Unit 4 Part 1 - Communism, WWI, and Russian Revolution

Question 1

This alliance, prior to WWI's outbreak, included Russia, Great Britain, and France

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Triple Entente

Question 2

In general, workers during WWI were

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overworked and underpaid

Question 3

The lower class in Marx's theory is the ____; the upper class is the ____.

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proletariat; bourgeoisie

Question 4

All of the following were terms of the Versailles Treaty EXCEPT

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Germany, Britain, France, & Austria shared blame for the war

Question 5

Oil, steel, chemical production, workers unions, and advances in communication before WWI were part of the

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Industrial Revolution

Question 6

How did WWI lead to the Russian Revolution?

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Huge losses and starvation drove people to revolt

Question 7

1917 was an important year in WWI because

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Russia experienced a communist revolution

Question 8

One legacy of the war is that after WWI, colonies who had demanded more autonomy for their service were

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denied self-government

Question 9

Conditions of trench warfare included all of the following EXCEPT

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medical treatment for shell shock

Question 10

Leader of Russia who took personal responsibility for leading during WWI; abdicated the throne

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Nicholas II

Question 11

Post-WWI literature and art tended to

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be dark, reflecting wartime experiences, critique the shallow lives of the Lost Generation

Question 12

The genocide of this group by Ottoman Turks was the reason the empire's civilian death toll was high

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Armenians

Question 13

Movements for national unity and territory for all Serbs is an example of which MAIN cause?

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nationalism

Question 14

1917 was an important year in WWI because

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The US joined the war

Question 15

In The Communist Manifesto, Marx does all EXCEPT what?

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call the bourgeoisie evil and greedy

Question 16

France and Germany competing for colonial territory is an example of which MAIN cause?

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imperialism

Question 17

One legacy of the war is

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better emergency medical care and health systems

Question 18

All of the following are fundamental (long-term) causes of WWI except

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Franz Ferdinand's assassination

Question 19

The group responsible for the "spark" of the war (Franz Ferdinand's assassination), the Black Hand, was from

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Serbia

Question 20

Germany's backing of Austria-Hungary's aggressive actions is an example of which MAIN cause?

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alliances

Question 21

All of the following are phases of communist revolution according to Marx EXCEPT

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feudalism

Question 22

China protested the loss of land to Japan at Versailles with something called

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the May Fourth Movement

Question 23

Germany's Schlieffen plan created before WWI, to attack France by invading Belgium is an example of which MAIN cause?

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militarism

Question 24

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk did which of the following?

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Gave Germany and Austria-Hungary millions of miles of Russian territory

Question 25

All of the following were new weapons used in WWI EXCEPT

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aircraft carrier

Question 26

One way businesses were affected by WWI is that factory production and railroads were _______ during wartime

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nationalized

Question 27

The new democratic government created for Germany at the end of WWI was called

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Weimar Republic

Question 28

Term for engagement of all citizens and all sectors of a society's economy in wartime

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total war

Question 29

Why was the provisional government unable to keep its power in Russia?

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it continued to fight in WWI when the people did not want to

Question 30

The Versailles Treaty did all EXCEPT

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exempted Germany from payment of reparations

Question 31

The "recipe" for communism according to Marx included all EXCEPT

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takeover by a small group

Question 32

A major social change caused by WWI was

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women receiving voting rights

Question 33

The demilitarized zone between France and Germany after WWI was called the

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Rhineland

Question 34

One reason that stalemate made WWI was so difficult for soldiers is because

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they felt as if they were not winning or making progress

Question 35

This type of weapon had been banned by the Hague Convention, but its ban was not enforced

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poison gases

Question 36

In 1905, Bloody Sunday destabilized Russia because

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the tsar's troops shot workers, leading to loss of trust

Question 37

What happened in February of 1917 in Russia?

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workers and soldiers went on strike, the tsar abdicated

Question 38

All of the following were new countries created by Versailles EXCEPT

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Russia

Question 39

Building of dreadnought battleships by Britain and Germany is an example of which MAIN cause of WWI?

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militarism

Question 40

Lenin's slogan as he pushed against the Provisional Government included all EXCEPT?

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prosperity

Question 41

Wilson's 14 Points (plans for the world post-war) included all of the following EXCEPT

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a world court to judge international disputes

Question 42

One of the major impacts of WWI was a seismic political shift in Russia when _____ took power

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Lenin

Unit 4 Part 1 - Communism, WWI, and Russian Revolution

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