WorksheetsRussia & The Republics Unit Test Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The type of economy in which production of goods and services is determined by a central government, which usually owns the means of production.
a)
Command Economy
b)
Siberia
c)
Silk Road
d)
Ural Mountains
e)
USSR
2.
The 4,000-mile route between China and the Mediterranean Sea, named for the costly silk acquired in China.
a)
Command Economy
b)
Siberia
c)
Silk Road
d)
Ural Mountains
e)
USSR
3.
A region of central and eastern Russia, stretching from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, known for its mineral resources and a place of political exile.
a)
Command Economy
b)
Siberia
c)
Silk Road
d)
Ural Mountains
e)
USSR
4.
The Union of Soviet Socialists Republics, or Soviet Union, formed in 1922 by the Communists and officially dissolved in 1991.
a)
Command Economy
b)
Siberia
c)
Silk Road
d)
Ural Mountains
e)
USSR
5.
The mountain ranges that separate Northern European and Western Siberian Plains and are used as the dividing line between Europe and Asia.
a)
Command Economy
b)
Siberia
c)
Silk Road
d)
Ural Mountains
e)
USSR
6.
The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II, called "cold" because it never escalated into open warfare.
a)
Trans-Siberian Railroad
b)
Russian Revolution
c)
Czar
d)
Cold War
7.
The emperor of Russia prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent creation of the Soviet Union.
a)
Trans-Siberian Railroad
b)
Russian Revolution
c)
Czar
d)
Cold War
8.
A railroad that would eventually link Moscow to the Pacific port of Vladivostok, built between 1891-1903.
a)
Trans-Siberian Railroad
b)
Russian Revolution
c)
Czar
d)
Cold War
9.
The revolt of 1917, in which the Russian Communist Party, led by V.I. Lenin, took control of the government from the czars.
a)
Trans-Siberian Railroad
b)
Russian Revolution
c)
Czar
d)
Cold War
10.
Which of the following did NOT keep Russian peasants poor?
a)
Debt
b)
Education
c)
Rent
11.
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.
12.
Under Stalin, what could happen if you did not obey the Communist Party?
a)
Imprisonment
b)
Death
c)
Both A and B
13.
What happened to the practice of religion under Stalin?
a)
It was discouraged.
b)
It grew to new heights.
c)
A new religion was created.
14.
The Aral Sea's waters are being diverted to irrigate what two crops?
a)
Cotton and Wheat
b)
Rice and Corn
c)
Cotton and Rice
15.
Which is NOT one of the effects of the Aral Sea shrinking?
a)
Shorter growing season.
b)
Reduction of breathable air.
c)
Increased commercial fishing.
16.
How many days did it take for the Soviet Union to admit that one of Chernobyl's nuclear reactors had exploded?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
17.
How many people died in the blast?
a)
25
b)
31
c)
41
18.
What serious disease is being found among children since the accident?
a)
Colon Cancer
b)
Leaukemia
c)
Thyroid Cancer
19.
The idea that if one country becomes Communists, others will follow is called the?
a)
Chess Effect
b)
Domino Effect
c)
Scrabble Effect
20.
In 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik, the world's first unmanned artificial satellite, which brought about what?
a)
Cold War
b)
Korean War
c)
Space Race
21.
How were the sides divided an who were each supported by during the Korean War?
a)
South - United States/North - Soviet Union
b)
South - Soviet Union/North - United States
c)
East - United States/ West - Soviet Union
22.
What happened to some of Putin's political opponents?
a)
Jailed
b)
Murdered
c)
Both
23.
Improved the army's training, built St. Petersburg, and improved the treatment of women.
a)
Ivan IV
b)
Peter I
c)
Catherine II
24.
Supported art, science, literature, and theater. Added more than 200,000 square miles to Russia. Conquered Poland and the Black Sea.
a)
Ivan IV
b)
Peter I
c)
Catherine II
25.
Modernized the legal code, renewed trade with Western Europe and opened Siberia to settlement.
a)
Ivan IV
b)
Peter I
c)
Catherine II
26.
The Aral Sea is actually an immense (a) . (Not sea)
27.
What was "the most urgent unmet security threat" facing the US according to a report in Jan. 2000?
4 lines
28.
What became standard in schools because of the threat of a Soviet nuclear attack? What is silly about this?
4 lines
29.
What angered Osama Bin Laden so much, that he helped found Al Queda?
4 lines
30.
Which Soviet leader initiated major reforms known as 'glasnost' and 'perestroika'?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Mikhail Gorbachev
c)
Vladimir Lenin
31.
Which event marked the official end of the Soviet Union?
a)
The fall of the Berlin Wall
b)
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
c)
The resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev
32.
When did the Cold War end?
a)
1977
b)
1980
c)
1989
d)
1985
33.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
34.
A U.S policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Molotov Plan
c)
McCarthyism
d)
Containment Policy
35.
Which Soviet action led to the threat illustrated on this map?
a)
The signing of an arms limitations treaty.
b)
Blockading foreign supply ships from entering the Caribbean.
c)
Closing the border between East and West Berlin.
d)
The placement of nuclear weapons installations in Cuba.
36.
What was a major consequence of the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in 1957?
a)
The United States increased funding for science and education.
b)
The Soviet Union withdrew from Eastern Europe.
c)
A new trade agreement was signed between the US and the Soviet Union.
d)
The United Nations was established.
37.
Which of the following events signified what would be the crumbling power of the Soviet Union?
a)
Soviet failure in Korea
b)
Soviet failure to get to the moon
c)
Soviet failure in Afghanistan
d)
Soviet failure at the SALT treaties
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