World History Test

Littlejohn – Ch. 30 Revolution and Nationalism

Multiple choice (2 points each)

  1. How did the policies of the czars lead to revolution?

a)the czars were not very forceful and they were easy to dethrone

b)the czars were strict rulers and that made the people want more rights

c)the czars introduced the ideas of communism into Russia

d)the czars allowed Vladimir Lenin into Russia

  1. What do the Russo-Japanese War and World War I have in common?

a)they both were won by Russia

b)they both showed Russia’s weakness as a country

c)they both won support for the czars after they were fought

d)they both increased the power of the czars

  1. Which of the following is a definition for proletariat?

a)an organization of soldiers, farmers and workers

b)it is a name for the nobles in Russia

c)it is the term given to the workers under the system of communism

d)it is a type of socialism similar to communism

Matching

4. Bolsheviksa) a small radical group of revolutionaries, the Reds

5. Vladimir Leninb) a moderate group of revolutionaries, the Whites

6. Mensheviksc) a revolutionary leader who had been expelled

7. Rasputind) a corrupt adviser to Czarina Alexandra

8. Joseph Staline) in charge of the communist party by 1928

True or False

  1. On Bloody Sunday 30,000 Russian soldiers were killed in Petrograd which spawned revolt against the Russian czar.
  2. Nicholas II and his family wereeventually executed after he abdicated his throne.
  3. In the March Revolution of 1917, workers on strike rebelled against the czar and eventually he was forced to abdicate.
  4. A civil war was fought in Russia and the Red army was headed by Leon Trotsky.

Multiple choice

  1. Which of the following events led to the overthrow of the provisional government?

a)The Treaty of Brest – Litovsk

b)The continued participation in World War I

c)The creation of the Duma

d)The Russo – Japanese War

  1. Which statement is an accurate description of a soviet?

a)it is a council of workers, peasants and soldiers

b)it is a ruling group of aristocrats

c)it is a pact made by the government with its people to rule them fairly

d)it is a labor camp that punished those opposed to the government

  1. What did the Bolsheviks rename their party?

a) the Communist Party c) the Nazi Party

b) the Fascist Party d) the Totalitarian Party

  1. What type of economy is one where the government makes all economic decisions?

a) capitalistic b) command c) laissez – faire d) traditional

  1. Which of the following is true of collective farms in the Soviet Union?

a)They were large independently owned farms of individual peasants

b)They were where 60 % of the peasants lived

c)The peasants protested them by killing their livestock

d)They were where people who opposed Stalin were sent

  1. What was the name of the economic plan under Stalin’s regime?

a)The Checka b) The Gulag c) The Pravda d) the Five Year Plan

Matching

19. Jiang Jieshia) he led the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty

20. Mao Zedongb) a protest set off from a demonstration of

21. May Fourth Movement 3,000 students

22. Long Marchc) a Communist revolutionary

23. Sun Yixiand) Nationalist leader who fought the Communists

e) it saved the Communist forces from extinction

Multiple choice

24. What do Japan and China have in common when it came to the Treaty of Versailles?

a)they both had to give up their colonial possessions because of it

b)they both had to pay war reparations to the Allies

c)they both had to disband their army and navy because of it

d)they both felt betrayal and anger because of it

25. Which of the following would have been common enemies for the Nationalist Party and Communist Party of China?

a)Russia

b)Japan

c)the Manchurians

d)both a and b

e)all of the above

26. Which of the following would NOT be a goal of Yixian’s Three Principles of the People?

a) nationalism b) democracy c) fascism d) economic security

27. What was the Kuomintang?

a)the Chinese Parliament

b)a name for the Nationalist Party in China

c)the massacre of thousands of protesters at Tiananmen Square

d)the newspaper of the Communist Party that spread revolutionary ideas in China

28. Who was the Chinese Civil War between?

a)Nationalists and the Kuomintang c) Nationalists and the Communists

b)Communists and the Daoists d) Daoists and the Kuomintang

True of False

  1. The country of India felt that they should receive freedom because they helped Britain fight World War I.
  1. The Rowlatt Acts granted some freedoms to Indians but not enough to satisfy them.
  2. At Amritsar, 400 British soldiers were killed by protesting members of the Indian National Congress.
  3. The Salt March led by Mohandas Gandhi was a protest to Britain taxing salt in India.
  4. The Indian Congress Party and the MuslimLeagueled the push for Indian home rule.
  5. Mohandas Gandhi used civil disobedienceas a way to protest British rule of India.

Multiple choice

  1. What did Mustafa Kemal do?

a)he became the first president of the Republic of Turkey

b)he won Persia’s independence from Russia

c)he created the country of Saudi Arabia

d)he created the country of Iran

  1. Which statement is true for Persia?

a)Reza Shah Pahlavi took control of Persia

b)Persia was renamed Saudi Arabia

c)Persia broke away from Pakistan

d)Spain had a sphere of influence over Persia

  1. What did Persia change its name to in 1925?

a)Iran b) Iraq c) Israel d) Saudi Arabia

38. Who was Abd al – Aziz Ibn Saud?

a) the leader of Egyptc) he unified Arabia

b) the last emperor of Chinad) the first leader of an independent India

39. All of the following statements about Mustafa Kemal are true EXCEPT . . .

a)He was given the nickname Ataturk

b)He wanted his people to dress in traditional Muslim clothing

c)He modernized his country

d)He defeated the Greeks who were invading his country

Short answer (6 points each)

40. Explain how a totalitarian regime like the one in Stalinist Russia controls the lives of its citizens.

41. What was the Great Purge? Why is it associated with gulags?

42. Why would the people of India use nonviolent tactics when it came to winning their independence? Give examples of tactics used.