperialism
nationalism
World War I started
due to policies related to appeasement which failed to stop aggressive actions
due to Slavic nationalism in the Balkans of Eastern Europe
because collective security was used to stop nations who were expansionist
because the United Nations used its power to defend the Allied powers in western Europe
the ideas of socialism would most likely be supported by
Mensheviks
liberals
Bolsheviks
nobles
Nobles/Aristocrats/Boyars in Russia in the 1910s most likely..
supported a totally democratic government
supported the Mensheviks socialist system
supported the autocracy of the Czar
supported the Bolsheviks communist revolution
The League of Nations was established
to use force to punish a member that failed to act as a righteous and civilized nation
as a result of the Treaty of Frankfurt
to make an alliance amongst nations for the purpose of mutual defense
to maintain peace and international security by discussing conflicts and resolutions to avoid war
Countries want to use imperialism to gain colonies for all of the following reasons except
gain new resources
show their power
learn about other cultures
spreading their greatness
The least dominating type of imperialism was/is
sphere of influence
colony
protectorate
social darwinism
The Sino-Japanese War was fought
between China and Japan over the control of Korean raw materials and markets
the US and Japan over opening coastal trade ports and markets for American goods
due to the British selling opium to the Japanese
between Russia and Japan over control of Vietnam
Which one of the following was a provision of the Treaty of Portsmouth?
Italy received Venetia
Portugal received the eastern hemisphere
Uzbeks did not invade Kazakhstan
Japan placed a protectorate over Korea
The attempt to seek independence for a particular ethnic group is a
liberal movement
autocratic movement
nationalistic movement
socialistic movement
Before the Meiji Restoration, Japan's government most closely resembled
feudalism
constitutional monarchy
autocracy
absolute monarchy
Continually dropping prices and profits experienced by a growing number of European producers during the late 19th century led to
imperialism to gain new markets
imperialism in order to convert natives to Christianity
imperialism in order to prove national superiority
imperialism in order to gain raw materials
Civil War in Japan occurred because
the Meiji government passed laws which persecuted the samurai
foreign nations attacked Japan causing a peasant revolution
samurai wanted to modernize Japan while Shoguns did not
Japan owed China a huge indemnity which caused a rebellion over increased taxes
MOST people in India practice
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
The Berlin Conference (1884-85)
was a meeting of 8 very powerful European nations which divided Africa among themselves
was the official/legal South African government meeting that led to a policy that racially separated colonists from Native Africans
ended a war between the British and the Boers
settled the Russo-Japanese War
The early industrialization of Britain and Japan were similar in that
both were responsible for inventing new machines for mass production
both used government subsidies to start new businesses which would use Mass production techniques
both had vast raw material resources needed for mechanization
both first used mechanization in the textile industry to make
Extraterritoriality exists in a
colony
sphere of influence
condominium
democracy
the Sepoy Rebellion or Indian Mutiny
happened, in part, because the British used animal fat/oils to coat paper packaging
was the French effort to end Mughal rule using Hindu soldiers
was an attempt by Pakistan to stop India's support of the Muslim League
occurred due to British anger at the lack of literacy among native troops
As a result of the boxer Rebellion, Russia
lost territory to the Chinese rebels
gained a protectorate over Manchuria
annexed Korea
collected tariffs for the Chinese government
ALL of the following are TRUE about Rudyard Kipling's poem "The White Man's Burden" except
the poem was used as a reason/justification for European nations to conquer others to gain markets in which to sell goods
this poem was used as a reason/justification for culturally dominating non-European people
Europeans felt people in Asia, Africa, and the Americas were "inferior"
the poem states that Europeans had a duty/responsibility to "improve" the culture of native peoples outside of Europe
the Great Trek was
the first Europeans who arrived in northern Africa
the Japanese taking over Korea
Bantu African tribes migrating into southern Africa
Boers establishing three new colonies in the interior part of southern Africa
the ultimate/final goal of communism is to
overthrow the government and control all the factors of production
create a democracy for only the proletariat
redistribute the wealth obtained through profit to the working class
eliminate motives for crime in order to eliminate the need for government
supply is
the number of goods made by producers at a given price
the number of products consumers want
the amount of product sold by merchants at a given price
the amount of goods made by a producer
an economic system in which "everyone" owns the factors of production is
communism
socialism
capitalism
liberalism
one of the problems with socialism as an economic system is
the government is made less effective by increasing limits on its power
business profits decrease due to policies that improve working class wages
the entrepreneurs' make nearly unlimited profits at the expense of the working class
religious freedoms are taken away by the government
Unions
are organizations of working class people in one business or industry to bargain for better wages and working conditions
are an association of producers/business owners who negotiate to control the working conditions in factories and mines
help business owners by keeping costs down on manufactured products
are used to make the rules regarding the discipline of workers who refuse to obey supervisors in factories
Liberalism is
an ultra-conservative movement to return to a time in the past
an attempt to reform the factory system and improve living and working conditions
a political belief in the rule of law, participation in government, and individual rights like freedom of speech
a philosophy in which people surrender their rights to the government to receive protection
Communism
helps increase working class wages at the expense of the wealthy and middle class
produces goods of high quality and low cost
was created by John Stuart Mill to help British entrepreneurs
will lead to vastly improved number of good produced
Moderate/Democratic socialism
promotes the threatening, violent overthrow of government to make economic changes
believes in total, laissez-faire form of economy in a nation
is the idea the=at the middle class has been exploited, so changes must be made to government
is a theory which states that the government needs to take a more active role in a nation's economy
During the Industrial Revolution, a producer was only able to control the cost of
labor
raw materials
machinery and equipment
land
The reason Italian and German leaders fought neighbors in the 1850s + 1860s was to
prove dominance over those neighbors
gain much needed raw materials
gain much needed markets
unify peoples of a common culture and ethnicity to be free
A corporation
sells stock to make a profit
was created to be able to purchase expensive technology
always achieves a profit after the sale of its products
elects managers to determine business policies
in economic terms, a strike is
an organization of workers in one business/industry who join together to bargain for better wages and working conditons
a work stoppage by workers to hurt their employer in an attempt to improve wages and working conditions
a process by which an employer disciplines workers who break the rules in the workplace
a policy of always rejecting attempts by management of a corporation to change workplace rules and regulations
which one of the following events was the final step in the unification of Italy?
