Russia and the Western Republics

Which one of these countries is NOT part of the Baltic Republics?

• Latvia

• Russia

• Estonia

• Lithuania

By the 1500s, this Russian Prince put an end to the Mongolian rule in the Western Republics, and he began the Russian Expansion

• Peter the Great

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Ivan the Great

Where was Russia's capital moved to before returning to Moscow?

• Kiev

• St. Petersburg

• Riga

• Vilnius

Who was the one responsible for trying to catch Russia up on their lag to Western Europe?

• Peter the Great

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Ivan the Great

• Vladimir Lenin

By the end of the Russian Revolution, Russia began their new rule under the Russian Communist Party. This was leg by who?

• Joseph Stalin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Vladimir Lenin

• Vladimir Putin

By 1922, as the Communist Party organized all their different peoples absorbed from Russian expansion and formed their new nation. What was the short name for this new nation?

• Soviet Republic

• United Soviet States

• Soviet Union

• Soviet States of Russia

This man took leadership of the USSR during WWII. He installed pro-Soviet governments in the Eastern European countries that they liberated from Germany.

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Ivan the Great

• Mikhail Gorbachev

The War between the United States and the USSR. This war never grew into open warfare and consisted of the Space Race and Nuclear Race.

• WWII

• WWI

• Cold War

• Russian Revolution

This new Soviet leader was known for ending the Cold War, giving economic freedom back the Soviet people, and ending the Communist government.

• Vladimir Lenin

• Mikhail Gorbachev

• Joseph Stalin

• Peter the Great

What type of government was adopted under Stalin's rule after being inspired by the teachings of Karl Marx?

• Market Economy

• Traditional Economy

• Command Economy

• Mixed Economy