Post-Soviet Republics

What is Eurasia?

• a lake in Russia

• a geographic feature

• a country that borders Russia

• combined landmass of Europe and Asia

What is the largest country in Northern Eurasia?

• China

• Belarus

• Russia

• Ukraine

What landform is considered a boundary between Europe and Asia?

• the Baltic Sea

• the Ural Mountains

• the Himalayas

• the Volga River

Where do most of the people in the region live?

• West

• North

• East

• South

All of the following describe a tsar/czar except...

• a Russian autocrat

• a powerful leader of Russia between the 1600 - 1900s

• a democratically elected Russia leader

• Russian leaders whose power was passed through the family

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks?

• John Lennon

• Vladimir Putin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Lenin

The slogan used to gain support for the Bolsheviks.

• The Great Leap Forward

• Peace, Land, and Bread

• I'm lovin' it.

• Peace, Love, and Rock n' Roll!

All of the following are traits of communism except...

• privatization of all industry

• the destruction of social classes

• organization of farm land into state and collective farms

• nationalization of all industry

What does USSR stand for?

• Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

• Underground Security Systems Research

• Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading

Joseph Stalin maintained power by all of the following except...

• allowing citizens to demonstrate and voice opinions

• controlling all media and art

• eliminating political opponents

• creating an "us vs. them" sentiment throughout the USSR