What helped the economy improve after 2001?

the export of resources such as oil

How does Russia compare to the US?

twice as big, half the population

What process is the Russian economy undergoing?

changing from a command economy to a market economy

Why did Peter the Great westernize Russia?

to make Russia more competitive

Why did organized crime increase in Russia after 1991?

Economic and political changes reduced stability

Why do geographers disagree about the location of Russia?

Some think it lies on two continents, others, on one

Why was the long conflict between the US and Soviet Union called the Cold War?

because the conflict did not erupt into a shooting war

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Chapter 9 Russia

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1
Which of the following ethnic groups wants to gain freedom from Russia?
Ukrainians
Kazakhs
Chechens
Belarusians
2
Why are root vegetables common in the Russian diet?
They need very little water
The thrive in cool climate
They thrive in warm climate
They have symbolic meaning
3
Why didn't Catherine the Great give the serfs their freedom?
They were needed to fight
They were needed to grow food
They were too uneducated
They were Mongols
4
What helped the economy improve after 2001?
a return to communism
the arrest of crime leaders
foreign aid
the export of resources such as oil
5
How has the Russian presidency changed under Vladimir Putin?
it has became controlled by the Communist party
it gained many new powers
it has changed its title to prime minster
it has become a symbolic office
6
How does Russia compare to the US?
bigger in size and population
twice as big, half the population
same size population
half as big, twice the population
7
What is a distinctive feature of many Orthodox churches in Russia?
stained-glass windows
gargoyle statues
onion domes
fancy stone arches
8
Which group first ruled Russia?
Communist
czars
Mongols
Rus
9
Which region has abundant natural resources that are difficult to reach?
Siberia
Steppe Plain
Ural Mountians
Northern European Plain
10
What unexpected results did Gorbachev's policies have?
more control on the economy
more conquest of Eastern Europe
more calls for freedom
more power for the president
11
Why are many rivers in Asian Russia not good for transportation?
they do not flow into the sea
they are often frozen
they have too many rapids
they are too shallow
12
What did the Soviet government require artists to create?
advertisements for automobiles
portraits of the czar
statues of saints
propaganda posters
13
What process is the Russian economy undergoing?
changing from a command economy to a traditional economy
changing from a market economy to a traditional economy
changing from a command economy to a market economy
changing from a market economy to a command economy
14
Why does Eueopean Russia have more people then Asian Russia?
It has more resources
It has more flat land
It has more coastline
It has a milder climate
15
What difficulty did many Russian athletes encounter after 1991?
loss of coaches
loss of motivation for competing
loss of government support
loss of public interest in athletics
16
What proportion of Russia's population is made up of ethnic Russians?
80%
20%
60%
40%
17
Who do historians think the Rus were?
czars from Moscow
Vikings from Scandinavia
peasants from the steppe
Mongols from East Asia
18
Why did Peter the Great westernize Russia?
to split Russia into two parts
to drive out the Mongols
Napoleon order him to
to make Russia more competitive
19
Which of the following industries has harmed Russia's environment?
fishing
tourism
mining
agriculture
20
What is a potential danger of the current political change in Russia?
war with the US
a new civil war led by Bolsheviks
increase in crime
a return to one-party rule
21
Why did Joseph Stalin execute his enemies?
to tighten political control
to end a bloody civil war
to eliminate opponents of market reform
to restore power to the czar
22
Why did organized crime increase in Russia after 1991?
Economic and political changes reduced stability
Communist leaders funded criminals to weaken the new gover.
The state police were killed
People were angered by their lack of freedom
23
Who is Alexander Solzhenitsyn?
wrote War and Peace
wrote communist propaganda
wrote psychological plays
wrote about Soviet oppression
24
How did Moscow gain power over the Mongols?
collected taxes
Mongols left
overthrew them
adopted the Mongols' religion
25
Why did Russians complain that under Yeltin's economic plan, they got all shock & not therapy?
no benefits at first
eliminated health care
led to the breakup of USSR
organized crime increased
26
What does the word czar mean?
Communist
dictator
Bolshevik
caesar
27
What type of dance is Russia world famous for?
waltz
ballet
square dance
clogging
28
What did the Soviet government want to promote by its use of propaganda?
purity of Communist thought
freedom of speech
individual artists expression
open political debate
29
Why do geographers disagree about the location of Russia?
They use different names for the oceans that surround it
Some think it lies on two continents, others, on one
They disagree about what hemisphere it is in
They use different systems of longitude and latitude
30
Why was the long conflict between the US and Soviet Union called the Cold War?
because the conflict was carried on in secret
because they are both in the Northern Hemisphere
because the conflict did not erupt into a shooting war
because Russia has such a cold climate

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