1.04 Eastern Europe People and Culture

Today the Orthodox Church numbers approximately 300 million Christians.

• True

• False

Equality and full employment are seen as two of the important benefits of a socialist economy.

• True

• False

The Serbs, the ethnic majority in Yugoslavia, protested against "ethnic cleansing."

• True

• False

Who was the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the U.N. for war crimes?

• Putin

• Gorbachev

• Milosevic

• Rugova

What was an interesting feature of the New Economic Policy of Lenin?

• It allowed for some private enterprise.

• It embraced Western capitalism.

• It abandoned most socialist policies currently in place.

• It sought the advice of the people.

Who is believed to be the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church?

• A pontiff

• Jesus Christ

• Bishop of Constantinople

• Local priests

Based on the chart below, which of the following countries had a more socialist system in the 1960s and 70s?

• Hungary

• Poland

• USSR

• Yugoslavia

The nation of Yugoslavia was created after World War I. What was it first called?

• The Slav Republic

• Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes

• Bosnia-Herzegovina

• Croatian Republic

What was an interesting feature of the New Economic Policy of Lenin?

• It allowed for some private enterprise.

• It embraced Western capitalism.

• It abandoned most socialist policies currently in place.

• It sought the advice of the people.

Following Lenin's death, who took control of the Soviet Union?

• Trotsky

• Stalin

• Gorbachev

• Milosevic