Question 1
The collapse of Russia's tsarist regime in March 1917 was aided by all of the following except
A) the leadership of the Mensheviks in forming the new Provisional Government.
B) a general strike in Petrograd.
C) the wartime casualties due to incompetent military leadership and poor equipment.
D) strife in the ruling dynasty as evidenced by the influence of Rasputin, the mad monk.
E) the incompetent political leadership of Nicholas II.
Question 2
IS began capturing territory in Iraq and Syria in
A) 2011.
B) 2012
C) 2013.
D) 2014.
E) 2015.