Eastern Europe & Russia Exam Review

Which of the following rivers touches nine different countries in Europe?

• The Rhine
• The Danube
• The Vistula
• None of the Above

Which TWO mountain ranges dominate Eastern Europe?

• The Swiss Alps and the Carpathian Mountains
• The Apennines and the Balkan Mountains
• The Balkan Mountains and the Carpathian Mountains
• The Apennines and the Swiss Alps

Which plain is found in Poland and the Baltics?

• The Central Russian Uplands
• The Hungarian Plain
• The North European Plain
• None of the Above

Which plain is extends from southeastern Hungary into Croatia, Serbia, and Romania?

• The Central Russian Uplands
• The Hungarian Plain
• The North European Plain
• None of the Above

Czechoslovakia became Czechia and which other country?

• Serbia
• Slovenia
• Slovakia
• Sarajevo

Yugoslavia broke into six republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and which other country?

• Czechia
• Slovenia
• Slovakia
• Sarajevo

Prior to the takeover of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe's economy was predominately agricultural.

• True
• False

All of the following occurred in Eastern Europe under the Soviet Union EXCEPT:

• Soviet sponsored Communist Governments
• Promotion of industry
• Increased freedoms and stability
• The establishment of the Soviet Eastern Bloc

Which decade saw the fall of the Soviet Union?

• 1960s
• 1970s
• 1980s
• 1990s

The collapse of the Soviet Union did not have an impact on the political boundaries/the map of Eastern Europe.

• True
• False