Modern World History | Set 4
1. Germany entered into a Dual Alliance with Austria-Hungary on ……………...
2. In 1882……………. entered the Dual Alliance which now became the Triple Alliance.
3. The Russian Revolution of ………….. led to the establishment of Constitutional
Monarchy in Russia.
4. In …………… Russia joined the Entente cordiale which became the Triple Entente.
5. In 1911………. seized the Ottoman Provinces of Tripoli and Cyrenaica which lead to the
Balkan Wars.
6. In …………. First World War started in Europe.
7. In June 28,1914 Archduke ………………….and his wife are murdered by a Serbian youth
at Sarajevo.
8. In July 20, 1914 ……………..declared war on Serbia.
9. In Aug 1, 1914 - …………..declared war on Russia.
10. In Aug 3, 1914 - Germany declared war on ……………
11. In Aug 4, 1914 - ……………invaded Belgium.
12. In …………….. Italy and Rumania joined the Allies.
13. In 1918 the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Germany and…………………...
14. In 1918 the Treaty of ………………was signed between Germany and Russia.
15. In ………….. the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Germany and Russia.
16. The flashpoint of the First World War is generally regarded as the 1914 assassination
of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, during a state visit to…………….
17. In ……………………Fourteen Points, the League of Nations was first mentioned.
18. The League of Nations was established in ……………….
19. The League of Nations was dominated by ………..and France - the two key members.
20. The Assembly of the League of Nations met once a year in Geneva of …………………..
21. ……………..president Woodrow Wilson who gave form and shape to the idea of The
League of Nations.
22. The League of Nations’ assembly consisted of three representatives of every member
state which met once at…………..
23. The League of Nations’ council consisted of nine members, ………..of whom were
permanent and rest temporary representing the smaller states.
24. The international court of justice of the League of Nations was set up at ……………to
decide international disputes.
25. The international court of justice of the League of Nations consisted of fifteen judges
elected by the assembly for a period of ……………..years.
26. The League of nations prevented a war between Greece and Bulgaria in…………. and it
settled the Swedish Finnish dispute between Allan Isles.
27. On January 15, ……….., a peaceful demonstration led by Father Gapon at St. Petersburg
was fired upon by the Czarist troops.
28. On January 15, 1905, a peaceful demonstration led by……………….. ……………at St.
Petersburg was fired upon by the Czarist troops.
29. The Social Democratic Party was founded in 1893 and in 1903; this party was split into
two; the Bolsheviks led by ……………and the Mensheviks led by Martov.
30. In the Russo-Japanese War of…………….., Russia, a giant state, received a crushing
defeat at the hands of Japan, a very small Asian power.
31. Czar ………………..of Russia was under the influence of his Czarina Alexandra
Fyodorovna.
32. Czarina Alexandra Fyodorovna was under the sway of the wicked and notorious monk
………………, who claimed to have spiritual powers that could heal the young prince.
33. A provisional coalition government came into existence in ……………by March 3, 1917,
under the premiership of Prince George Lvov.
34. The brilliant leadership and the moving spirit of …………….was responsible for the
October Revolution in Russia.
35. Under ………………..leadership, the Bolsheviks criticized and exposed the shortcomings
of the Provisional Government.
36. A huge armed demonstration was held against the Provisional Government
in…………….., on July 17, 1917.
37. …………………is rightly considered to be the Father of the Bolshevik Revolution.
38. According to the Constitution published and adopted on July 10, ……………………, Russia
was named as the Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic.
39. In………………., the All-Russian Congress of Soviets created the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republic.
40. In………….., Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy (N.E.P) which was a blend of
state socialism and state capitalism.
41. In 1921, …………..introduced the New Economic Policy (N.E.P) which was a blend of
state socialism and state capitalism.
42. After Lenin’s death in 1924, there was a keen struggle between his lieutenants Leon
Trotsky and………………, for taking his place.
43. ……………….inaugurated an era of five-Year plans(1928) in order to convert the weak,
agrarian Russian economy into a powerful and stable industrial economy.
44. The monk Rasputin is killed by the nobles in …………..
45. On March 2, ………….. Czar Nicholas II forced to abdicate.
46. In Mar 3, 1917 - A Provisional coalition government in Russia under the Premiership
of ………….comes into existence.
