Lesson 1: Russia
Who was the Czar of Russia when they entered World War One?
Nicholas II
What is totalitarianism?
a political system in which the government has complete control over the people
Who was Sun Yixian?
First leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party
What religion dominated this region?
Islam
What major economic resource was found in the Middle East after WWI?
Oil
What is the only bird that can fly backwards?
Hummingbird
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik party?
Vlad Lenin
What is a command economy?
A system in which the government makes all the economic decisions
What country invaded China and stopped its civil war?
Japan
Which empire did all of these newly formed countries belong to before its fall after WWI?
The Ottoman Empire
What does the surname "Ibn" mean?
son of
At which course is the Masters golf tournament held?
Augusta National Golf Club
What name was given to the working class in Russia?
Proletariat
What is Karl Marx known for?
The Communist Manifesto - the first theory of how a communist country should be run
Who was Mao Zedong?
The leader of the Chinese Communist Party
What does "Ataturk" mean?
father of the Turks
Name some aspects of a Fascist government.
- Religion and government are intertwined
- controlled mass media
- Fixation on National Security
- Socialist economy
Anastasia
What was Bloody Sunday?
A group of workers marched to the czar’s Winter Palace in St. Petersburg to make demands. Imperial forces opened fire on the demonstrators, killing and wounding hundreds. Strikes and riots broke out throughout the country in outraged response to the massacre, to which Nicholas responded by promising the formation of a series of representative assemblies, or Dumas, to work toward reform.
What was the Great Purge, and who was responsible?
An effort by Stalin to eliminate from past and potential opposition groups, like the former Bolsheviks
Who were the Kuomintang, and who was in charge after Sun Yixian died?
The Chinese Nationalist Party, Jiang Jieshi
Which newly formed country kept Islamic traditions and made no effort to practice democracy?
Saudi Arabia
Name something Stalin used to control the Soviet Union
police terror, media censorship, death camps
Jason Bateman plays a money laundering Financial Advisor in which TV show?
Ozark
Who was Rasputin, and why did he have a role in government affairs?
He was a self-described "holy man" who seemed to ease the Czar's son's hemophilia symptoms. Czarina Alexandra ran the country while Nicholas II was away, and she let Rasputin make key political decisions to show her gratitude.
What were Stalin's five-year plans?
collectivization of agriculture and the expansion of heavy industry, like fuel extraction, energy generation, and steel production, to try and reform the economy
What was the Long March?
The communist forces made a 6,000-mile-long journey to flee Jiang Jieshi's Nationalist army. Around 90,000 died
Name the leader of each newly formed country:
Mustafa Kemal
Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud
Reza Shah Pahlavi
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Iran
What was Iran's name before Reza Shah Pahlavi renamed it?
Persia
What is Chandler Bing's middle name? (hint: M)
Muriel