middle east + russia

Question 1

theodor herzl

Answer 1

founder of zionism

Question 2

nicholas ii

Answer 2

tsar of russia who was out of touch with the people

Question 3

alexandra

Answer 3

tsarina who knew little about the government

Question 4

lawrence of arabia

Answer 4

british military officer sent to lead the arabs in their revolt

Question 5

talaat pasha

Answer 5

turkish leader who was responsible for the armenian genocide

Question 6

gregory rasputin

Answer 6

siberian monk who influenced the tsarina

Question 7

vladimir lenin

Answer 7

communist leader of russia

Question 8

ottoman empire

Answer 8

Area ruled by the Turks prior to World War I fell after World War I

Question 9

zionist movement

Answer 9

A movement by Jews for the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine

Question 10

balfour declaration

Answer 10

The British promising the Jewish people a home in Palestine

Question 11

armenian genocide

Answer 11

Killing of Armenians in the ottoman empire

Question 12

palestine

Answer 12

mandate controlled by Britain after the war argued over by Jews and arabs

Question 13

mandate

Answer 13

A country is ruled by another country

Question 14

self determination

Answer 14

A nation has the right to establish their own government

Question 15

soviets

Answer 15

Local city governments put in place during the revolution

Question 16

white army

Answer 16

imperialists

Question 17

red army

Answer 17

communists

Question 18

march revolution

Answer 18

Soldiers joined the protesters resulting in Nicholas abdicating the throne

Question 19

bloody sunday

Answer 19

Protest to the Winter Palace that turned violent

Question 20

bolshevik revolution

Answer 20

revolt in which Lennon gains control over the temporary government

Question 21

cheka

Answer 21

Lennon’s secret police

Question 22

treaty of brest litovsk

Answer 22

Agreement which gave a part of Russian land to Germany and to pay reparations

Question 23

war communism

Answer 23

During the war all of russias private businesses became government owned

Question 24

nep

Answer 24

More of the government owned businesses became privately owned