Russia and the Republics

The Iron Curtain is a phrase that means...

• A curtain made of iron used in the Soviet Union.

• a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.

• A term used to describe how tough the U.S.S.R. was when dealing with protests inside the union.

• A term used to describe how hard it was to get into the U.S.S.R.

The Russian monarchy was in power from...

• 1914-1922

• 1721-1914

• 1712-1941

• 1600-1800

All of the following were important political figures during the communism period in the U.S.S.R. except...

• Lenin

• Gorbechev

• Stalin

• Churchill

The Caucasus is the name of...

• a tribe of people who lived in the U.S.S.R.

• a major lake located in central Asia.

• a group of countries that were under the control of the U.S.S.R.

• a mountain system in West Asia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region.

These mountains form the border between Russia and Transcaucasia.

• The Caca Mountains

• The Cholet Mountains

• The Chicklet Mountains

• The Caucasus Mountains

Based on what we have learned today, which statement is most accurate about the Russia-Ukraine war?

• Ukraine defeated the Russian army in the country and has invaded parts of Russia.

• Russia controls Ukraine's capital and forced its government into hiding.

• Ukraine forced Russia out of some territory, but Russia still controls parts of the country, and the war is ongoing.

• The war ended with a peace treaty a few months ago, with Russia controlling some territory.

Since Siberia is a large and mainly uninhabitable, most people live in the part of ​ ​ (a)   Russia.

• western

• northern

• southern

• eastern

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has fought wars in which of these places?

• Chechnya

• Germany

• Georgia

• Ukraine

• Japan

Drag and drop the labels where they belong on the map.

a

b

c

Moscow

Ural Mountains

Siberia

The Ural Mountains are a natural and traditional boundary between these two regions?

• Africa and Australia

• North America and South America

• Europe and Asia

• Asia and Antarctica