Chapter 17 Test: Russia Review

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Which two of the seven continents meet in Russia's Ural mountains?

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Europe and Asia

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The last of the Russian czars; overthrown in 1917.

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Nicholas II

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Beautiful cathedral with onion-shaped domes found near Red Square; built by Ivan IV.

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St. Basil Cathedral

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Siberia is best described as -

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vast area with a harsh climate

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Communist group led by Vladimir Lenin; took over Russia during the revolution in 1917.

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Bolsheviks

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The leader of the Soviet Union when it fell in 1991 -

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Who was the first leader of the new Soviet Union after the Bolshevik Revolution?

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Vladimir Lenin

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The legislative branch of the Russian Federation is called -

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Federal Assembly

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What huge forest covers much of Russia?

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Taiga

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The second leader of the USSR; known as a violent dictator.

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Joseph Stalin