The Fall of the Soviet Union Quiz

Who Am I?

Leader of Russia from 1917-1924

Born beside the Volga River

Active Bolshevik Party

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Boris Yeltsen

What forms of UNLIMITED Governments did the Soviet Union have throughout its history?

• Authoritarian

  Totalitarian

  Communism

• Monarchies

  Totalitarian

  Democracy

• Monarchies

  Communism

  Dictatorship

• Communism

  Republic

  Democracy

What were the economic reforms introduced by Gorbachev?

• Communism and Capitalism

• Perestroika and Glasnost

• Dictatorship and Oligarchy

• Industrialization and Collectivization

Russia and Eurasian Republics are home to the urban centers of

• South Asia

• Southwest Asia and North Africa

• Moscow, Kiev, Omsk

• United States/Canada

Ukraine was once a part of

• Mongolia

• China

• Soviet Union

• Portugal

Even though Russia is a federation of states, it operates as a​

• Unitary System
• Constitutional system
• Federal system
• Representative System

Russians migrated to other Soviet republics during the middle of the twentieth century to rebuild cities, find new jobs, and farmers needed to grow crops on available land. What category would these reasons fall under?

• social reasons

• cultural reasons

• political reasons

• economic reasons

Analyze the characteristics of the Venn diagram and determine which of the following best describes the type of government in Russia.

• monarchy

• limited

• unlimited

• constitutional

What type of government system was in place in the time eras provided below:

1917-1991 _________

1991 - Present ___________

• monarchy/communism

• democracy/theocracy

• theocracy/monarchy

• communism-democracy

Private ownership of goods and services is

• congressionalism

• communism

• capitalism

• socialism