REVIEW - Eurasia and RUSSIA

Why did many Eastern European countries come to be associated with the Soviet Union following the Second World War?

• The European Union rejected the membership of the Eastern European nations.

• After the war, the Soviet Union invited the Eastern European countries to form an alliance.

• People living the Eastern European countries spoke the same language as the Soviet fighters.

• Under Soviet control the Eastern European countries were forced to adopt communism.

Ongoing violence and conflict within Russian society is primarily related to--

• widespread poverty

• gender inequality

• language barriers

• ethnic differences

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the government of Russia became more limited by--

• allowing multiple political parties

• restricting voting requirements

• imposing immigration limitation

• encouraging private enterprise

The Russian Federation is an example of a government that is considered----

• rule by one

• rule by people

• rule by many

• rule by a few

Which of the following is one way the government of Russia is considered more limited than the government of the Soviet Union?

• The Russian military answers directly to the president.

• The Russian people are allowed to vote in open elections.

• The Russian economy is directed by government quotas.

• The Russian constitution permits the president to rule for life.

Which of the following factors created a challenge for the Soviet Union to control people living in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and parts of Central Asia?

• Terrorist threats

• Ethnic differences

• Climate extremes

• Environmental disasters

One difference between the Russian government and the U.S. government is that--

• the Russian government manages a federal budget

• the U.S. government is governed by a constitution

• the Russian government has a prime minister

• the U.S. government allows citizens to vote

Do Russian people smile all the time especially out of courtesy?

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Some Geographers call Europe and Asia

• Eurasia

• Eastern Asia

• Asiarope

• Western Russia

Which religious tradition separated from the Roman Catholic Church in Europe, spread to Russia, and blended into Russia culture?

• Eastern Orthodoxy

• Buddhism

• Rabbinic Judaism

• Communism