knowledge test 1 (ww1)

Question 1

Where did Russia suffer two major defeats in 1914 to Germany

Answer 1

Tannenberg and Masurian Lakes

Question 2

Who did Tsar Nicholas II leave in charge of Russia when he went to the front

Answer 2

His German wife, the Tsarina and Rasputin

Question 3

How many Russians had been killed in World War One by 1916

Answer 3

Over a million

Question 4

What did ordinary workers and soldiers set up in Russia to co-ordinate the revolution

Answer 4

The Petrograd Soviet

Question 5

When did the Tsar abdicate

Answer 5

15th March 1917

Question 6

What promises did the Provisional Government make to Russians

Answer 6

Hold elections and divide land amongst the peasants

Question 7

Who did the Germans smuggle back into Russia

Answer 7

Vladimir Lenin

Question 8

What happened in November 1917 in Russia

Answer 8

Lenin and his Bolsheviks staged a second revolution and took control of Russia

Question 9

Name the treaty signed with Germany to end Russian involvement in World War One

Answer 9

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Question 10

What advantages did the agreement give to Germany

Answer 10

Troops could be moved to the Western Front. Gained valuable farm land and raw materials to help ease the shortages in Germany due to the British blockade