Russia & the Republics Unit Test Review

Besides Russia, the largest republic (in land area) in the region is

• a. Belarus
• b. Kazakhstan
• c. Ukraine
• d. Georgia
• e. Turkmenistan

The two main climates of the region are humid continental and ________________.

• a. Mediterranean
• b. subarctic
• c. tundra
• d. humid subtropical
• e. ice cap

What was the nickname for the Bolsheviks?

• a. The Federalists
• b. The Socialists
• c. The Whites
• d. The Reds
• e. The Monarchists

. The ______ separate European Russia from Siberia

• a. Caucasus Mts.
• b. Himalayas
• c. Aral Sea
• d. Ural Mts.
• e. Volga River

Which of the following is not a reason most of the people of the region live on the North European Plain?

• a. segregation
• b. near other European countries
• c. rich soil
• d. milder climate
• e. major rivers

. The supreme ruler of all Russia from the 1500s-1900s was known as the ________

• a. emperor
• b. czar
• c. king
• d. dictator
• e. president

Who is credited with helping Russia catch up to Europe’s development in the 1600 & 1700s?

• a. William
• b. Vladimir
• c. Paul
• d. Ivan
• e. Peter

The expansion of which of the following occurred most rapidly in czarist Russia?

• a. territory
• b. scientific advances
• c. human rights
• d. democracy

The system in which the government owns everything to create a classless society is called

• a. communism
• b. imperialism
• c. capitalism
• d. anarchy
• e. caste system

Most of the people in Russia & the Republics are

• a. Orthodox
• b. nonreligious
• c. Jewish
• d. Catholic
• e. Muslim