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- The Russian civil war developed _______ _________ communism
- Russia became the 4th ranked producer of
- After the allowance of the duma, Leaders wanted Russia to become a
- When czar Nicholas went to the WWI front who did he leave in charge
- Russia and Japan were at odds control of _____ and ___
- Who did alexender III organize violence towards? What is this called ?
- what did the communists promise that appealed to the peasants?
- Russian lost 2 wars that made it apparent that they needed to modernize. What were the 2 wars?
- Identify three (3) techniques that the Soviet government used to control its citizens and to increase support for Communism.
- What percentage of the Russian population remained rural in the 18th century?Select one:a. 75 percentb. 60 percentc. 50 percentd. 20 percente. 95 percent
- Who led the Russian peasant rebellion of the 1770s?Select one:a. Pugachev b. Constantinovc. Kirovd. Radisheve. Kosygin
- Following the death of Ivan IV, Russian boyars attempted to limit tsarist autocracy and gain governing rights for themselves during theSelect one:a. Great Schism.b. Boyar War.c. Era of Division.d. Time of Troubles. e. Russian civil war.
- What was the purpose of Peter the Great's policy of economic development?Select one:a. To create a peasant class that could support the nobilityb. To create a free working class devoted to industry rather than agriculturec. To raise the standard of living of all Russiansd. To avoid the need of importing military armaments e. To create a wealthy merchant class capable of financing further expansion
- Under what Russian ruler was a large part of Russia freed from Mongol control in the 15th century?Select one:a. Peter IIIb. Ivan IVc. Boris Godunovd. Alexis Romanove. Ivan III
- What eastern European nation declined most dramatically after 1500?Select one:a. Hungaryb. Prussiac. Austriad. Poland e. Lithuania
- Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of Tsar Michael?Select one:a. Driving out foreign invadersb. Inclusion of part of the Ukraine, including Kiev, in the Russian empirec. The reestablishment of internal orderd. Updating practices in the Orthodox Church e. A successful war against Poland
- What political center served as the focal point for the Russian liberation from the Mongols?Select one:a. Duchy of Moscow b. Kievc. St. Petersburgd. Crimean peninsulae. Principate of Novgorod
- What sea became critical in the development of Russian power during the reign of Peter the Great?Select one:a. Azovb. Baltic c. Northd. Mediterraneane. Caspian
- How did the Polish government differ from the Russian model after 1600?Select one:a. It was a monarchy.b. There was an absence of a merchant class.c. Poland was more urbanized.d. The central government was powerless. e. Poland lacked a landed aristocracy.
- Much of the territory added to the Russian empire during the 17th and 18th centuries wasSelect one:a. Polynesian.b. Balkan.c. Asian. d. African.e. North American.