Eastern European/Russia Test

Which of the following is known at the "breadbasket" of Europe?

• Ural Mountains

• N. European Plain

• Danube River

• Siberia

Cultural division in Eastern Europe can be because of the physical geography. (mountains)

• True

• False

The Danube River is important to Eastern Europe because...

• It is the phyisical border between Europe and Asia

• It is where the Soviet Union lost control of the west

• It is good for trade, transportation, and agriculture

• It provides a lot of resources that Russia can't get to

Nationalism has both positive and negative effects

• True

• False

There are many languages in Eastern Europe. Most are related to what other language?

• English

• German

• Russian

• Spanish

Which of the following best describes a czar?

• Russian monarchy

• A foreign car

• The border between east and west Germany

• The Cold War

Why can't Russia use some of its resources?

• They are of limited supply

• They are controlled by other satellite states

• They are located in Siberia and are hard to get to

• They were destroyed in the Cold War

When did the Cold War end?

• Early to mid 1990s

• 1945

• 2001

• 1776

The Soviet Union had control over other countries through puppet governments, where were these located?

• Western Europe

• Southern Europe (Mediterranean)

• Scandanavia

• Eastern Europe

Prior to adopting communism, what type of government system did Russia have?

• Democratic

• Feudalism

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Dictatorship