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THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONS
THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONS
Multiple-Choice Test
Multiple-Choice Test
Instructions:
Choose the correct answer in each question. Only one option is correct.
1. Which event triggered the outbreak of World War I?
1. Which event triggered the outbreak of World War I?
A) The invasion of Poland
B) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
C) The Treaty of Versailles
D) The Russian Revolution
2. Gavrilo Princip was:
2. Gavrilo Princip was:
A) A German general
B) A Serbian nationalist who assassinated Franz Ferdinand
C) A Russian revolutionary
D) A French politician
3. Which countries formed the Triple Entente?
3. Which countries formed the Triple Entente?
A) Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
B) France, United Kingdom, Russia
C) Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
D) United States, France, Italy
4. What was the Schlieffen Plan?
4. What was the Schlieffen Plan?
A) A peace proposal
B) A German naval strategy
C) A plan to defeat France quickly via Belgium
D) A Russian military reform
5. Which battle stopped the German advance in 1914?
5. Which battle stopped the German advance in 1914?
A) Verdun
B) Somme
C) Marne
D) Tannenberg
6. Trench warfare mainly characterized:
6. Trench warfare mainly characterized:
A) 1914
B) 1915–1917
C) 1918
D) 1920
7. Which battle symbolized the brutality of trench warfare?
7. Which battle symbolized the brutality of trench warfare?
A) Amiens
B) Caporetto
C) Verdun
D) Gallipoli
8. Which country left the war in 1918?
8. Which country left the war in 1918?
A) Italy
B) Russia
C) France
D) Japan
9. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between:
9. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between:
A) Germany and France
B) Russia and Austria
C) Soviet Russia and Germany
D) Russia and Britain
10. Why did the USA enter the war?
10. Why did the USA enter the war?
A) Territorial ambitions
B) Russian request
C) German submarine attacks
D) Treaty obligations
11. The Armistice of Compiègne was signed in:
11. The Armistice of Compiègne was signed in:
A) 1917
B) 1918
C) 1919
D) 1920
12. Which empire did NOT collapse after the war?
12. Which empire did NOT collapse after the war?
A) German
B) Russian
C) British
D) Ottoman
13. The Treaty of Versailles mainly punished:
13. The Treaty of Versailles mainly punished:
A) Austria-Hungary
B) Bulgaria
C) Germany
D) Turkey
14. Who proposed the League of Nations?
14. Who proposed the League of Nations?
A) Clemenceau
B) Lloyd George
C) Wilson
D) Lenin
15. Which new state was created after the war?
15. Which new state was created after the war?
A) Norway
B) Poland
C) Belgium
D) Switzerland
16. Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
16. Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
A) Alexander II
B) Nicholas I
C) Nicholas II
D) Peter the Great
17. The February Revolution resulted in:
17. The February Revolution resulted in:
A) Bolshevik dictatorship
B) Abdication of the Tsar
C) Civil War
D) Creation of the USSR
18. Who led the Provisional Government?
18. Who led the Provisional Government?
A) Lenin
B) Trotsky
C) Stalin
D) Kerensky
19. The October Revolution was led by:
19. The October Revolution was led by:
A) Kerensky and Rasputin
B) Lenin and Trotsky
C) Stalin and Nicholas II
D) Wilson and Clemenceau
20. What was a main Bolshevik policy?
20. What was a main Bolshevik policy?
A) Maintain monarchy
B) Continue the war
C) Redistribute land
D) Support capitalism
21. The Russian Civil War ended in:
21. The Russian Civil War ended in:
A) 1918
B) 1919
C) 1921
D) 1923
22. War Communism involved:
22. War Communism involved:
A) Free trade
B) Private ownership
C) State control of production
D) Democratic elections
23. The NEP allowed:
23. The NEP allowed:
A) Total socialism
B) Foreign invasion
C) Limited private trade
D) Feudal agriculture
24. Which organization was Lenin’s political police?
24. Which organization was Lenin’s political police?
A) KGB
B) NKVD
C) Cheka
D) Gestapo
25. What does “Soviet” mean?
25. What does “Soviet” mean?
A) King
B) Council
C) Party
D) Army
26. Which battle marked the start of the final Allied offensive?
26. Which battle marked the start of the final Allied offensive?
A) Verdun
B) Amiens
C) Somme
D) Caporetto
27. Italy changed sides in:
27. Italy changed sides in:
A) 1914
B) 1915
C) 1916
D) 1917
28. One social consequence of the war was:
28. One social consequence of the war was:
A) End of education
B) Expansion of women’s suffrage
C) Return to monarchy
D) Decline of industry
29. The Russian Revolution inspired:
29. The Russian Revolution inspired:
A) Colonial empires
B) Liberal monarchies
C) Revolutionary movements worldwide
D) Fascist Italy only
30. The period 1914–1921 represents:
30. The period 1914–1921 represents:
A) Stability and peace
B) Economic prosperity
C) Political and ideological transformation
D) Colonial expansion
ANSWER KEY
ANSWER KEY
B – The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
B – A Serbian nationalist who assassinated Franz Ferdinand
B – France, the United Kingdom, and Russia
C – A plan to defeat France quickly via Belgium
C – Battle of the Marne
B – 1915–1917
C – Verdun
B – Russia
C – Soviet Russia and Germany
C – German submarine attacks
B – 1918
C – British Empire
C – Germany
C – Woodrow Wilson
B – Poland
C – Nicholas II
B – Abdication of the Tsar
D – Kerensky
B – Lenin and Trotsky
C – Redistribute land
C – 1921
C – State control of production
C – Limited private trade
C – Cheka
B – Council
B – Battle of Amiens
B – 1915
B – Expansion of women’s suffrage
C – Revolutionary movements worldwide
C – Political and ideological transformation
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