3 tests

Question 1

Czar

Answer 1

Absolute Monarch or ruler of Russia

Question 2

Proletariat

Answer 2

Lowest class in a society, referring mostly to industrial workers

Question 3

Bourgeoisie

Answer 3

The middle class

Question 4

Bolsheviks

Answer 4

Communist “majority” faction of the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party

Question 5

Romanov

Answer 5

Czarist royal family who ruled Russia for 3 centuries

Question 6

Totalitarianism

Answer 6

Absolute unlimited power by a ruler and control over every phase of life

Question 7

Soviet

Answer 7

Elected councils formed during the Revolution

Question 8

What was the purpose for the protests on Bloody Sunday?

Answer 8

Sought to petition the czar for better working conditions & suffrage

Question 9

Why was it called Bloody Sunday?

Answer 9

The czar’s guards fired into the crowd killing people in a peaceful protest

Question 10

What was the Czar’s response to Bloody Sunday?

Answer 10

He gave the Duma (Russian Congress) more power temporarily where then when the rest of the revolution was crushed he Nicholas dissolved the Duma.

Question 11

Why was Russia’s entrance into WWI known as the “Last Straw?”

Answer 11

The war revealed the ineptitude and arrogance of the country’s aristocratic elite, it further tarnished the czar’s reputation and people’s faith and moral in the country through military defeats.

Question 12

What were Russia’s failures during WWI?

Answer 12

They failed to supply troops resulting in mass casualties and they did not provide people with a reason for fighting in the war. Along with this the arragance of the government caused their failure. There was also problems with military commanders not following orders to the fullest extent.

Question 13

What happened leaving Czarina Alexandra and Rasputin “in charge” of the Russian government?

Answer 13

Nicholas II went to the eastern front to be the commander to boost the troops morale. While they were in charge they threw the government into chaos while completely mismanaging the wartime economy and discrediting the monarch through Rasputin (who had scandals around him) and Alexandra (ruling as an autocratic as a woman which was seen as wrong) ruling.

Question 14

What caused the collapse of the Imperial Government?

Answer 14

Due to Nichloas away fighting the war and not managing his kingdom their resulted in first came food food riots, strikes, and protests against the war which grew out of control as the government lost control of the police and army which forced Czar Nicholas to abdicate making a Provisional Government take over.

Question 15

What was the March Revolution?

Answer 15

It was riots, strikes, and protests against the war which grew out of control as the government lost control of the police and army which forced Czar Nicholas to abdicate making a Provisional Government take over.

Question 16

Who was Vladimir Lenin?

Answer 16

He was the leading Marxist revolutionary committed to class struggle and revolution who was exiled to Siberia for anti-czarist protests who then fled to Western Europe and who had returned with German help to take the lead and implement socialist reforms and revolution.

Question 17

How did the Bolsheviks seize power during the October Revolution?

Answer 17

After the workers began striking in the Bolshevik motto they seized the opportunity to go into government offices and arrest the leaders of the Provisional government and establish control.

Question 18

What was the final result of the Russian Civil War?

Answer 18

The bolsheviks with the Red Army defeated the White, seized power, and proclaimed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic.

Question 19

How did Stalin seize power?

Answer 19

He was the secretary so he gave people who were loyal to him powerful jobs so he would eventually get enough support and power from those he gave jobs to take over the government.

Question 20

How did WWI lead to a rivalry between Russia and the United States?

Answer 20

Within it the Russian Revoltuion took place which turning Russia communist creating that clash of ideology.

Question 21

How did WWII lead to a rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States?

Answer 21

The result removed all other nations that were a common threat and made the border between the two right next to each other.

Question 22

What are the “main bodies” of the United Nations?

Answer 22

The Grand Assembly, Secretariat, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council Trusteeship Council, and the International Court of Justice.

Question 23

What is the function of the Security Council?

Answer 23

They are responsible for maintaining peace between countries.

Question 24

What is the main purpose and mission of the United Nations?

Answer 24

To promote international peace and security and to improve the living conditions of the world population. To organize a group of countries to keep the world peace and cooperation.

Question 25

Choose (1) specialized agency associated with the United Nations and tell me what they do?

Answer 25

World Food Program and they fight hunger by responding to emergencies, attempting to prevent hunger in the future, and bringing food to those who need it.

Question 26

What is the Warsaw Pact?

Answer 26

It is a defensive pact against the United States and its allies between The Soviet Union and its Satellite states.

Question 27

Why was NATO formed?

Answer 27

To protect themselves from the Soviet Union and its allies/satellite states.

Question 28

What was the result of the Summit in 2002?

Answer 28

Came to agreement which modernized NATO, allowed expansion, discussed counter terrorist organizations, and defense strategies against weapons of mass destruction.

Question 29

What is the purpose of NATO?

Answer 29

The Main purpose of NATO is to provide security to members and promote peace.