47. In July 1917 - An armed demonstration held against the Provisional Government at……
48. October …………. - Revolution leads to the establishment of the dictatorship of the
laboring class.
49. …………….introduced the New Economic Policy in Russia.
50. ……………established a new constitution in USSR in 1936.
51. The Communist International, abbreviated as Comintern, also known as the …………
International (1919–1943), was an international communist organization.
52. …………………. was founded by Lenin in Moscow in March 1919 to coordinate the world
communist movement.
53. Third International was founded by ……………in Moscow in March 1919 to coordinate
the world communist movement.
54. Third International was founded by Lenin in Moscow in March …………. to coordinate
the world communist movement.
55. Stalin publicly disbanded the Comintern in…………….
56. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was in the year………………..
57. After the Kronstadt Uprising of March 1921, ……………saw that the situation was
dangerous.
58. Who proclaimed`, "Everything must be set aside to increase production.”?
59. ……………. thought that the collapse of Russian economy was mainly due to the
introduction of 'War Communism' during the Civil War.
60. Who declared a 'Retreat from Communism’?
61. In………….., Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy.
62. "In order to take two steps forward", …………said, "we shall have to take one step
backward."
63. The U.S.A. accorded recognition to the Soviet Union as late as…………….
64. The Soviet Union entered the League of Nations only in……………...
65. The Treaty of Rapallo was between Germany and ………….in 1922
66. In March 1919, Lenin founded the Third International (or Comintern) in Moscow with …………….as its President.
67. Zinoviev was the President of the …………..from 1920 to1926.
68. The Russian Communist Party …………..decided the party policy and thus the policy of
the state
69. The Russian Communist Party the …………….decided the party organization and party
discipline
70. Trotsky joined the Bolshevik Party only in……………….
71. 'Socialism in One Country' is associated with……………….
72. …………..deeply believed that a socialist country could not be built up in Russia unless
the revolution spread to other parts of the world.
73. ………….advocated 'socialism in one country'.
74. ……………….believed that Russia, with her vast resources, could build up herself as a
socialist country alone, without support from the outside.
75. ‘There was no need for a world revolution’ who said?.
76. On January 21, 1924, ……………died.
77. In……………., Trotsky was deported from Russia.
78. In 1940, Trotsky was assassinated in…………………...
79. ……………..thought that rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture would
transform Russia into a rich and strong socialist state.
80. …………………. Made use of the State Planning Commission (Gosplan) to make a survey of
the country’s economic resources.
81. ……………. Denounced the ‘Jewish’ Communism in ‘My Struggle’, and pointed out that he
would attack Russia.
82. Italian dictatorship was initiated by………………….
83. ………………..developed the concept of the ‘Corporate State.’
84. In 1923, ………….secured the island of Corfu (that was in Greece).
85. In October…………….., Italy and Germany formed a close alliance known as the Berlin- Rome Axis.
86. In October 1936, Italy and …….formed a close alliance known as the Berlin-Rome Axis.
87. In…………., Italy joined the Anti-Comintern Pact against Russia.
88. Mussolini entered World War II on June 10,…………..
89. Adolf Hitler, an ………………by birth, joined the German army during World War I.
90. Reichstag was the …………….Parliament
91. On June 30, 1934 ……………….massacred thousands of socialists for treason, for which
the day came to be known as ’Bloody Saturday.’
92. On October 14, 1933, ……………….gave notice of withdrawal from the League of Nations
and the Disarmament Conference.
93. On March 19, 1935, …………violated Part V of the Treaty of Versailles by re-introducing
military conscription.
94. On March 7, 1936, …………..dispatched troops to remilitarize the Rhineland.
95. To expand German territory and power, ……………followed a policy of naked
aggression.
96. With the help of……………, Hitler annexed Austria on March 11, 1938.
97. On March 15, 1939, …………invaded and annexed Czechoslovakia.
98. ………….. launched an armed attack on Poland, on September 1, 1939.
99. The ‘Cortes’ was the National Assembly in……………...
100. In ……………… Mussolini formed a political party which he names as Fascisti.