an agreement between Garibaldi and Cavour to establish the Kingdom of Italy
the invasion of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies by Garibaldi
the referendum/plebiscite of 1861 in each independent Italian state on the issue of unification
the defeat of the Austrians by Cavour of Sardinia
According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the "general will" of the people means that
government should be freely elected in order to impose limits/controls
government grants natural rights to its people
government has absolute control of its citizens
government adopts all enlightenment principles
“When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical way." This quote was most likely stated by
Thomas Hobbes
Immanuel Kant
Baron Charles de Secondat du Montesquieu
Gillbert Perrault
Thomas Hobbes favored which ONE of these forms of government?
dictatorship
feudalism
republican democracy
absolutism
ALL of the following were TRUE about factories and the factory system in except
the power sources used for factories changed during the 18th and 19th century
the earliest factories were made in the textile or clothing manufacturing
workers needed education and literacy to work in factories
the expensive new machines/technology forced factories to be created bringing machines and workers together in a building
The number of jobs for bankers during the Industrial Revolution
increased due to the need to find more markets for cheap machine made goods
decreased due to the low wages earned by the working class
decreased due to the popularity of good produced by the domestic system
increased due to the need for businesses to borrow money to buy expensive machines
Which form of government was established by the English Bill of Rights?
Theocracy
Parliamentary Democracy
Dictatorship
Direct Democracy
Which of the following types of government is decentralized?
absolute monarchy
dictatorship
republican democracy
autocracy
Capital is
money
land, tools, and equipment
labor, raw materials, and land
money, raw materials, equipment, and power source/fuel
The enclosure movement
was a war strategy created to encircle an opponent's forces during the 19th century
was the creation of machines, like tractors, which could cultivate lands faster
created more areas of land in which to build cities and urban areas
occurred when public lands were purchased by gentry and fenced off to put more lands to use
ALL of the following are true about the domestic system or cottage industries except
the supply of finished, custom made goods could barely meet the demand
finished goods produced were of extremely high quality and low cost
finished goods were produced in the private homes of craftsmen
skilled craftsmen were employed in order to produce finished goods
a manorial system of economics and inconsistent agricultural production delayed industrialization in
Belgium
Russia
Britain
France
The MAIN reason for James II being overthrown was
many people and Parliament feared England would be converted back to Roman Catholicism in a harsh way
Parliament feared a return to absolute monarchy
the gentry/business people did not like James II's tax policies
nobles were afraid James II would seize their lands if England went to war with France
Which political philosophers' ideas were MOST influenced/affected by the Glorious Revolution/English Bill of Rights?
Baron de Monstesquieu
John Locke
Socrates
Thomas Hobbes
Population in Europe increased during the 16th century because of
a reduction in crime due to better economic policies proposed by liberal governments
less wars were fought during the Age of Discovery
more food was produced due to the enclosure movement
better personal hygiene habits learned as a result of the Scientific Revolution
Industrialization first occurred in Great Britain for ALL of the following reasons except
the nation possessed many workers and canals
the nation had vast colonial possessions
the nation had a very large merchant and naval fleet
the nation had a government that supported business
In an autocracy
many people are involved in decision-making
a person or small group seizes control of the government by force
laws are made by the aristocracy
a person is selected by a monarch to govern on a daily basis
Dividends are
contracts made between producers and their suppliers
shares of stock sold to the government by a corporation
profits distributed to shareholders in a corporation
workers or laborers as named by Karl Marx
Why does Adam Smith believe that the laws of economics are subject to Natural Laws?
because the right to own property belongs to everyone
because the laws of economics should be judged by their usefulness
because people do not act in their own self-interest
because people could not exist without conducting some type of economic activity
the Duma was
the working class people of Russia in the 19th century
a legislature created by Nicholas II
a policy which punished ethnic minorities in Russia
a weapon used by Russia in WWI
MOST of Russia
has virtually no raw materials/natural resources
is prone to widespread diseases and viruses
has one crop growing season
has many warm-water ports from which to trade
Pan-Slavism is the
reason for the disunity of Slavs in southern Europe
idea that Slavs are a threat to peace in western Europe
concept that Slavs are considered an inferior ethnic group by Eastern Europeans
belief that Russia should unite all Slavic people under its control
the Reichstag Fire was
an act committed by the Fascists under Mussolini
was blamed on Communists in Germany
the event which ended Lenin's New economic Policy/NEP
the cause for Jewish people to be persecuted in Germany
Communists and Fascists were
different in how they would achieve their goals
united in wanting massive changes to the German society
similar in the use of violence to achieve their political goals
united in wanting to seize private property and businesses
A person who believes government is NOT the solution to all problems/issues, government should NOT expand and be an agent for change, could be considered, in a political ideology, as
right-wing extremist
right of center
moderate/centrist
left of center
In what ways was Russia was unprepared for WWI?
the tsar never thought Germany would attack
Germany was more militarized
Russia was not properly industrialized
All of the above
