history final study for abhir

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A government that takes total centralized control over all aspects of public and private life is an example of:

totalitarianism

This ensured the successful communist takeover in november 1917, Russia

the leadership of Karl Marx

The spark (immediate cause) of the march Revolution in Russia, 1917, was:

Food riots broke out in St. petersburg

The agricultural revolution in the Soviet Union combined privately owned farms into large, government owned farms called:

collective farms

what is correct about the russian revolution

The provisional government was controlled by Kerensky and the Mensheviks, but were overthrown by Lenin and the Bolsheviks

In March 1918, to get Russia out of WW1, Lenin agreed to give Germany:

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Eastern poland, and the ukraine. (All of the above)

What was the provisional government's biggest mistake that cost it popular suppourt?

continuing to fight in WW1

A system in which the government makes all economic decisions is called:

a command economy

When his enemies and rivals won a majority in the first free elections Lenin and the Communists:

used terror tactics, shut down the parliament, and established a dictatorship

What is correct about the Russian civil war?

The western allies including the U.S. and Japan invaded Russia

What was NOT a re-occuring theme in russian history?

Tsars were proactive in offering reforms to russian peasants and workers

During the Russian CIvil war:

The white armies almost captured the country, but proved unable to develop unified political plans or adequately coordinate military attacks.

The russian November Revolution of 1917 was when:

Lenin and the communists overthrew the Provisional Government

This general uprising forced the czar to abdicate:

The March Revolution

What best describes how Nicholas II ruled?

as an autocratic/absolute ruler

a policy of treating colonial subjects as of they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights

paternalism

An interest in, or taking of land, for its strategic location or products is called

geopolitics

Which north african region came under french control between 1879 and 1912?

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia (All of the above)

Which of the following pairs, naming the European power and its french holding, is INcorrect?

Germany - Congo

The belief that one is superior to others

racism

A country or territory with its own internal government, but under the control of an outside power:

protectorate

The Crimean war was lost by

Russia

a country or territory that is governed internally by an outside power

protectorate

In 1907, Russia and Britian agreed to spheres of influence in

Persia, Afganistan

By combining the old cape colony & the Natal with the Boer Republics in 1910 the British created the

Union of South Africa

Policy in which strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially

imperialism

by 1914, the ottoman empire had

decline to about a third of its size

What aspect of the Ottoman Empire appealed most to world powers?

its access to atlantic sea trade

Quinine was used by the Europeans to provide partial immunity from

malaria

something that did not contribute to the weakening of the ottoman empire was

waves of disease

Persia's concessions to Western businesses there led to

the development of oil fields

The "great game" refers to

the contest between Britian and Russia

a person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business is a

entreprenuer

the economic policy that favored a free market and letting owners of industry and business set working conditions without government interference is known as

laissez faire

Before this historical event, most people lived in the countryside of farms and got the things they needed by making it themselves. And after this historic event, most people started to move to cities and most things were made by machines in factories

the Industrial Revolution

This was a complete form of socialism in which the means of production would be owned by the people and private property would not exist

communism

these socialists dream of a perfect society, perfect government, law and economy, with no extreme wealth or poverty, and everyone is happy; they try to achieve goals by creating model communities, where members share in the labor and rewards.

Utopian Socialists

This theory argues that government actions are useful only if they promote the greatest good for the greatest amount of people

utilitarianism

Karl Marx co-authored the communist manifesto with his [BFF] freind:

Frederich Engles

This person wrote the book, the wealth of nations, and defended free markets

adam smith

these are voluntary associations of workers who pressed for reforms were called

unions

this is an economic system in which individuals and businesses own property and means of production

capitalism

A business is owned by stockholders who share in profits but are not personally responsable for its debts is a

corperation

what were three factors of production required for industrialization

land, labor, capital

the process of negotiation between workers and employees is called

collective bargaining

nineteenth century socialists argued that the government should

actively plan the economy

a refusal to work employees is called a

strike

Which of the following statements about the book The Wealth of Nations is INcorrect?

it was written by karl marx and fredrich engels

Which of the following statements about the book The Communist Manifesto is INcorrect?

it promoted the idea that the industrial revolution benifitted the worker and made them the ruling class

Which of the following statements about the basic premises of Socialism is INcorect?

in place of collective ownership, there should be private ownership

which of the great powers did not have a large army in 1914

Britain

Serbia turned to this larger and more powerful nation for support when Austria threatened war:

Russia

who initially objected to war within the austro-hungarian empire?

