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WorksheetsHP Unit 7: Russia Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Which one of the following is TRUE about Russia today?
It has the largest population in the world.
It used to be one of the soviet republics included in the Soviet Union.
St. Petersburg is the capital city.
Joseph Stalin is the current President of Russia
Who was the first Russian monarch to receive the title of tsar?
Catherine the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Peter the Great
Nichloas II
Which of the following countries today were once included in the Soviet Union? Choose all that apply.
Ukraine
France
Kazakhstan
Belarus
Which type of government does Russia have?
Semi-presidential republic
Parliamentary
Presidential
Theocracy
Which of the following contributed to the Soviet Union becoming a vast empire? Choose all that apply.
Superior military strength
World War II
Political organization
Physical geography
Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks in October 1917?
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Leon Trotsky
Which Soviet term means council or legislative assembly?
russki
duma
soviet
perestroika
Which event led to the rise of Joseph Stalin?
Forced abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
World War II
Great October Socialist Revolution
Death of Vladimir Lenin
Which of the following contributed to the superpower status of the Soviet Union post-World War II? Choose all that apply.
Launch of Sputnik
Improved living standards for most Russians
Rapid industrialization
Expansion of capitalism
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leonid Brezhnev
Ronald Reagan
What were Gorbachev's political reforms known as?
Glasnost
cold war
Perestroika
Nashi
Which of the following contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union? Choose all that apply.
USSR stops financing Eastern European communist nations
Food shortages
Nationalist movements in constituent regions
Failed economic reforms
Which leader dissolved Russia's Parliament in 1993?
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Which one of the following is TRUE about Russia's president? Choose all that apply.
President serves 6 years in office
Can only serve two terms in a row
Appoints the Prime Minister
Must be at least forty years old
Who is the current Prime Minister of Russia?
Vladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Mishustin
Which one of the following terms describes Russia's president and prime minister working together?
Theocracy
Semi-presidential system
Tandemocracy
Duocracy
What are the (2) chambers in Russia's legislature? Choose two.
Federation Council
Constitutional House
Duma
Chamber of Deputies
What is the highest court in Russia called?
Supreme Court
High Court
Constitutional Court
District court
Which area (previously controlled by Ukraine) was annexed by Russia in 2014?
Chechnya
Moscow
Siberia
Crimea
Which political parties have the most control in Russia?
elite parties
mass parties
liberal parties
conservative parties
