Chapter 14 Study Guide

Revolution and Nationalism (1917-1939)

I. Matching: Complete each sentence by writing the letter of the correct term in the blank provided. 3pts.

-Be familiar with all the terms in the chapter

II. Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the correct answer. 3pts.

-Gregory Rasputin was a ______.

-The word “Bolshevik” means

-Under Joseph Stalin’s command economy system, all economic decisions were made by __.

-One cause of the March 1917 revolution in Russia was

- Who seized power from Persia’s shah and changed the name of his country to Iran?

- By what means did Stalin’s Communist party ensure obedience?

-Lenin and the Bolsheviks promised the people ______.

- Which was a result of the Bolshevik Revolution?

-Which of the following reflects the chronological order in which the following men served as the Russian head of state? Alexander III, Lenin, Stalin, Nicholas II

-The new government brought much of the Old Russian empire under its rule. It created the U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. means

-Which of the following is the best definition of a totalitarian state?

-Which group was known for taking a 6,000-mile journey known as the “Long March?”

-Lenin’s New Economic Policy was designed to

-What was the result of China having a Nationalist government recognized by the world but a

Communist party growing in the countryside?

-Despite its elected legislature, who really controlled the Soviet government?

-Who led the famous protest known as the Salt March?

-What were soviets under Russia’s provisional government?

-What was the purpose of the Soviet state’s Five-Year Plans?

-What did the pogroms that occurred in the late 19th-century do?

-Stalin mainly used propaganda to

III. Essay 10pts. Choose two. They are worth 5 pts. each.

- In at least 5 sentences, Explain the death of Rasputin.

-In at least 5 sentences, Explain why did the Bolshevik Revolution succeed after earlier revolutions had failed?

- In at least 5 sentences, Identify one key trait of a totalitarian state. How did Stalin use the “weapons” of totalitarianism to force that trait onto Soviet society?

-In at least 5 sentences, What did both the Nationalists and the Communists want for China? How did what the Nationalists wanted for China differ from what the Communists wanted?

- In at least 5 sentences, Why did nationalist activity in India increase dramatically after the end of World War I?