Russian Revolution, Cold War, and Dictator Vocabulary Quiz

Do you think that the events of the Russian Revolution still have impacts today?

• Definitely yes

• Maybe a little

• I have no clue

• Not at all

What were the two opposing ideals in the Cold War?

• Communism and socialism

• Lenin and Stalin

• American capitalism and Soviet socialism

• Right and wrong

Prolonged, cruel, or unjust treatment:

• Oppression

• Corruption

• Repression

• Maltreatment

• Communism

What form of government did the U.S.S.R. use?

• Republic

• United States of Soviets

• Communism

• Unity

What is a dictator?

• A military general

• A leader that takes control and has lots power (usually supported by the military)

• A kind of large tank that has 12 wheels and a 40mm barrel

• An autocratic leader that owns everything

A sudden, violent overthrow of a government:

• A coup

• A revolution

• Industrial revolution

• What Adolf Hitler did

Who was the first leader of the U.S.S.R.?

• Vladimir Putin

• Joseph Stalin

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Vladimir Lenin

• Leon Trotsky

Capricious means:

• Extremely powerful

• Absolute ruler

• Given to mood swings

• Always angry

• Short and ugly

Select the correct definition for "arbitrary"

• A decision based on whim, not logic

• Unfair advantage

• A form of government where the people own everything

• An arbitrary trait

Why were Russians tired of their czar?

• They were losing World War I badly to the Germans.

• The Arctic Ocean kept freezing.

• Rasputin had gained a lot of power.

• There was starvation in Russian cities.