Question: Before the Russian Revolution, what ideas did Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin have about changing the government?

Answer: A small party of professional revolutionaries should initiate a revolution.

Question: How did World War 1 contribute to revolution in Russia?

Answer: Russian soldiers and civilians faced hunger and death and the nation was on the verge of collapse.

Question: What kind of government emerged in Russia after Lenin came to power?

Answer: communist state

Question: which best describes a similarity between the American, French, and Russian revolutions?

Answer: A goal of all three revolutions was more self-rule for the people.

Question: What form of resistance did Mohandas Gandhi promote?

Answer: nonviolent

Question: Which is one way that Indians practiced non-violent forms of resistance in an attempt to gain independence from Britain?

Answer: They boycotted British products.

Question: What role did nationalism play in the Middle East after World War 1?

Answer: Nationalists protested rule by European non-Muslim governments and sought self-government.

Question: As Middle Eastern gained independence, what goals did they have for their new governments?

Answer: Some nations wanted secular governments; others wanted to follow Islamic law.

Question: How did movements such as Islamism, Wahhabism, and Zionism contribute to unrest in the Middle East?

Answer: They divided people on the basis of religious beliefs, laws, and ways of life.

Question: What situation arose in Palestine in the late 1800’s that is still a source of conflict today?

Answer: Zionists started a movement to establish a Jewish state in Palestine.