Revolutions of the World

Correct answer: A. It encouraged France to openly support the American side

Explanation: After Saratoga France gave stronger support to the American side. For exams remember it as a turning point in the war.

Correct answer: B. Reign of Terror

Explanation: Robespierre was linked with Jacobin leadership and the Reign of Terror. For exams remember it as the radical phase of the revolution.

Correct answer: C. Workers soldiers and peasants council

Explanation: Soviets were local councils of workers soldiers and peasants. For exams connect them with the slogan all power to the soviets.

Correct answer: D. Monarchy of King Farouk

Explanation: The 1952 revolution ended Egypt's monarchy. For exams link Nasser and the Free Officers with this change.

Correct answer: A. Restoration of constitutional rule and control over the Sultan's absolutism

Explanation: The Young Turk movement emphasized restoration of constitutional rule. For exams connect it with reform efforts in the Ottoman Empire.

Correct answer: B. There were divisions between liberal and working class goals

Explanation: In many places revolutionary groups had different aims and class interests. For exams link the weakness of 1848 with divisions.

Correct answer: C. Shift from privilege based society toward civic equality

Explanation: The end of feudal dues attacked old privileges. For exams see it as a practical step toward equality.

Correct answer: D. The central government had limited power to tax and govern

Explanation: The Articles had a weak central authority so the Constitution was later created. For exams treat this as background to the U.S. Constitution.

Correct answer: A. Lenin

Explanation: In the April Theses Lenin stressed opposition to war and soviet power. For exams connect it with Bolshevik strategy.

Correct answer: A. Change in Japan's old feudal class structure

Explanation: The decline of samurai privileges signaled the breakdown of Japan's feudal structure. For exams see it as the social side of modernization.

Correct answer: A. It challenged French colonialism in the Caribbean

Explanation: Haiti's success dealt a major blow to French colonial control. For exams link it with resistance to colonial slavery.

Correct answer: B. It was a major base area of Castro's guerrilla movement

Explanation: Castro's guerrilla activities were organized from the Sierra Maestra mountains. For exams connect it with the military base of the Cuban Revolution.

Correct answer: C. It expressed principles of civil rights and equality

Explanation: The Declaration gave political language to liberty equality and rights. For exams treat it as an ideological document of the French Revolution.

Correct answer: A. Control over democratic freedoms and dissatisfaction with westernization

Explanation: Under the Shah political control and cultural dissatisfaction both increased. For exams see the Iranian Revolution as a multi cause movement.

Correct answer: B. Long dictatorship inequality and land problem increased

Explanation: Under Diaz political repression and social inequality increased. For exams link the Mexican Revolution with demands for land and democracy.

Correct answer: C. It strengthened communist leadership and Mao's prestige

Explanation: The Long March strengthened the organizational endurance of Chinese communists and Mao's leadership. For exams link it with struggle and leadership.

Correct answer: D. Secular national state building

Explanation: The abolition of the Caliphate was a major step in Ataturk's secular nation building. For exams connect it with Turkey's modernization.

Correct answer: A. Early clashes of the War of Independence

Explanation: Lexington and Concord marked the military beginning of the American War of Independence. For exams count them among the first clashes.

Correct answer: B. Civil war and the need for state control of resources

Explanation: War Communism was introduced to mobilize resources during the civil war. For exams remember it as an emergency policy.

Correct answer: C. Increasing production speed and the factory system

Explanation: These inventions increased machine based production and the factory system. For exams link technology with increased production.

Correct answer: D. It organized equality before law and property rights

Explanation: The Napoleonic Code gave lasting form to several legal gains of the revolution. For exams connect it with equality before law.

Correct answer: A. Leadership of the Provisional Government

Explanation: Kerensky was among the major leaders of the Provisional Government. For exams link him with Russian power before the Bolsheviks.

Correct answer: B. Both strengthened ideas of rights representation and citizenship

Explanation: Both revolutions strengthened the modern language of rights and representation. For exams connect them with the spread of democratic ideas.

Correct answer: B. National Assembly's pledge to frame a constitution

Explanation: The Tennis Court Oath organized the constitutional struggle of representatives. In exams, link it with popular representative sovereignty.

Correct answer: A. It led France to openly support the American side

Explanation: After the victory at Saratoga, France gave military help to America. Remember it as the point where international support became crucial.