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Russia & the Eursasian Republics
Russia & the Eursasian Republics
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6th Grade World Cultures DCA review
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1
The four primary factors of production are land, labor, entrepreneurship, & _________.
goods
capital
services
efficiency
2
Which is
not
true in a limited government?
People have many rights/freedoms
People have no say in choosing their leaders
People may vote in open elections
There are multiple political parties & candidates
3
Soviet forced labor/prison camps were called.
Privet
Gulag
Bolshevik
Ladoga
4
Leader of the Bolsheviks, founder of Russian communism
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
5
What condition contributed to the efforts modernize the Soviet economy in the 1980's & 1990's?
Lack of available workers
Shortages of important goods & services one needs to live
Threat of invasion by other countries
Trade agreements with other nations
6
Who was the Russian leader responsible for ending communism & bringing freedom to Russia?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Mrs. Brown
Vladimir Lenin
7
During the Cold War what two factors of production was the Soviet Union lacking most?
land and capital
capital and labor
capital and entrepreneurship
land and labor
8
Which of the following is not true of a communist system, but is true of a free market economy?
Government exercises less control of the economy
Government determines the supply of a product
Supply is determined by the government
Industries have to make a certain amount of each product
9
Economic system in which government owns the means of production and makes all decisions.
Communism
Maoism
Capitalism
Fidelity
10
Since the collapse of communism Russia's government has become more limited by -
encouraging private enterprise
allowing multiple political parties
imposing immigration laws
restricting voting requirements
11
What German city was divided between East (Soviets) & West (U.S.) between 1969-1989?
St. Petersburg
Bonn
Berlin
Stuttgart
12
Who was the last czar of Russia? He and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks.
Micchail Baryshnikov
Boris Yeltsin
Nicolas Romanov II
Ivan the Terrible
13
Which nation shown on the map is in both Europe & Asia?
Germany
Great Britain
Spain
Russia
14
Ukrainian is the official language of Ukraine, which other language is widely spoken there?
Spanish
Arabic
Russian
Polish
15
Both the U.S. government & Russian government have all of the following except.
a constitution
a Prime Minister
Free Enterprise/Free Market economy
3 branch government (executive, legislative, judicial)
16
What is the name of Russia's capital city?
Stalingrad
St. Petersburg
Washington D.C.
Moscow
17
The Soviet Union is an example of a government this considered
rule by many
rule by few
rule by all
rule by one
18
What form of Christianity spread to Russia & blended with Russian culture?
Islam
Protestant
Eastern Orthodoxy
Roman Catholic
19
What has been the primary cause of the ongoing violence & conflict within Russia?
language barriers
ethnic differences
gender inequality
poverty
20
Who is the current president of Russia?
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Romanov
Boris Yeltsin
Dmitry Medvedev
21
Russia's government today is MORE limited than the government of the former Soviet Union, why?
Russia's military answers directly to the president
Russia's people can vote in open elections
Russia's president rules for life
Russia's economy is controlled by the government
22
How have the economies of the former Soviet countries benefited from the end of communism?
Russian businesses are now running the government
workers are better trained for jobs
More money & new business projects come from other countries
industries now use more natural resources
23
Russia's land area ranks ____ in the world?
17th
1st
3rd
5th
24
Following WWII why did Eastern European countries became part of the Soviet Union?
Eastern Europeans all spoke Russian
Eastern European countries were forced to adopt communism.
Eastern European countries didn't want to have rights
Eastern European countries were invited to join the U.S.S.R.
25
Most Russian cities (urban areas) are located in which region of the country?
South
East
West
North