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Russia and the Republics solo

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Multiple Choice: What of the following did NOT keep Russians poor?
a)
Debt
b)
Education
c)
Rent
d)
Taxes
2.
Multiple Choice Why couldn't the Russian Government use the army against disturbances?
a)
The Soldiers left their post
b)
The Soldiers did not have adequate weapons
c)
The Soldiers backed the demonstrators (Rebels)
d)
The Soldiers did not work for the government
3.
Multiple Choice: Under Stalin what could happen if you did not obey the Communist Party?
a)
Imprisonment
b)
Death
c)
Exile
d)
All of the Above
4.
Multiple Choice: What happened to the practice of Religion under Stalin?
a)
It was discouraged (outlawed)
b)
It grew to new heights
c)
A new Religion was created
d)
Nothing
5.
Multiple Choice: Which is NOT one of the effects of the Aral Sea Shrinking?
a)
Shorter Growing Seasons
b)
Reduction of breathable Air
c)
Lower crop Yields
d)
Increased Commercial Fishing
6.
Multiple Choice: How many days did it take the Soviet Union to admit that the Chernobyl reactor exploded?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
6
d)
7
7.
Multiple Choice: How many died in the blast?
a)
25
b)
31
c)
35
d)
41
8.
Multiple Choice: How many square miles did the explosion contaminate?
a)
25,000
b)
75,000
c)
100,000
d)
125,000
9.
Multiple Choice: The Idea that if one country becomes communist, others will follow is called?
a)
Chess Effect
b)
Domino Effect
c)
Nerf or Nothing
d)
Scrabble Effect
10.
Multiple Choice: In 1957, the soviets launched Sputnik, the world's first unmanned artificial satellite, which started what?
a)
The Cold War
b)
The Space Race
c)
The Stardust Crusade
d)
The Korean War
11.
Multiple Choice: How were the sides divided and who were each supported by during the Korean War?
a)
South-USA/North-USSR
b)
South-USSR/North USA
c)
East-China/West-UK
d)
West-USA/East-USSR
12.
Multiple Choice: By the end of the Vietnam War, how many soldiers served and how many died?
a)
58,000 served; 2.5 million died
b)
100,000 served; 50,000 died
c)
50,000 served ; 100,000 died
d)
2.5 million served; 58,000 died
13.
Multiple Choice: What has happened to some of Putin's political opponents?
a)
Given roles in his administration
b)
Jailed
c)
Murdered
d)
Both B and C
14.
Multiple Choice: The Aral Sea is actually an immense:
a)
Bay
b)
Swamp
c)
Lake
d)
River
15.
Multiple Choice: What was "the most urgent unmet security threat" facing the US?
a)
Chinese Nuclear materials could be missing or misused
b)
North Korean Missiles being sold to Cuba
c)
Russian Nuclear Missles could be missing or misused
d)
Ukraine taking over Russia
16.
Multiple Choice: What became standard in schools because of the threat of a Soviet Nuclear Attack?
a)
Hazmat Suits
b)
Anti-Radiation insulation
c)
Duck and Cover Drills
d)
None of the Above
17.
Multiple Choice: What angered osama bin laden so much, that he helped found Al Qaeda
a)
Soviet and American involvement in the Middle East
b)
Chinese and Soviet involvement in the Middle East
c)
Lack of American and Soviet Aid in the Middle East
d)
The Soviets blamed America for the war in the Middle East
18.

Chernobyl is a town located in present day Ukraine, formerly USSR. On Saturday, April 26th, 1986 at exactly 1:23 am, one of the reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. What caused the reactor to explode?

a)

sabotage by an enemy of the USSR

b)

an experiment gone wrong

c)

to this day, the reason is unknown

d)

earthquakes struck the plant

19.

The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic event at a nuclear power plant in which country?

a)

Russia

b)

Ukraine

c)

Belarus

d)

Poland

20.

Which war did NOT occurr during the Cold War?

a)

Korean War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

WWI

d)

All occurred during the Cold War

21.
After the fall of the USSR, what did many parts of the former USSR do?
a)
Attempted to reestablish communism
b)
Break away from Soviet Union and become independent
c)
Establish their own communist government
d)
Change their economic system to the command economy system
22.

Peter the Great moved the Capital of Russia to where?

a)

Moscow

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Gerogia

d)

Vladivostok

23.

During the civil war following the Russian Revolution, who did the Red Army represent?

a)

Communists

b)

Non-Communists

24.

Who conquered Poland for Russia?

a)

Ivan IV

b)

Peter I

c)

Catherine II

d)

Vladimir Putin

25.

The Cold War was a state of tension between

a)

the U.S. and the Soviet Union

b)

the U.S. and Germany

c)

the U.S. and Spain

d)

the U.S. and Italy

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