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WorksheetsUnit 5: Russia
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The Russian Federation is an example of a government that is considered?
Ruled by one.
Ruled by many.
Ruled by a few.
Ruled by the people.
Which statement accurately describes the Caspian Sea?
It is a freshwater lake that is important for fishing.
It is the largest inland body of water in the world.
It is the world’s deepest freshwater lake.
It is frozen solid most of the year.
During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks wanted to _________________?
Convince Nicholas II to adopt a constitution for the country.
Establish a communist system of government.
Allow Vladimir Lenin to rule Russia as a czar.
Introduce democracy to Russia.
Which sports are very popular in Russia?
Baseball and rugby
Ice hockey and soccer
Basketball and baseball
Football and tennis
During the Russian Revolution in 1917, who was the leader?
Vladimir Lenin
Ivan Drago
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
Communism was based on the teachings of?
John Locke
Adolf Hitler
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
Which river is the longest in Europe and Russia's most important waterway?
The Dnieper River
The Volga River
The Lena River
The Ob' River
What system of government did Vladimir and the Bolsheviks want to install in Russia?
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Islamic
Who was Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible)?
The Godfather of Communism.
Leader of the U.S.S.R, during the Cold War.
Current President of Russia.
Czar of Russian that drove the Mongols out of Russia.
Why did the United States set up a naval blockade around Cuba?
To prevent the Soviets from sending missiles to Cuba.
To patrol and protect the islands from pirates.
To enforce the trading embargo of 1960.
To protect Cuba from the Soviet invasion.
This is the largest inland body of water in the world.
Arctic Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Balkin Sea
Describe a Command economic system.
The economy in which the government owns and operates large-scale companies for the benefit of the public.
People usually do the jobs that their ancestors worked. There is usually little to no modern technology in this type of economy.
A system in which small farms were combined into huge, state-run enterprises farmed by mechanized techniques.
The government controls all production and distribution of goods and services.
After the fall of the Soviet Union, who became the President of the Russian Republic?
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ivan Drago
What is Slavic?
The common language of Russia
The common religion of Russia.
The national sport of Russia.
The first city-state of Russia.
Name the small group of people who control the government and use it to further their own goals, after the fall of the Soviet Union?
The Sith
The Oligarchs
The Monarchs
The Autocrats
Most cities and towns in Siberia are located along or near which feature?
Siberia’s Eastern coast
The Yenisey River
The route of the Trans-Siberian Railroad
The Ob’ and Lena Rivers
In 1986, wherein Russia did one of the world’s greatest environmental disasters happen?
Chernobyl in Ukraine
Saint Petersburg in Western Russia
Novosibirsk in Siberia
Vladivostok in Siberia
In 1990, Boris Yeltsin became President of the Russian Republic, which was still part of the _____ at the time.
Kievan Rus
Scandinavia
Soviet Union
Mongolian Empire
In this type of economic system, the government controls all production and distribution of goods and services.
Traditional
Market
Mixed
Command
Who was the Czar of Russia that drove the Mongols out of Russia?
Ivan I
Ivan II
Ivan III
Ivan IV
When the Soviet Union tried to set up a missile base in Cuba, what did the United States do?
Build a wall around Cuba
Sent an invasion force to destroy the missile base.
Set up a naval blockade.
They did nothing because they were our allies.
Describe the Volga River.
The longest river in the world and the most important waterway in the Amazon.
The most important waterway and longest river in Europe and Russia.
The second-longest river in the United States.
A major waterway for the Russian Navy to transport troops during the Cold War.
Who was the Oligarch?
A small group of people who control the government and use it to further their own goals, after the fall of the Soviet Union?
A group of revolutionaries that overthrew the Czar of Russia.
The Czar that drove the Mongols out of Russia.
The first president of the Russian republic, after the fall of the Soviet Union.
What is Kievan Rus?
The first Slav state made up of several city-states that emerged in the A.D. 800s.
The first ruler of Kiev.
The official religion of Russia after the fall of Communism.
A Russian terrorist group responsible for the Sokovia bombings.
What was built along the route of the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
Military Bases
Trading Out Post
Siberian River
Cities and Industries
The "WAR" between the US and the Soviet Union in which both sides never really fought each other.
The Great War
The Star Wars
The Cold War
The War of 1776
Which of the following is a common language group found in Russia?
German
Slavic
English
French
What is Chernobyl?
The largest volcano eruption in Russia.
The world’s greatest man-made nuclear environmental disaster.
