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WorksheetsRussia and the Eurasian Republics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why did Czar Alexander II free the serfs?
to attend university
to vote in elections
to move overseas
to work in industry
What military tactic did the Russians use when Napoleon invaded?
aggressive negotiations
blockade of Great Britain
scorched earth policy
two-front war
What leader tried to reform the Soviet economy and government?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
Ronald Reagan
Josef Stalin
Why did Peter the Great build St. Petersberg in its location?
has great climate for vacations
stays light during summer nights
is near the Baltic Sea and Europe
contains historic sites and museums
What lesson did France learn from Chernobyl?
to use more advanced nuclear technology
to avoid using nuclear energy
to build domes to prevent nuclear fallout
to keep its nuclear plants a secret
worldly, not connected to a religion
secular
Christian
convert
government
A defined territory with its own government
territory
state
island
continent
The policy of openness; especially regarding speech
first amendment rights
peristroika
glasnost
scorched earth policy
The ruler in Russia
czar
emperor
king
president
The time required for half of the atoms of a radioactive substance to decay
half-life
nuclear explosion
contaminated
fallout
Which sea has shrunk greatly because of water loss from irrigation?
Aral
Baltic
Black
Caspian
What country repeated Napoleon's mistake by invading Russia in winter during World War II?
Britain
France
Germany
Poland
When did the Soviet Union collapse?
1922
1953
1991
2001
the period of royal rule
reign
era
queen
century
a change or restructuring of the economy
coup
autonomy
perestroika
glasnost
