CHP 14 QUIZ 2

Russia’s historical roots go back to the A.D. 600s when ______________ farmers, hunters, and fishers settled near the waterways of the Northern European Plain.

• Slav

• Germanic

• Celtic

• Mongolian

Czar Nicholas and his family were murdered, signaling the demise of Europe’s last absolute monarchy. What emerged was the Communist-controlled Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or the ______________ .

• United Kingdom

• Soviet Union

• United States

• European Union

In the late 1600s, Czar Peter I—known as______________ —came to power, determined to modernize Russia. Under his rule, Russia enlarged its territory, built a strong military, and developed trade with Western Europe.

• Peter the Terrible

• Peter the Great

• Peter the Lionheart

• Peter the Strong

One of the biggest proponents for greater economic equality was the German philosopher ______________ , the founder of modern communism.

• Friedrich Nietzsche

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Karl Marxx

• Thomas Hobbes

The Soviet Union played a pivotal role in the Allied victory over Germany during ______________

• World War 2

• The Cold War

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

 In ______________ a failed coup led to the collapse of the Soviet government and regions of the country began declaring their independence.

• 1992

• 1989

• 1995

• 1991

In the early 1200s, ______________ from Central Asia invaded Kiev and many of the Slav territories.

• Vikings

• Mongols

• Huns

• Ottomans

A program known as ______________ was begun to make those peoples more “Russian.”

• Russification

• Assimilation

• Colonization

• Nationalization

Russification became government policy, and people were required to speak Russian and follow _____________ Christianity to receive jobs and benefits.

• Roman Catholic

• Protestant

• Hindu

• Eastern Orthodox

Beginning in 1891, under Czar Alexander III, Russia expanded into Siberia with the construction of the ______________ .

• Trans Siberian Railroad

• Hoover Dam

• Panama Canal

• Hagia Sophia