Eurasia Pretest

How did President Putin demonstrate Russia’s growing military power?

• invading Afghanistan
• rebuilding nuclear weapons
• going to war with Iran
• defeating rebels in Chechnya

Which event caused so much unrest that it helped to bring about the Russian Revolution?

• Crimean War
• October Manifesto
• Russo-Japanese War
• World War I

Which culture greatly influenced the culture of the Kievan Rus between about 1000 and the early 1200s?

• Viking
• Hun
• Mongol
• Byzantine

The main religions followed in Northern Eurasia are

• Judaism & Roman Catholic Christianity
• Judaism & Islam
• Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Roman Catholic Christianity
• Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Islam

What happened to Central Asia and the Caucasus when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991?

• The regions were divided into eight independent countries.
• Russians fled the regions.
• The regions came under the influence of Eastern Europe
• The regions united under an Islamic government.

Which if the following described describes the reign of Catherine the Great of Russia?

• tyrannical despot; took away many of the rights of the people
• conservative ruler; reversed many of the gains made by Peter the Great
• lost Russian territory; sold large parts of Siberia
• expanded Russia; added much of Ukraine and parts of Poland

In Uzbekistan, __________ are in danger of losing their identity as the government tries to promote Uzbek traditions.

• Georgians
• Tajiks
• Jews
• Russians

Turkmenistan has one of the most repressive governments in the region. Evidence of repression includes the government’s practice of

• forbidding the press from criticizing the president.
• holding frequent elections without advance notice.
• giving extensive power to local leaders, without being sure they are using the power correctly to help people.
• strictly obeying its constitution.

How did the Soviet Union come to dominate Eastern Europe after World War II?

• by supporting communist parties in democratic elections
• by keeping troops in the region and setting up communist governments
• by agreeing with the United States to divide Europe in half
• by making a separate peace agreement with Germany

Which of the following is a reason why few people live in Siberia?

• The long distances between cities create isolation.
• The permafrost makes the construction of roads and buildings difficult.
• The region has several active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
• Most of the region is off-limits to settlement to protect its natural resources.