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Prior to the start of World War II, Great Britain and France followed a policy of appeasement when they
rejected an alliance with the Soviet Union
allowed Germany to expand its territory
signed the agreements at the Yalta Conference
opposed United States efforts to rearm
President Harry Truman justified using atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 on the grounds that the
world was ready for a demonstration of nuclear power
Axis powers deserved total destruction
early ending of the war would saw many lives
American public demanded that the bombs be used
One reason the Nuremberg trials following World War II were held was to
bring Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo to justice
force Japan to pay for the attack on Pearl Harbor
make German leaders accountable for the Holocaust
punish the German government for bombing England
In the 1930s, a main reason for the failure of peace in Europe was that
Great Britain and France sought to revise the Treaty of Versailles
the United Nations was not supported by its member nations
the Soviet Union was spreading communism into Africa and Asia
Germany was seeking to dominate the European continent
Who founded Comintern?
Bolsheviks
Mensheviks
Jadidists
Communists
Who among the following was the advisor of Tsarina Alexandra?
Stalin
Rasputin
Lenin
Karl Marx
Who created Soviet Union from the Russian Empire?
Bolsheviks
Mensheviks
Jadidists
Communists
Who formed an international body, named 'Second International'?
Communists
Conservatives
Radicals
Socialists
Following the March, 1917, revolution, who took over when Czar Nicholas II stepped down?
the U.S.S.R.
the Bolsheviks
a provisional government of the Duma
the Czars son, Alexis
What is a soviet?
a believer in the Czar
the communist (red) army
a local council of workers, peasants, and soldiers
the national government
The Bolsheviks, who embraced Communist thought, were first primarily led by:
V.I. Lenin
Josef Stalin
Rasputin
Nicholas II
Communism was an idea first developed by:
V.I. Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Karl Marx
Leon Trotsky
When was the Romanov dynasty established?
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164900%
172100%
What is Ivan IV commonly known as?
Ivan the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Bold
Ivan the Wise
Which prince defeated the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo?
Ivan III
Alexander Nevsky
Dmitry Donskoy
Ivan IV
What was the period of Mongol rule in Russia known as?
Golden Horde Period
Time of Troubles
Dark Ages
Tartar Yoke
Who invaded Kievan Rus in the 13th century?
Mongols
Byzantines
Vikings
Ottomans
What is the name of Russia's famous transcontinental railroad?
Siberian Railway
Trans-Siberian Railway
Baikal-Amur Mainline
Eastern Railway
Which city is considered the cultural heart of Kievan Rus?
Moscow
Kiev
Novgorod
Vladimir
Who is the Russian composer famous for "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake"?
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Igor Stravinsky
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Dmitri Shostakovich
