Ninth Grade History Exam

Name _____________________________

A: Use the source book provided to answer the following questions. Remember to use the correct source.

1.

a)      What does source A tell us about the lives of peasants in France in the 1780's?

b)      Who are the characters in the cartoon supposed to be?

c)      What is source B trying to tell us about life in 18^th century France ?

d)      What further information does source C tell us about the times and the peasants way of life ?

e)      Why are the there so few written sources ?

f)        What can we learn about an aristocrats way of life from looking at sources D and E ?

g)      Why do we need to be careful when using source E ?

2.

a)      What other causes were there for the French Revolution taking place ? Remember to divide between long term and short term causes.

b) Which cause do you believe to be the most important ? Say why.

3.

a)      Who were these statements written by ?

b) How are these statements different from each other ?

b)      What was the Terror ?

c)      Explain how the French Revolution resulted in the Terror.

4.

a)      Who are the characters in the cartoon ?

b)      What is the artist suggesting ?

c) Was the main character in source A responsible for the Russian Revolution ?

c)      What were the other main causes for the Russian Revolution of March 1917 taking place ? Use the sources to help you.

e) Why did a second Revolution take place in November 1917 ?

5.

a)      Who were the Whites and the Reds ?

b)      Why were these two groups fighting ?

c)      What was the eventual result of this fighting ?

d)      What were the consequences of this fighting ?

6.

a)      What was War Communism ?

b)      What was this system replaced by ? Give full details.

c) Joseph Stalin: i) "The saviour of his country." ii) "The greatest murderer of all time."

Which of these statements do you agree with ? Explain fully why.