World War I and Russian Revolution History Quiz Answers

Posted on Apr 9, 2026 in History

Origins and Conflict of World War I

What event in Sarajevo ignited the Great War? C — The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.
What was trench warfare intended to accomplish? D — All of the above / B: to protect.
What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war? D — Militarism.
What region was referred to as the “powder keg” of Europe? B — The Balkan Peninsula.
Which statement summarizes the Schlieffen Plan? C — Attack France first, then Russia.
Why were Germany and Austria-Hungary known as Central Powers? D — Because of their location in the heart of Europe.
Which nation’s actions caused the United States to fight in World War I? A — Germany.

What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to an end? B — An armistice was signed.
What were the Fourteen Points? A — A plan for the postwar world.
Who was forced to assume sole responsibility for the war under the Treaty of Versailles? B — Germany.
What did the Central Powers gain over Russia at the battle near Tannenberg? B — Germany drove the Russians into full retreat.
Which of the following was a goal of the Allies’ Gallipoli campaign? B — To establish a supply line to Russia.
What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to? C — Germany’s policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning.
How did the Treaty of Versailles affect postwar Germany? B — It left a legacy of bitterness and hatred in the hearts of the German people.
What impact did the war have on the economy of Europe? B — It drained the treasuries of Europe.
In 1917, Germany returned to its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, hoping to… B — Keep cargo ships from reaching Great Britain.
World War I was a “total war” in the sense that… C — The nations involved devoted all their resources to it.
The system of rationing was designed to limit… D — Consumption of consumer goods.
The Zimmermann note exposed the German plan to… A — Help Mexico regain U.S. territory.
The armistice signed near Paris in November 1918 brought an end to… A — World War I.

What did the pogroms which occurred in late 19th-century Russia do? B — Violently persecute Jews.
Who were the Bolsheviks? A — Radical Russian Marxist revolutionaries.
In the civil war after the Bolshevik Revolution, the Red Army fought against… C — Whites.
One cause of the March 1917 revolution in Russia was… A — Food shortages.
Stalin became the Soviet leader as the result of… B — Lenin’s death.
Which of the following was a result of the Bolshevik Revolution? B — Civil war in Russia.
Lenin’s New Economic Policy was designed to… A — Rebuild the Soviet economy.
Stalin rose to power by… B — Building a loyal following among Communist party members.

The main purpose of Stalin’s five-year plans was to… B — Turn the Soviet Union into a modern industrial power.
What was the purpose of the Soviet state’s Five-Year Plans? D — Economic development.
Under Stalin’s command economy, all economic decisions were made by… A — Government officials alone.
The Soviet government decided to eliminate kulaks because of their resistance to… B — Collective farming.
Which of the following ended Russia’s involvement in World War I? B — The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
Between 1934 and 1939, the Great Purge was a campaign to eliminate… A — Opposition to Stalin’s power.
Which revolutions were started under Stalin to improve the Soviet Union’s economy? B — Industrial and agricultural revolutions.
What impact did Russia’s involvement in World War I have on the Russian government? B — It revealed the weaknesses of czarist rule and military leadership / D: all of.
Which was NOT part of transforming the USSR into a totalitarian state? B — The creation of the first soviets.
Which of the following is a weapon of totalitarianism? A — Police terror.
Which of the following is a true statement regarding Soviet society? D — Communist party members made up a privileged group.
What is a totalitarian state? B — A state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life.