A tsunami that destroyed the Kievan Rus.
Name of the nuclear bomb, Russia created and tested in 1950.
What was the Chechen rebellion and who was the president during this time?
A terrorist attack on the World Trade Center carried out on February 26, 1993, when a truck bomb detonated below the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, Vladimir Lenin was the president of the Soviet Union.
An event where Russian troops fought Chechen rebels to keep Chechnya a part of Russia and Boris Yeltsin was the president of Russia
The "WAR" between the US and the Soviet Union in which both sides never really fought each other and Vladimir Putin was the President of Russia.
One of the world’s greatest nuclear environmental disasters and Mikhail Gorbachev was the president of the Soviet Union.
What natural resources are found in the Caspian Sea region?
Gold and lead
Oil and natural gas
Coal and iron ore
Bauxite and silver
Describe the Ural Mountains.
A Mountains range that stretches north and south through Russia, forming a boundary between Europe and Asia.
A Mountains range that the Russians used to house nuclear weapons.
A Mountains range that divides the United States in half.
A Mountains range that is home to the world's highest mountain.
Describe a Traditional economic system.
The economy in which the government owns and operates large-scale companies for the benefit of the public.
People usually do the jobs that their ancestors worked. There is usually little to no modern technology in this type of economy.
A system in which small farms were combined into huge, state-run enterprises farmed by mechanized techniques.
The government controls all production and distribution of goods and services.
The first Slav state made up of several city-states emerged in the A.D. 800s and was called?
Belorussians
Mongolia
Muscovy
Kievan Rus
What was the Cold War?
A war fought in Siberia between the US and Russia over oil rights.
The war that was fought on the moon by, the US and Russia.
A war that was fought between the US and Russia over Alaska.
A war between the US and the Soviet Union in which neither side fought each other.
Who was the president of Russia during the Chechen rebellion?
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
In this type of economy, people usually do the jobs that their ancestors worked. There is usually little to no modern technology in this type of economy.
Traditional
Market
Mixed
Command
In a communist economic system, such as that of the former Soviet Union, economic decisions are primarily made by __________?
Consumers and Producers
Traditional indigenous leaders
The owners of major industries
The Central Government
Describe a Communist economic system.
The economy in which the government owns and operates large-scale companies for the benefit of the public.
People usually do the jobs that their ancestors worked. There is usually little to no modern technology in this type of economy.
A system in which small farms were combined into huge, state-run enterprises farmed by mechanized techniques.
The government controls all production and distribution of goods and services.
The Caspian Sea is full of what natural resources?
Gold and lead
Oil and natural gas
Coal and iron ore
Bauxite and silver
Who succeeded Boris Yeltsin as Russian president in 1999?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Dmitry Medvedev
Ivan Drago
Vladimir Putin
What two reforms did Mikhail Gorbachev create that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Stroganoff and Borscht
Babushka and Banya
Perestroika and Glasnost
Pirozhki and Blini
Which religious tradition separated from the Roman Catholic Church in Europe, spread to Russia, and blended into Russian culture?
Buddhism
Communism
Judaism
Eastern Orthodoxy
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.
They feared he would brutally crackdown on dissent.
The _____ Mountains stretch north and south through Russia, forming a boundary between Europe and Asia.
Rocky
Caucasus
Ural
Alps
What was the name for farm laborers who could be bought and sold with the land in czar Russia?
Slav's
Communist
Worker's
Serfs
Why didn't Russia allow Chechnya to become an independent country?
The region surrounding the Ural Mountains contains few resources
Russia wanted to hold Chechnya because of its oil wealth.
Yeltsin was unpopular because he sympathized with Chechnya.
One day Chechnya will become an independent nation.
When did the United States and the Soviet Union come close to war during the Cold War?
Cuban Missle Crisis
Invasion of Normandy
The sinking of the Titanic
Chernobyl Disaster
Which statement about Vladimir Putin’s most recent term as president of Russia is accurate?
He has increased the power of the oligarchs.
He welcomes input from the opposition.
He put laws in place allowing him control of Russia.
He has given Chechnya independence.
Which of the following events happened in 1917?
World War I began and nearly all of Europe was involved.
Bolsheviks seized control of the Russian government.
Joseph Stalin became the leader of the Soviet Union.
Nikita Khrushchev agreed to stop shipping missiles to Cuba.
Who won the Heavy Weight Championship in boxing between Rocky Balboa and Ivan Drago?
Rocky Balboa
Ivan Drago
Apollo Creed
Clubber Lang
