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WRLD CULTRE- 2nd semester

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cold war was a period of competition between the (a)   .

2.

What separated the East Berlin and West Berlin?

a)

Iron curtain

b)

Mexican border

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

None

3.

Why is the Trans-Siberian railroad important?

a)

West and East Russia's goods from one place to another

b)

Brings things over to West Russia to East Russia

c)

To transport things over

d)

Carries goods from West and East Russia

4.

Which American restaurants and food companies were cultural diffusion to Russia after the cold war?

a)

Mc-Donalds

b)

Subway

c)

Coca-Cola

d)

Burger King

5.

Free Enterprise Economy

a)

Little to no government involvment

b)

government controls all production

c)

many different stores to shop from

d)

people make economic decisions

6.

Communist Economy (during Cold War)

a)

Quotas

b)

Government controls almost nothing

c)

Government controls all production

d)

Government decides what and how good are produced

7.

What landform separates the continents of Europe and Asia?

(a)  

8.

Why did the Aral Sea turn into a desert?

(a)  

9.

Siberia is a less populated region because...

(a)  

10.

What event during the Cold War led to the United States developing NASA?

(a)  

11.

Soviet Union (before 1991)

a)

Unlimited, Communist, Limited human rights

b)

Limited, Free enterprise, Increase in human rights

c)

Unlimited, Communist, Increase in human rights

d)

Unlimited, Free enterprise, Limited human rights

12.

Russia (after 1991)

a)

Limited, Free enterprise, Increase in human rights

b)

Limited, Free enterprise, Decrease in human rights

c)

Unlimited, Communist, Limited human rights

d)

Limited, Communist, Increase in human rights

13.

Who was Vladimir Lenin?

a)

A dictator

b)

Leader during the Bolshevik revolution

c)

A communist

d)

The president

14.

Who was Joseph Stalin?

a)

Love free enterprise + ice cream (?)

b)

Leader of Russia

c)

Leader of the Soviet Union during the Cold War

d)

Leader during the Bolshevik revolution in 1917

15.

Joseph Stalin was greatly feared by his people. What type of ruler was he?

a)

Dictator

b)

Monarchy

c)

Anarchy

d)

Democracy

16.

What are other leaders we can compare Joseph Stalin to?

(a)  

17.

What are some examples of Russian Culture?

a)

Ballet

b)

Onion Domes

c)

Russian Orthodox religion

d)

Tetris

18.

What was the Chernobyl disaster?

(a)  

19.

How did Chernobyl affect the environment in Russia?

a)

The area was still radioactive after the explosion; it ruined wildlife

b)

Caused fires

c)

Pollution

d)

Warmer climate

20.

How did Chernobyl have a long term effect on people in Russia?

a)

People (a lot of children) in the area had health problems

b)

Radioactive soil

c)

High risk of cancer

d)

Reckoned homes