G8 Citizenship Check What You Know: The Russo-Ukrainian War

True or false? You don't have to know the past to understand the present

• False
• True

Definition of 'the near abroad'

• 14 countries other than Russia that were part of the Soviet Union
• The Soviet Union
• The USSR
• A former country of 15 republics in eastern Europe and northern Asia

What was the Soviet Union?

• The Near Abroad
• Ukraine
• A former country of 15 republics in eastern Europe and northern Asia
• NATO

Another name for the Soviet Union?

• The Near Abroad
• Ukraine
• The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR
• NATO

Capital of the Soviet Union

• Moscow, Russia
• Kiev, Ukraine
• The Near Abroad
• NATO

True or false? The Soviet Union collapsed in 1891

• True
• False

What happened when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991?

• Ukraine remained part of the Soviet Union
• Russia invaded Ukraine
• The 14 countries other than Russia that were part of the Soviet Union became independent
• NATO defended Ukraine

Example of a 'near abroad' country that was part of the Soviet Union, but became independent in 1991?

• Crimea
• Ukraine
• Moscow
• The United States

Russians think Ukraine is like their little...?

• Brother
• Mother
• Father
• Sister

What did Ukraine take from Russia when it became independent?

• The Near Abroad
• NATO
• Moscow
• Crimea