Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the agreement type?Separate peace treaty signed between Soviet Russia and the Central Powers
2. What is the date of signing?March 3, 1918
3. Why did Russia have to give up so much land?The new Soviet leaders wanted to stop fighting and focus on their own country, so they accepted harsh terms from the Central Powers who were winning the war at that time.
4. How did the treaty change the map of Europe?Russia lost almost all of its western lands, including Poland, Ukraine, and the Baltic states, and this made the borders of many countries look very different after the war.

Bolsheviks: A faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party that seized power in the October Revolution of 1917.
Central Powers: The alliance comprising Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria during World War I.
Geopolitical: Relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors.
War Reparations: Compensation demanded by a victorious nation from a defeated nation after a war.