Unit 6C: World War I and the Russian Revolution

1. Which event led to the United States' entry into WWI? (Choose 2)

• the Russian Revolution
• the return to unrestricted submarine warfare
• the sinking of the USS Maine
• the Zimmerman Telegram

2. How was WWI different from wars previously fought?

• Women were allowed to serve in the army
• New weapons made war more deadly
• It was fought mainly on water
• Only European nations were involved

3. Which nations were members of the Central Powers? (Choose 3)

• Austria-Hungary
• Great Britain
• Germany
• Ottoman Empire
• France

4. How did the alliance system contribute to the start of World War I?

• It failed to include Germany and France as members
• It threatened countries in the western hemisphere
• It increased tensions between European countries
• It allowed Japanese aggression in Korea

5. What were the MAIN causes of WWI?

• manufacturing, agriculture, industry, and nationalism
• money, alliances, industry, and navy
• militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism
• modernization, aggression, imperialism, and nationalism

6. What was a result of the harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?

• economic and political instability in Germany
• uprisings during the French Revolution
• the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
• the development of democracy in Italy

7. What effect did Russia's signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk have on WWI?

• It concentrated the fighting on the Western Front
• It ended the war in Europe
• It created obstacles for German war strategy
• It had no effect on the war

8. Why were the Russian citizens fed up with their way of life and want to have a revolution? (Choose 2)

• Workers were not making fair wages
• Citizens did not want to be involved in WW1
• The peasants liked the nobles taking care of them
• The peasants thought working conditions were fair and they had high pay
• The czar ruled over the peasants oppressively

9. What programs did the provisional (transitional) government establish? (Choose 2)

• welfare payments for all workers
• equality before the law
• free housing for all workers
• freedom of speech

10. Russia eventually fell under what form of government?

• Democracy
• Republic
• Oligarchy
• Communisim