CLASS TEST -1

Marks = 25

Duration = 50 mins

All questions are compulsory

A) OBJECTIVES ( 7X1) ( write the answer in brief -; 2-4 lines )

1) Mention any two technologies or strategies introduced during the

First World War.
2) What was the slogan given by Lenin to secure mass support?
3) In the context of the rise of Communism in Russia, who were the
Mensheviks?
4) What is meant by the term “ Petrograd Soviet “
5) Why was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk significant?
6) What does “freedom of high seas” mean during WW1?
7) Which treaty ended the First Balkan War

B) DESCRIPTIVE
8) Stalin believed that Russia was fifty or hundred years behind the
advanced countries and this distance had to be covered in ten
years. In this context, critically review the following policies
adopted by Stalin:

(a) Collectivization of agriculture. [6]

(b) Five-Year Plans introduced by Stalin. [6]

9) Explain the outbreak of the Balkan wars. What was the impact of
the Balkan wars on World War 1?
(6)