WorksheetsRussian Economics
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who was the first czar responsible for modernizing Russia?
Peter III
Peter the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Leo Tolstoy
What was nearly 6000 miles long and connected Moscow to Vladivostok, opening Russia's Asian eastern region to settlement?
Trans-Continental Railroad
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Polar Express
What is a satellite country?
Something floating in the sky
A communist country
An independent country
A country controlled by another country
What weakened the Soviet Union's role in the world?
Costs of the military and inefficient economic policies
Poor access to natural resources
International relations with other countries
National security
True or False: Perestroika was the restructuring and reforming of the Soviet economy and politics.
False
True
In 1991, what led to the collapse of the Soviet government?
A treaty
A failed uprising (coup)
A national election
A military invasion by the United States
What country claims the region of Crimea as their own?
The United States
China
Russia
Ukraine
What is the illegal trade of scarce or illegal goods called?
The stock market
The flea market
The red market
The black market
What is the change to private ownership of state-owned companies and industries called?
Privatization
Publicization
Communism
Socialism
Which is not a reason for Russia's steady economic growth since 1998?
Increase in consumption
Increase in wages
Decrease in productivity
A vast supply of natural resources
True or False: Russia is not a major source of oil and natural gas.
True
False
Because of its size and climate extremes, What does Russia depend on for much of its transportation needs?
Railroads
Waterways
All of the above
None of the above
