Russia History

He was a communist and led the Russian Revolution in 1917.

• John Travolta

• Ivan the Terrible

• Vladimir Putin

• Vladimir Lenin

USSR

• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

• Union of Soviet Socialist Russia

• Union of Southern Socialist Republic

He was a dictator (1924-1953), used gulags (labor camps) to keep control.

• Joseph Stalin

• Joseph Kennedy

• Josephine Baker

• Joseph Conrad

During WWII Russia was on the same side as the US, Great Britain, and France.

• Allied Powers

• Axis Powers

• Super Powers

Russia begins with the ____________ in the 800s, capital Kiev (modern Ukraine).

• Mongols

• Visigoths

• Gauls

• Vikings

Evidence of cultural diffusion in Russia:

• Catholic religion and the Hebrew alphabet

• Christian religion and the Cyrillic alphabet

• Christian religion and the Roman alphabet

• Christian religion and Arabic alphabet

If Czar Ivan the Terrible was an absolute monarchy his government is classified as

• unlimited

• limited

• representative

• demoncratic

This was a period of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1991.

• Policing Action

• Bay of Pigs

• Iron Curtain

• Cold War

The Soviet Union broke up in _________, Soviet Republics became ______________ countries again.

• 1990, loyal

• 1991, independent

• 1991, dependent

• 1989, disloyal

Russia has influence in worlds affairs because it is 1 of 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council with

• veto power

• superpowers

• nullifying powers

• no power