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2. When countries unite for a common cause; to receive support if attacked Alliance

3. What is the largest country? Russia

4. Who was the first czar of Russia after it broke free of the Mongols? Ivan IV

5. How did Peter plan to modernize Russia? New ideas and inventions from the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions

6. Why did Alexander II’s efforts to end serfdom fail? Heavy taxes, poor land for farming

7. Which group originally from Asia ruled Russia until 1547 when Ivan IV became the first czar? Mongols

8. What was Peter the Great’s ultimate objective for Russia? He wanted it to become more like Europe.

9. What is the term for someone who worked on farms owned by others and received few rights? Serf

10. Which czar can be credited for expanding the empire to include the Ukraine and Belarus? Catherine the Great

11. What were the four main reasons for the outbreak of WW1? Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

12. What was a radical directive that Peter the Great instituted? Ordered Russians to shave their beards so they’d look more European

13. Russia was divided into what two major classes in the 19 th century? Nobles and serfs

14. Which groups supported the serfs quest for more rights? Workers, students, artists, writers

15. Cold, northeastern area of Russia Siberia

16. Give a specific example of how Peter the Great reformed Russia. Improved the army, built schools

17. How did the Russian government respond to the serfs demands for more rights in 1905? Bloody Sunday

18. Russian czars wished to gain new territories to expand the empire. Provide an example of a new territory that was acquired. Belarus, Ukraine, land along the Baltic Sea

19. Pres. Wilson’s Plan for peace in Europe after WW1 League of Nations

20. What did the Treaty of Versailles require of Germany? (Give 3 things) Pay reparations, limited military, give up land

21. What happened to the Russian monarchy? It was overthrown.

22. How did the poor farmers or peasants of Russia suffer under the czars? New laws forced the peasants to become serfs.

23. Which country was most adamant about punishing Germany after WW1? France

24. Identify one weakness of the League of Nations No army, No money

25. Money paid by the losing country to the winning country for damages Reparations

26. Austria-Hungary, Germany, Turkey (Ottoman Empire), Bulgaria The Central Powers

27. Why did European powers want colonies in Asia and Africa? Raw materials

28. Russia’s “window on the west” St. Petersburg

29. Why did Russia enter WW1? To help its ally Serbia

30. Why did Germany declare war on Russia? To support Austria after Russia sent help to Serbia

31. Strong pride in one’s nation or ethnic group Nationalism

32. Which country was blamed the most for WW1? Germany

33. Where were the Mongols who conquered and ruled Russia in the 13th and 15 th centuries? Asia

34. Who won WW1? The Allies

35. What ideas did Catherine the Great borrow from Western Europe? Schools, new towns, expanded trade, encouraged art, science and literature

36. What is it called when the a single ruler holds all the power? Absolute government or Unlimited government

37. Identify a country two countries that were created after WW1 Poland, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Hungary, Austria

38. Which group of citizens suffered most under Russia’s new strength? peasants

39. Which czar led Russia into World War I? Nicholas II

40. The term for an extreme build- up or armed forces Militarism

41. On what two continents is Russia located on? Europe and Asia

42. Where do the majority of Russians live? European Russian

43. What problems led to the Russian Revolution in 1917? Food shortages and unemployment

44. Which countries made up the “Big Four” and generated the Treaty of Versailles? France, Great Britain, US, Italy

45. What happened on Bloody Sunday? Government troops shot protesting workers

46. Whose murder led to war being declared between Austria- Hungary and Serbia? Archduke Franz Ferdinand

47. Which mountain range divides European Russia to Asian Russia? Ural Mountains

48. Who did Czarina Alexandra allow to influence her while ruling Russia? Rasputin

49. The agreement that ended WWI and which outlined the political outcomes of the conflict Treaty of Versailles

50. Why did Italy switch sides? Promised land by France

51. Who was the President of the US during WW1? President Woodrow Wilson