Geography - S2 - Russia and the Republics

The Nazi's built multiple concentration camps in the highlighted Eastern European country - what is the name of this country?

• Germany

• Poland

• Belarus

• Ukraine

The nuclear accident at Chernobyl occurred in the highlighted country - what is the name of this country?

• Poland

• Russia

• Latvia

• Ukraine

The United States and this country were engaged in a decades long war labeled the Cold War - What country is highlighted?

• Russia

• Estonia

• Poland

• Ukraine

In this type of economic system, the government sets prices and determines who works certain jobs.

• Command

• Mixed

• Market

• Traditional

In this type of economy, individuals can start their own businesses based on the desire to make money and can set prices based on competition.

• Market

• Command

• Mixed

• Traditional

This area of eastern Russia includes vast frozen tundra and large forests.

• Siberia

• Crimea

• Caucasus

• Central Asia

Who is the current president of Russia?

• Lenin

• Putin

• Stalin

• Gorbachev

This led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

• the Gulf War

• Nicholas II voluntarily gave up his leadership.

• a lack of economic growth

• The US won the Space Race, which humiliated the USSR.

Before the Soviet Union was formed, Russian leaders were called ___________.

• tsar

• petrograd

• president

• premier

This is one of the reasons why the people of Russia lost faith in Nicholas II as ruler of the Russian Empire.

• Russia lost a war with Japan.

• Russia lost World War II.

• Nicholas II wanted to adopt Communism.

• Nicholas II wanted to move the government from Saint Petersburg to Moscow.