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Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
How long is the Trans-Siberian Railway?
5,772 miles
7,572 miles
2,775 miles
5, 277 miles
In 1890, 30,000km of railways were all built in the _________ side of Russia.
European
Asian
Northern
Southern
Construction for the Trans-Siberian Railway occurred during the following years:
1891-1916
1850-1891
1850-1904
1890-1904
The Trans-Siberian Railway links which 2 cities?
Moscow - Vladivostok
St Petersburg - Moscow
Beijing - Moscow
Moscow - Ural Mountains
The Trans-Siberian Railway helped improve:
Trade from the East to the West
Transportation times from East to West
Sharing of ideas and communication from East to West
All of the answers
Why did Alexander III feel the railway was necessary to build, despite the large costs and difficult construction?
He feared the Chinese potentially taking land to the Russian East.
He wanted the biggest railway in the world.
He liked trains.
Before the Trans-Siberian Railway was built, transport routes from Lake Baikal to the Japan sea were made by boat. Why was this an unreliable travel method?
Boats were not well built
Boats struggled to carry large cargo and passengers
The rivers would freeze over in winter and dry out in summer
The route took years to get from A to B.
