history 33 and 34

In addition to fighting off Allied forces, the Ottoman empire faced insurrection from the A) Arabs. B) Egyptians. C) Greeks. D) Serbs. E) Turks.

a

Although he called himself a Marxist, Lenin, unlike Marx, believed that the revolution A) would be led by rural peasants, not industrial workers. B) would be led by a small, highly-disciplined party acting on behalf of the workers. C) would be led by the intelligentsia acting on behalf of all of Russia's people. D) would not succeed until Russian workers were joined by workers all over the world. E) could not succeed if it alienated the church and the military.

b

At the Paris Peace Conference, A) the Allies agreed to let ethnic self-determination set the boundaries of the middle east. B) Britain and France were determined to strip Germany of military power. C) Russia was forced to cede much of Manchuria to Japan. D) Woodrow Wilson gained acceptance of his Fourteen Points. E) All these answers are correct.

b

The purpose of alliances such as the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente was to A) create a mutually advantageous free trade association. B) provide mutual defense and support in case of attack. C) cooperatively share resources in African colonies. D) avoid war. E) All these answers are correct.

b

Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate when A) Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace. B) an assassination attempt revealed that his family was in danger. C) troops garrisoned in the capital mutinied. D) German forces seized the Ukraine. E) All these answers are correct.

c

"Ten days that shook the world" is a reference to the A) Paris settlement of the Great War B) debacle at Gallipoli C) German thrust toward Paris in August 1914 D) Russian revolution in November 1917. E) days in August leading up to the outbreak of the Great War.

d

The provisional government lost the support of many Russians because it A) continued to use the police apparatus of the tsar. B) continued policies that discriminated against minorities. C) denied Russians the right to free speech and free press. D) promised to continue the war to victory. E) launched an all-out attack on the workers' soviets.

d

Which of the following statements about the League of Nations is NOT true? A) It was conceived by Woodrow Wilson. B) It was rejected by the U.S. Congress. C) It was designed to solve international disputes through arbitration. D) It had no power to enforce its decisions. E) It was dominated by the countries of Europe.

e