The hungarians

why did bismark seek alliances that later became the triple alliance?

to isolate france

how did serbia respond to the austrian ultamatum?

they sent a reply two minutes before the deadline

which nation did Otto von Bismarck believe was the greatest threat to peace in europe?

France

the harsh peace settlement dictated by the allies at the end of WW1 was:

the treaty of versailles

Which of the following statements about militarism is INcorrect?

Britain was the only european power that did not practice conscription

After bismark was "fired" in 1980, who came to dominate Germany's foreign policy?

Wilhelm II

which of the following statements about eh balkans is INcorrect?

serbia annexed Bosnia in hopes of uniting southern slavs in the austrian empire

which nation was the first to declare war in what would come to be called the great war?

Austria-Hungary

On June 28, 1914, the archduke francis ferdinand was assassinated in the

bosnian city of sarajevo

the ottoman empire

through its weakness contributed to outbreak the balkan wars and the resulting tensions between the countries of austria and russia

What was the name of the terrorist organization that murdered the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire:

the black hand

Which nation annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908?

Austria-Hungary

On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia because

russia ignored german warning to halt mobilization

Which of the following statements about Armenia is INcorrect?

the turks peacefully let the armenians with draw from the empire and from their own country

To curb dissent the British passed this law in 1919 which allowed the British to jail Indian protesters without trial for as long as two years

Rowlette act

Native Indians who were hired by the British to serve in their army

Sepoy

Why was India called the "jewel in the crown"?

It was the most valuable of all of Britan's colonies

Military general who was responsible for establishing British supremacy on the during the Seven Year's War

Clive

Which of the following statements about the Partition of India is CORRECT?

almost immediatley after the partition, India and Pakistan started fighting over kashmir

The Empire that ruled India before the arrival of the British

Mughal

Tradition of Indian widows throwing themselves on their husbands funeral pyre

Sati

Created by the British to appease Indian nationalists, however, it had no real political power

Indian National Congress

Initial British domination of India began in 1600 when this company was granted a charter that crated a trade monopoly on the subcontinent

east india company

Which of the following statements about World War I and the Indian nationalist activity is INcorrect

After the war, the british government kept their promises of reforms that included self-rule for india

Translated it means "truth-force", in practice it was Gandhi's principle of civil disobedience

Satyagraha

This mostly Hindu country is the world's largest democracy

India

Hindi word meaning rule or sovereignty, it refers to British rule over India from 1757-1947

Raj

Gandhi's followers soon began calling him this, translated it mean "Great Soul"

Mahatma

Which of the following statements about the Partition of India is INcorrect?

jinnah was a leader in the indian national congress who argued against partitioning india

This prime minister of India was assassinated by Sikh extremists in retaliation for ordering the attack on the Sikh's Golden Temple

indira ghandi

This Congress Party leader was independent India's first prime minister

jawaharla nehru

Key waterway connected the Mediterranean to Red Sea, thus shortening the voyage to India

suez canal

Which of the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru is INcorrect?

his rule was short live, as like ghandi, nehru was assasinated by a hindu extremist

A cease-fire line established by the UN in 1949 left a third of this territory under Pakistani control and the rest under Indian control

kashmir

This Muslim League leader died shortly after becoming the 1st governor-general of independent Pakistan:

muhammad ali jinnah

The term Raj is used to refer to the period of Indian history during which India was

dominated by russia

which of the following statements about mohandas ghandi is INcorrect

Immediatley after the sepoy mutiny, he emerged as the leader of the indian independence movement

which of the following statements about the battle of plassey is CORRECT

robert clive led the british/EIC forces to victory over the french

The civil war between Tamils and other in this Buddhist-dominated country began in the early 1980s

sri lanka

Which of the following statements about British imperialism in India is INcorrect?

britan lost control of india at the end of the 19th century

Which of the following statements about Gandhi's campaign of civil disobedience is INcorrect?

it failed to have an economic impact on the british

which of the following statements about WW2 and indian nationalist activity is INcorect

the colony's elected representives agreed to commit India's armed forces to help britian fight the war in return for the british promise to give india its independence after the war

This Congress Party leader was independent India's first prime minister

jawaharla nehru

His entry into Tokyo bay was the symbolic opening up of japan

mathew perry

crop upon which china’s agricultural economy was based on

rice

he was one of the most important founders of the Chinese communist party

Mao Zedong

Which leader ordered the Shanghai massacre that nearly wiped out the Chinese communists?

Jiang Jieshi