Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Central Asia Struggles

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Soviet Union collapse?

a)

1991

b)

1891

c)

2001

d)

yesterday

2.

How many independent nations emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union?

a)

1

b)

15

c)

5

d)

55

3.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia

a)

Transcaucasian Republics

b)

Central Asian Republics

4.

Why was there little ethnic/religious strife during the Soviet rule?

a)

Soviets prevented serious ethnic/religious clashes.

b)

Although they had different ethnicities they shared the same religion.

c)

Although they practiced different religions, their ethnicity was the same.

5.

Dependence on a single crop hurt the development of a balanced economy in Transcaucasian Republics and Central Asia Republics.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Dependence on Western economies hurt the development of a balanced economy in Transcaucasian Republics and Central Asia Republics.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Azerbaijan is a mostly __________ country.

a)

Christian

b)

Islamic

c)

Jewish

d)

Buddhist

8.

Armenia is a __________ country.

a)

Christian

b)

Islamic

c)

Jewish

d)

Buddhist

9.

Afghanistan is one of the _________ developed countries in the world.

a)

most

b)

least

10.

During the Cold War, Afghanistan remained...

(a)  

11.

Why would growing only a single crop hurt the nations in Central Asia?

4 lines
12.

Why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan in 1979?

a)

They wanted access to their crops.

b)

To win democracy.

c)

To add it to their Communist empire.

d)

They wanted to set up a military command.

13.

One fact I remember about this chapter is...

4 lines
14.

This chapter mainly discussed...

4 lines
15.

One country that was NOT discussed in this chapter is...

a)

Armenia

b)

Russia

c)

Britain

d)

Brazil