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WorksheetsChapter 7 Eastern Europe & Western Russia
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 22mins
Joseph Stalin was known for bringing democratic reforms to the Soviet Union once he took power in 1924.
True
False
President Vladimir Putin tried but failed to stabilize the Russian economy.
True
False
Solidarity was an organization that emerged in Czechoslovakia in the late 1960's to reform the communist government there.
True
False
World War I was triggered by the assassination of the heir to the Austria-Hungary's throne.
True
False
The Northern European Plain is confined entirely to Eastern Europe.
True
False
Western Russia is the portion of Russia that lies within Europe.
True
False
Fishing plays a minor role in Russia's economy.
True
False
Pop music from the United States has many fans in Russia and Eastern Europe.
True
False
Beginning in the 1600's, the Romanov family ruled Russia for 300 years.
True
False
After the end of the Soviet Union, inflation was a problem in Russia.
True
False
Which statement best describes the physical geography of Eastern Europe and Western Russia?
The area consists mostly of vast plains.
The region is covered almost entirely by glaciers.
Most of the region is rugged and mountainous.
The area is dominated by flat, arid deserts.
Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the effects of the fall of communism in Yugoslavia?
The country disintegrated into smaller countries based on ethnic groups.
Yugoslavia was invaded by Siberia and ceased to exist as an independent country.
Of all Soviet satellites, Yugoslavia faced the fewest challenges.
The country became a major power in Eastern Europe due to it's many resources.
The Baltic Sea consists of seawater mixed with river water. Which of the following statements is a reasonable conclusion from this fact?
The Baltic Sea is not used for transportation.
The Baltic sea is somewhat salty.
The Baltic Sea cannot support aquatic life.
The Baltic Sea is heavily polluted.
Which of the following statements about current daily life in Russia is the most accurate?
The generation gap is narrowing between those who grew up under communism and the post-soviet generation.
Young Russians are having the same cultural experiences as young Americans.
There is a growing loss of national traditions and identity.
Western Culture has had little impacts on the arts.
What are summers like in Albania and Macedonia?
short and cool
hot and dry
mild and rainy
hot and humid
What was the name of the farm laborers who could be bought and sold with the land in czarist Russia?
communists
Slavs
Serfs
collectivists
What was the longest river in Europe and Russia's most important waterway?
Dnieper
Danube
Volga
Dniester
Which of the following lie north of eastern Europe and Western Russia?
Caucasus Mountains
Adriatic and Black Seas
Baltic and Barents Seas
Ural Mountains
Why were some Russian's unhappy with President Vladimir Putin?
He was unwilling to modernize the Russian economy.
He was unable to put down the Chechen rebellion.
He discouraged the practice of Russian folk and religious traditions.
He limited freedoms of speech and the press in Russia.
Which statement best describes the physical geography of Eastern Europe and Western Russia?
The area consists mostly of vast plains.
The region is covered almost entirely by glaciers.
Most of the region is rugged and mountainous.
The area is dominated by flat, arid deserts.
Poland is one of the world's richest sources of which mineral?
tin
sulfur
silver
bauxite
Which of the following best summarizes the impact of World War I on Russia?
Russia's victory reinforced the Romanov's control over the country
The war weakened Russia, setting the stage for the rise of Communism.
The war led to increased economic ties between Russia and it's western allies.
Russia was defeated by the allies and lost half of its empire as a result.
Which of the following is a direct effect of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and Russia?
The region has stepped up its production of military hardware.
National traditions and identity have grown stronger in the region.
The practice of religion has gone into decline in the region.
The region has been cut off from international pop culture.
What was the name for farm laborers who could be bought and sold along with the land in czarist Russia?
communists
Slavs
Serfs
collectivists
In the past century, why have many emigrants from Eastern Europe come to the United States?
to seek political freedom and economic opportunity
to be reunited with their American friends
to settle in a country with a climate better suited to agriculture
to spread European values and culture
Which group has dominated Russia's politics and culture throughout most of it's history?
Slavs
Magyars
Ukrainians
Mongols
What part of Russia is covered with ice year-round?
West Siberian Plain
Black Sea coast
Russian plain
Novaya Zemlya (freezing)
Why did some Soviet leaders stage a coup against Mikhail Gorbachev?
They claimed he wanted to limit industrialization.
They objected to policies that undermined private property rights.
They thought his lenient policies threatened the existence of the Soviet Union.
political capital of Russia
oligarch
St Petersburg
Moscow
Georgia
Soviet leader who allowed more social and political freedoms
Stalin
Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Rogzaca
conflict among ethnic groups within a state, country, or region
oligarch
balkinization
power struggle
Lenin fight
Soviet premier during the Cuban missile crisis
Gorbachev
Lenin
Nikita Krushchez
JFK
one of a small group of people who control the government
government
oligarch
parliament
More than ____ % of the world's forests are in Russia.
10
20
30
40
Early Slavs came from _________ .
Africa
Asia
an alien being
Europe
Russia covers ______________ time zones.
5 of 12
11 of 24
all of the
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