Quiz Russia and Eurasia Republics

Name for the countries that were part of the USSR/Soviet Union, they were in the perimeter. They ended up seceding.

• satellite republics

• neighboring countries

• commonwealth countries

This is what happens when governments become unlimited.

• loss of human rights

• loss of mineral rights

• loss of salary

• loss of military strength

Because Russia has a history of nomadic (wandering) tribes the region is

• multicultural=many languages and customs.

• without culture.

• has no diversity

• dominated by one ethnic group.

What did the Allied Powers say about the satellite republics (Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia), of the USSR?

• They were "working for the bear."

• They were "puppet governments."

• They were "behind the iron curtain"

What type of government did the Soviet Union have if it controlled everything about its citizens.

• unlimited

• limited

• limited monarchy

• unlimited democracy

What caused the demise (death) of the USSR/Soviet Union?

• economic stagnation, lack of change, military spending and political corruption

• economic stagnation, lack of reform, and military spending

• military spending, and political corruption

• economic stimulus, democratic government, small military and

In this type of government one person or small group controls by appointing and making laws. There are no individual rights, i.e. no constitution.

• unlimited government

• unlimited democracy

• limited monarchy

• limited republic

What is a true statement about Russia's climate?

• It is mostly tropical savanna.

• It is mostly Mediterranean, no artic zones.

• It is mostly subarctic, with no tropical zones.

Because Kazakhstan was once a republic of the Soviet Union, it now has a multicultural society with people

• speaking Russian and Kazakh

• speaking French and English

• speaking Russian and Arabic

Today modern Russia has a _________________. In the past the Soviet Union was ________________.

• democracy, communist

• republic, socialist

• democracy, capitalist