Revolution and Nationalism: 1900 - 1930

How did World War I contribute to revolution in Russia?

• Russia had sided with Germany in the war, and many Russians protested the alliance.

• After being conquered by the Allies in the war, the Russian people rebelled against foreign control.

• The war brought wealth to many factory owners and they objected to new taxes imposed by the tsar.

• Russian soldiers and civilians faced hunger and death and the nation was on the verge of collapse.

Before the Russian Revolution, what ideas did Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin have about changing the government?

• A small party of professional revolutionaries should initiate a revolution.

• Russian peasants needed to push for representation in the Russian parliament.

• The people should organize and vote for changes in the Russian constitution.

• Historical forces would naturally bring about a workers’ revolution.

What type of government emerged in Russia after Lenin came to power?

• absolute monarchy

• constitutional monarchy

• communist state

• representative democracy

Which best describes a similarity among the American, French, and Russian revolutions?

• All three revolutions were led by the working class.

• Each revolution resulted in a long-lasting democratic government.

• A goal of all three revolutions was more self-rule for the people.

• Each revolution was supported by foreign powers.

What form of resistance did Mohandas Gandhi promote?

• guerilla

• revolutionary

• nonviolent

• military

Which is one way that Indians practiced nonviolent resistance in an attempt to gain independence from Britain?

• They stormed British government buildings.

• They organized a period of nationwide fasting.

• They sabotaged British merchant ships.

• They boycotted British products.

What role did nationalism play in the Middle East after World War I?

• New Islamic governments pushed to eradicate all non-Muslims from the Middle East.

• Nationalists protested rule by European non-Muslim governments and sought self-government.

• People of the Middle East embraced the idea of a single Arab government for the entire region.

• Nationalists attacked non-Arab government workers in a series of riots.

As Middle Eastern nations gained independence, what goals did they have for their new governments?

• All wanted to establish democratic governments

• Maintaining colonial ties

• Some nations wanted secular government; others wanted to follow Islamic law.

• Adopting communism

How did movements such as Islamism and Zionism contribute to unrest in the Middle East?

• They required people to practice rituals that were contrary to their belief systems.

• They divided people on the basis of religious beliefs, laws, and ways of life.

• New Middle Eastern laws required citizens to adopt one of these belief systems.

• When Middle Eastern nations prohibited those systems, people protested.

What situation that arose in Palestine in the late 1800s is still a source of conflict today?

• The British wanted to annex Palestine to retain control of the Suez Canal.

• Zionists started a movement to establish a Jewish state in Palestine.

• The leaders of Iran, Syria, and Egypt disagreed over Palestine's borders.

• Wahhabists started a movement to establish a Muslim state in Palestine.