SAT II World History : World War I

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SAT II World History

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Example Questions

Example Question #4 : Russia In World War I

Kulaks were __________.

Possible Answers:

wealthy Russian peasants

members of the Red Army

rebels

supported by Stalin

exiled to Russia

Correct answer:

wealthy Russian peasants

Explanation:

Kulaks were wealthy Russian peasants who emerged as significant landowners in the first decade of the twentieth century. They were branded as enemies of the state and of the communist ideal by Lenin and Stalin and persecuted in the years following the First World War.

Example Question #1 : Russia In World War I

Russia’s involvement in World War One ended with __________.

Possible Answers:

complete capitulation to the Germans

the death of Josef Stalin

the Russian Revolution

the rise of the tsarist monarchy

the forces of the Red Army reaching Berlin

Correct answer:

the Russian Revolution

Explanation:

During World War One the Russians, like many European nations, suffered catastrophic and unprecedented losses of military personnel. Millions of Russians died on the frontline and millions more starved in the interior of the country itself. This provided the impetus for the Russian Revolution when the tsarist monarchy was overthrown and replaced with Communism led by the Bolsheviks and Vladimir Lenin. Lenin withdrew Russia from the First World War.

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