Russia Review

Which of the following best summarizes the impact of World War I on Russia?

• Russia’s victory reinforced the Romanovs’ control over the country.
• The war weakened Russia, setting the stage for the rise of communism.
• The war led to increased economic ties between Russia and its western allies.
• Russia was defeated by the Allies and lost half of its empire as a result.

What led to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The U.S. learned that Cuba was talking to Russia
• Russia was sending ships to Japan
• The U.S. learned that Russia had nuclear weapons.
• The U.S. learned that Russia was  sending missiles to Cuba.

What was the name for farm laborers who could be bought and sold with the land in czarist Russia?

• communists
• Slavs
• serfs
• collectivists

Today, Russia is a _____________________.

• Monarchy
• Communist State
• Democratic Federal Republic
• Parliamentary Republic

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, __________________was a problem in Russia

• Hunger
• Inflation
• Population growth
• Disease

A system of large government-run farms in the Soviet Union.

• oligarch
• collectivization
• dacha
• serf

A ruler of Russia before 1917

• Czar
• Serf
• Noble
• King

What is the longest river in Europe and Russia’s most important waterway?

• Dnieper
• Danube
• Volga
• Dniester

The first Slav state, Kievan Rus, emerged in the 800s a.d

• True

• False

What part of Russia is covered with ice year-round?

• West Siberian Plain
• Black Sea coast
• Russian Plain
• Novaya Zemlya