Modern World History - Russia
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- Q1“Russia must modernize. It has fallen far behind the rest of Europe and must be brought into the Modern age.” Which of the following would most likely have made that statement?Nicholas the IIAlexander the IIINicholas the IPeter the Great30s
- Q2“Our goods must be transported by land. We have been isolated for far too long and missed out on all the advances Western Europe has made.” This statement refers to which of the following disadvantages Russia traditionally had?the lack of a warm water porta lack of riversa technology disadvantagethe lack of good roads30s
- Q3“Our store has been burned and our house has its windows broken. All this just because of who we are. I wish we could move from this place called Russia.” The girls stating this is from which race and has been the victim of what form of organized prejudice?German/reich burnJewish/pogromPolish/polsgromitznone of these30s
- Q4Which situation resulted from the Russo-Japanese War of 1905?Russia gained control of China and Japanthe Japanese Emperor encouraged reforms in RussiaJapan lost its status as a world powerdissident groups challenged the power of the Russian Czar30s
- Q5Alexander III claimed what title?czarkingemperorfuhrer30s
- Q6The man who brought Russia into WWI was:Josef Stalin.Vladimir LeninAlexander III.Nicholas II30s
- Q7. “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” This quote is one of the basic ideas of what economic ideology?LeninismMercantilismCapitalismMarxism30s
- Q8“History is the recording of the struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeoise. The end result of this struggle will be the proletariat throwing off the chains of the oppressive bourgeoise and the truimph of the worker.” This statement would be supported by someone who believed in the ideas of what philosopher of the late 19th century in Europe?Joseph StalinAlexander the IIIKarl MarxVladimir Lenin30s
- Q9A major cause of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was themarriage of Czar Nicholas II to a German princessdefeat of Germany in the Russian campaignappeal of Marxism to the Russian nobilityexistence of sharp economic differences between social classes30s
- Q10The term that best describes the position of Jews in Czarist Russia ispersecuted minoritylanded gentrymilitary leaders. political elite30s
- Q11Which slogan expressed the ideals of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917?Liberty, Equality, and FraternityNationalism, Democracy, and the People’s LivelihoodBread, Land, and PeaceLand and Liberty30s
- Q12Which statement best describes a relationship between World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution?World War I gave the Czar’s army the needed experience to suppress the revolutionOpposing Russian forces cooperated to fight the foreign invaders.World War I created conditions in Russia that helped trigger a revolutionWorld War I postponed the revolution in Russia by restoring confidence in the Czar.30s
- Q13Read the following paragraph to answer the next question. The Kirghiz with whom we stopped was very well off. . . . After some tea our host asked me, “Where is the Ak Padsha now, the White Tsar Nikolai?” “He and all his family, the Tsaritsa, their daughters and son, have been killed by the Bolsheviks,” I answered. The old man gave a deep sigh . . .“And you . . . Are you one of the men of the regime of Nikolai?” “Yes, of course,” I replied. “I detest and despise the Bolsheviks.” The old man . . . began to blink and a tear rolled down his cheek, while the rest of the family sobbed . . . I was deeply touched by the scene. On this remote frontier of the Empire, . . . a family of nomad herdsmen was weeping for the tragic death of their White Pasha, as the Tsar was known. 13. In which period of time did this scene take place?during the Napoleonic Warsafter Mao Zedong came to powerduring World War IIafter the Russian Revolution30s
- Q14Which characteristic was common to both Russia under the Czars and the Soviet Union under Josef Stalin?encouragement of free enterprisepersecution of political dissenterssupport of artistic and literary freedoma lack of concern about territorial expansion30s
- Q15Under Josef Stalin, the Soviet Union emphasized centralized economic planning and Five-Year Plans primarily todevelop heavy industryexpand exportscreate a demand for high-quality importsproduce more consumer goods30s