Russia and Eastern Europe Terms First Quiz

Ivan the Terrible became Russia’s first czar. What is a czar?

• An enslaved worker

• A president

• A supreme ruler

• An indentured servant

Who were the serfs?

• An enslaved worker

• A Russian farmer

• A factory worker

• An indentured servant

How did the rule of czars come to an end in Russia?

• Russia lost World War II, and the czars were overthrown by the U.S. as a result.

• In the early 1900s, people started to revolt against Czar Nicholas II. In 1917, the soldiers joined the workers and Nicholas II was forced out of power, ending the rule of czars in Russia.

• Russia collapsed in 1991 because five European countries broke away from the rule of the czars.

• In the early 1500s, people started to revolt against Czar Ivan. In 1917, the soldiers joined the workers and Ivan the Terrible was forced out of power, ending the rule of czars in Russia.

1. What revolutionary group seized control of the government and established communism in Russia?

• The Socialists

• The Marxists

• The Romanov's

• 1. The Bolsheviks

What does USSR stand for?

• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

• United States of Soviet Russia

• United Soviet States of Russia

• Union of Socialist State Republics

Who were the first two leaders of the USSR?

• Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin

• Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin

• Joseph Stalin and Ivan the Great

• Nicholas II and Ivan the Great

What was the Cold War?  Which country was involved with the Soviet Union in the

      Cold War?  Why was there no fighting during this war?

• An agreement between two comparative systems, Russian capitalist and U.S. communist, for world peace and safety.

• Both countries were part of major trade groups.  These trade groups were used to keep peace among both countries.

• The struggle between two competing systems, Russian communist and U.S. capitalist, for world influence and power.

• Both countries had nuclear weapons so fighting was avoided.  The two countries used propaganda to fight, the threat of force.

What changes took place in Eastern Europe in 1989?

• Eastern European countries were taken over by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.

• The Soviet Union gained control over Eastern European countries and made them satellite countries.

• Beginning with Poland, five countries voted for Communist rule and willingly joined the Soviet Union.

• Beginning with Poland, five countries freed themselves from Communist rule and became independent of the Soviet Union.

The Soviet government discouraged religion and promoted atheism.  What is atheism?

• The belief in many gods.

• The belief in one god.

• The belief that there is no god.

• The belief of nature gods.

1. Explain how a command economy works.

• A central authority makes key economic decisions.

• Businesses are privately owned.

• Prices and production are based off of supply and demand.

• The government controls the price of goods and where

  they will be sold.