History of Russia Questions
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Although early modern Russia was paternalistic,evidence that reforms in Russia includedwomen is proven by all these changesEXCEPT:(A) the right of women to sue in court anddivorce their husbands.(B) the rule of four Russian tsarinas(empresses).(C) the right of women to appear in public.(D) the end to the marriage tradition inwhich a whip was handed from father tobridegroom.(E) decrees westernizing women's dress andmanners and permitting education.
Russia did not experience either theRenaissance or Reformation because(A) Russia did not exist at the time of eithermovement.(B) Russia was engaged in a long war with theOttoman Empire.(C) both revolutions were confined to Italy.(D) Mongol rule cut Russia off and isolatedher from Western contacts.(E) Russia had no intellectual elites able tounderstand either movement.
Who defeated Russia in 1905 and was noticed as a world power?
Where did the Decembrist revolt occur?
Greece & Serbia gained their freedom from the
Who were the first people to settle in what's now Russia and Ukraine?A- rusB- Slavs C- Greeks D- Vikings
As Kiev increased its trade and contacts around the region, the most significant result was thatA- Kiev became the center of cultural exchange B- Kiev was able to increase its wealth C- Kiev had a growth in population D- Kiev made enemies
When Ivan IV took power, he named his vast territory A- USSRB- Mongolia C- Kiev RusD- Russia
The most dramatic example of the influence of the Byzantine empire occurred whenA- the Rus made Constantinople a trading partner with kiev B- St Basils cathedral was built in the Byzantine style C- the Greek alphabet was adapted into the Cyrillic alphabet D- Vladimir I forced all Russian to convert to Orthodox Christianity
One of the first things Vladimir I did after he became ruler of Kiev was to A- force the population to submit to his authoritarian ruleB- make orthodox Christianity the state religion C- isolate kiev so that trade virtually stopped D- create a strong military for Kiev's defense
What nickname was given to Ivan IV?A- Ivan the evil B- Ivan the greatC- Ivan the terrible D- Ivan the wise
What effect did the mongol invasion have on Kiev?A- The invasion destroyed kiev and left mongols in power B- Kiev pushed back the mongols and retained powerC- The invasion destroyed Kiev and power shifted to Moscow D- a void was left in the development of Russian culture
Who is created with creating the "Russian empire"A- Vladimir IB- YaroslavC- Ivan IIID- Ivan IV
Moscow was given more power under mongol rule becauseA- Moscow was loyal to the MongolsB- the Russian prince respected mongol authority C- Moscow increased the mongols wealth D- the mongols were losing their power
After Ivan IV took power, how did he deal with the code of laws?A- he rewrote the code of laws and made the laws much stricter B- he declared that the code of laws was outdated and abolished it C- he revised and updated the code of laws to make it more relevant D- he announced that there should be no changes to the code of law
"a free market and capitalism, both subject to state control," while socialized state enterprises would operate on "a profit basis."
Russo-Japanese War, Incompetence of Tsar Nicholas II, Landless Peasantry, and High Casualties in WWI
Taking Germany's colonies away and giving them to the allies- take them long enough until ready for independence
peasants would work together on larger, supposedly more productive farms
Zimmerman Telegram, sinking of the lusitania (germany using unrestricted submarine warfare)