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WorksheetsHW:Russia/CIS Reading
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Russia is ranks _____ in size of countries in the world?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
The Eurasian republics are also known as the ____________ or CIS
Communist Independent States
Caucasus Invasion States
Commonwealth of Independent States
Common Indefinite Status
Multi-select: The Ural Mountains, a natural boundary between Europe and Asia, separate the __________from the _________.
Northern European Plain
Southern European Plain
West Siberian Plain
Eastern European Plain
Much of the land in southwestern Russia and northern Kazakhstan are covered by large plains called __________. This land is good for farming and grazing.
mountains
permafrost
taiga
steepe
About half of the land in Russia is so cold that it has permanently frozen ground. Permanently frozen ground is known as ....
steepe
permafrost
taiga
tundra
Siberia, an area which lies in central and eastern Russia has _________ or flat land found in arctic and subarctic regions
steepe
tundra
taiga
mountains
Small evergreens like pines grow in this area south of the tundra. This area provides valuable timber or wood resources.
taiga
tundra
permafrost
Ural Mountains
What year was "Bloody Sunday"?
1750
1894
1905
1945
Multi-select: Prior to Bloody Sunday which of the following were conditions of Russia that fueled or built up peoples' frustrations with the czar?
peasants lacked food
living standards were low compared to other countries
taxes were high
factory conditions were harsh
none of the above
Russia would start be at war with what country prior to Bloody Sunday?
U.S.
Germany
France
Japan
What effects did the war with Japan have on Russia?
food shortages
working conditions have worsened
prices have increased more than wages
all of the above
Who lead a protest of 11,000 workers when members of the workers' union were fired for going on strike, or refused to work in poor conditions?
Lenin
Nicholas II
Stalin
Father Gapon
Multi-select: What were some of the demands of the a petition that 150,00 workers would sign?
16 hour work day
freedom to organize unions
worse working conditions
free medical aid
freedom of press, speech, and religion
What was created as a reaction to Bloody Sunday?
a legislative branch known as the Duma
February Revolution
World War I
none of the above
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917?
Stalin
Czar Nicolas II
Nicholas II's Brother Michael
Lenin
Multi-select: After the Bolshevik Revolution in the 1918 a civil war would be fought between what two groups?
North
South
Bolsheviks
Blue Army
White Army
The USSR or Soviet Union would be controlled by what political party?
Russians
Democratic
Free Market
Republican
Communist
The leader of the Soviet Union from 1924-1953
Stalin
Gorbachev
Lenin
Hitler
Perestroika were reforms started by Gorbachev. Which of these were part of those reforms:
Better wages for workers
People allowed to own their own businesses
foreign investment in Soviet businesses
all of the above
This is the term for the openness which allowed people to freely express their concerns about their Soviet government.
perestroika
coup
glasnost
none of the above
What happened to nations that were part of the Soviet Union once it collapsed and Gorbachev resigned after a failed coup
They are now part of Russia making it the largest country in the world
They joined the EU
They became independent nations
They invaded Russia taking it over for 13 days
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan are known as the ....
Central Asian Republics
Caucasus
Russia
USSR
The leaders of Central Asia and the Caucasus want to stay in power and have limited people’s freedoms are known as...
democratic leaders
authoritarian leaders
constitutional monarchs
coaches
Which country did Russia send troops too in 2014?
Germany
Japan
Ukraine
Armenia
Russian military forces gathered in what part of Ukraine
near the capital
northern parts
western part bordering other European countries
eastern part specifically Crimea
