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Eastern Europe & Western Russia
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1
________ abolished serfdom.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Captain America
Joseph Stalin
Czar Alexander II
2
A small, rich group of people who have access to influencing the government are known as:
Inflation
Elites
Politicians
Oligarchs
3
What are Russia's 2 main natural resources?
natural gas & gemstones
iron & rubber
natural gas & oil
oil & bauxite
4
The river that starts in North East Russia and flows south into the Caspian Sea is...
Dnieper River
Volga River
Mississippi River
Dniester River
5
Joseph Stalin used _____ and _____ to force the Soviet Union agenda.
happiness, lollipops
all of these
secret police, spies
terror, force
6
This ruler encouraged the development of education, journalism, architecture, & theater.
Czar Nicholas II
Peter the Great
Empress Catherine the Great
Ivan IV (4th)
7
How many time zones does Russia cover?
4
7
11
12
8
What triggered the start of World War I?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Hitler invading Russia
The killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
The removal of Czar Nicholas II from power
9
What was the Chernobyl Disaster?
Explosion caused radiation to enter the environment.
Location of a scary movie where zombies come out the ground.
Terrorist explosion in Chernobyl, Ukraine causing damage.
A bombing that started World War II.
10
The wall that separated East and West Germany was known as...
The Russian Wall
The Berlin Wall
The German Wall
The Great Wall
11
More than 1/5 of the world's forests are located in...
Estonia
Russia
China
Montenegro
12
What type of government came after Czar Nicholas was forced to step down as ruler of Russia?
Dictatorship
Totalitarianism
Democracy
Communism
13
What was "Bloody Sunday"?
When Lord Voldemort attacked Hogwarts
None of these
A battle that took place during WWII in Russia.
soldiers killed working class protesters
14
The battle for the title of "world superpower" between the U.S. and Soviet Union was known as:
The Tension War
Korean War
The Cold War
World War I
15
Moscow is the capital of...
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Siberia
Russia
16
In 1962, Soviet Union tried to send missiles to Cuba. This was known as:
Deportation
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Civil War
Collectivization
17
If you wanted to visit the main cultural centers in Eastern Europe, you should go to the:
restaurants
capital cities
countryside
suburbs
18
These people ruled over Russia for nearly 250 years. Who were they?
Mongols
Zombies
Slavs
Persians
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The 2 main religions in Eastern Europe and Western Russia are:
Judaism & Islam
Islam & Eastern Orthodox
Roman Catholic & Islam
Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox
