Unit 8: Quiz 2

Question 1

A member of the left-wing majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Workers’ Party that seized power in that country in November 1917.

Answer 1

Bolshevik

Question 2

Affluent middle-class people. According to Marxist theory, it is the social class that owns most of the wealth and exploits the working class.

Answer 2

bourgeoisie

Question 3

A male monarch or emperor of Russia before 1917, especially one of the emperors who ruled Russia until the revolution of 1917.

Answer 3

Czar

Question 4

The main legislative assembly or parliament in czarist Russia.

Answer 4

Duma

Question 5

A public written declaration of beliefs and principles, policies, and objectives, especially one issued by a political movement or candidate.

Answer 5

manifesto

Question 6

Related to the philosophy and teachings of Karl Marx

Answer 6

Marxist

Question 7

A member of the liberal minority group of the Russian Social Democratic Party.

Answer 7

Menshevik

Question 8

The poorest class of working people in society. According to Marxist theory, it is the social class of industrial workers who must earn their living by selling their labor.

Answer 8

proletariat

Question 9

The Communist Manifesto was written by

Answer 9

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

Question 10

Russian serfs were set free from the ownership of the nobles when __________________ signed the ___________________

Answer 10

1. Czar Alexander II
2. Emancipation Manifesto

Question 11

In order to close the economic gap, Marx and Engels recommended nationalizing the “means of production” and putting them under the control of the

Answer 11

laborers

Question 12

The Bolsheviks were led by __________ , while the Mensheviks were led by _________

Answer 12

1. Lenin
2. Trotsky

Question 13

In the 1905 Revolution, the police and military authorities supported the

Answer 13

czar

Question 14

To formally withdraw from a high office, especially the throne. To surrender power.

Answer 14

abdicate

Question 15

A state of society without government or laws

Answer 15

anarchy

Question 16

A female monarch or emperor of Russia before 1917

Answer 16

Czarina

Question 17

A local council in the early political organization of the Russian Revolution.

Answer 17

soviet

Question 18

Factors that led to the Revolution of 1917

Answer 18

Nobility owned all the land, Food was in short supply, Russia was involved in World War I, and Wages were low for the working class

Question 19

After Czar Nicholas abdicated in favor of his brother, Mikhail learned that he __________ have the people’s support

Answer 19

did not

Question 20

The local councils of workers and peasants, known as soviets, __________ the new Provisional Government

Answer 20

opposed

Question 21

The Provisional Government officially fell to Bolshevik control in the

Answer 21

October Revolution

Question 22

In your own words, explain Lenin’s cry of “Peace, Land, and Bread.”

Answer 22

Peace to end the wars, land to be distributed among all people, and bread to provide food and end the strikes.

Question 23

In an attempt to keep the Romanov line from ever regaining the Russian throne, the imperial family was murdered by which group of people?

Answer 23

The Bolsheviks

Question 24

Indemnities paid by defeated countries for acts of war.

Answer 24

reparations

Question 25

Wilson's proposals for peace after World War I

Answer 25

Fourteen Points

Question 26

organization for world peace

Answer 26

League of Nations

Question 27

segment of the Peace of Paris dealing with Germany

Answer 27

Treaty of Versailles

Question 28

a peace treaty between Allied and Central Powers following World War I

Answer 28

Peace of Paris

Question 29

Prime Minister of Great Britain

Answer 29

David Lloyd George

Question 30

Premier of Italy

Answer 30

Vittorio Orlando

Question 31

Premier of France

Answer 31

Georges Clemenceau

Question 32

President of USA

Answer 32

Woodrow Wilson

Question 33

The Allied power not represented at the Paris peace talks after World War I was

Answer 33

Russia

Question 34

The Paris peace talks determined the

Answer 34

reparations paid by Germany, Creation of the League of Nations, size of Germany's military, and limit of Germany's colonies

Question 35

The Treaty of Versailles

Answer 35

divided German colonies and territory

Question 36

An economic setback in commercial and industrial activity

Answer 36

recession

Question 37

America enjoyed a prosperous economy during the

Answer 37

1920s

Question 38

England, France, Belgium, and Russia did not have a strong ______________ because they were drained of ___________

Answer 38

1. economy 2. manpower

Question 39

___________________ used military force in an attempt to collect German reparations.

Answer 39

France and Belgium

Question 40

Germany placed much of the blame for its economic plight on the harsh terms of

Answer 40

the Treaty of Versailles

Question 41

Why did the United States reject the League of Nations?

Answer 41

Americans feared it would lead them to more world involvement and another war

Question 42

A one-party system of government in which each class has its distinct place but the individual is subject to the state and control is maintained by military force, secret police, and governmental regimentation of industry and finance.

Answer 42

fascism

Question 43

A one-party government maintained by political suppression usually combined with cultural and economic controls.

Answer 43

totalitarian

Question 44

Russian totalitarianism

Answer 44

communism

Question 45

Italian totalitarianism

Answer 45

fascism

Question 46

Italian totalitarianism

Answer 46

fascism

Question 47

a government having complete control over its people and activities

Answer 47

totalitarianism

Question 48

the Italian dictator

Answer 48

Mussolini

Question 49

the German chancellor

Answer 49

Hitler

Question 50

Hitler's Nazi organization

Answer 50

National Socialist Party

Question 51

the president of Germany

Answer 51

Paul von Hindenburg

Question 52

Germany's economy was near collapse due to the harsh terms of

Answer 52

the Treaty of Versailles

Question 53

two forms of totalitarianism are

Answer 53

fascism and communism

Question 54

Three countries who increased their military might to recover from their economic depression are `

Answer 54

Germany, Italy, and Japan

Question 55

Japan's seizure of ____________ led to increased Japanese expansion through ______ and the _______.

Answer 55

1. Manchuria 2. China 3. Pacific

Question 56

Military build-up increases __________________ and decreases _____________.

Answer 56

1. industrial production 2. unemployment

Question 57

To remove military equipment and troops from and declare neutral.

Answer 57

demilitarize

Question 58

Mussolini sought Italian expansion by invading

Answer 58

Ethiopia

Question 59

When Italy attacked, Selassie looked to the _____________ for help.

Answer 59

League of Nations

Question 60

To expand his nation's power, Hitler defied the terms of

Answer 60

The Treaty of Versailles

Question 61

By signing a treaty with ________, Germany violated the terms of the __________.

Answer 61

1. Russia 2. Peace of Paris

Question 62

The German act that led to the beginning of World War II was the invasion of

Answer 62

Poland

Question 63

Nations invaded by Hitler's troops to expand German control were

Answer 63

Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland