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Eastern Europe & Western Russia
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1
A small, rich group of people who have access to influencing the government are known as:
Oligarchs
Politicians
Elites
Inflation
2
This ruler encouraged the development of education, journalism, architecture, & theater.
Peter the Great
Empress Catherine the Great
Ivan IV (4th)
Czar Nicholas II
3
What are Russia's 2 main natural resources?
natural gas & gemstones
iron & rubber
natural gas & oil
oil & bauxite
4
The battle for the title of "world superpower" between the U.S. and Soviet Union was known as:
The Tension War
Korean War
World War I
The Cold War
5
What triggered the start of World War I?
Hitler invading Russia
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The removal of Czar Nicholas II from power
The killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary
6
What was "Bloody Sunday"?
A battle that took place during WWII in Russia.
soldiers killed working class protesters
When Lord Voldemort attacked Hogwarts
None of these
7
What was the Chernobyl Disaster?
Terrorist explosion in Chernobyl, Ukraine causing damage.
Explosion caused radiation to enter the environment.
Location of a scary movie where zombies come out the ground.
A bombing that started World War II.
8
These people ruled over Russia for nearly 250 years. Who were they?
Mongols
Persians
Slavs
Zombies
9
Joseph Stalin used _____ and _____ to force the Soviet Union agenda.
happiness, lollipops
all of these
secret police, spies
terror, force
10
What type of government came after Czar Nicholas was forced to step down as ruler of Russia?
Dictatorship
Communism
Democracy
Totalitarianism
11
How many time zones does Russia cover?
4
11
12
7
12
________ abolished serfdom.
Captain America
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Czar Alexander II
Joseph Stalin
13
The wall that separated East and West Germany was known as...
The German Wall
The Berlin Wall
The Russian Wall
The Great Wall
14
In 1962, Soviet Union tried to send missiles to Cuba. This was known as:
Collectivization
Deportation
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Civil War
15
The 2 main religions in Eastern Europe and Western Russia are:
Judaism & Islam
Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox
Islam & Eastern Orthodox
Roman Catholic & Islam
16
If you wanted to visit the main cultural centers in Eastern Europe, you should go to the:
suburbs
countryside
capital cities
restaurants
17
The river that starts in North East Russia and flows south into the Caspian Sea is...
Dnieper River
Dniester River
Mississippi River
Volga River
18
Moscow is the capital of...
Siberia
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Russia
19
More than 1/5 of the world's forests are located in...
Montenegro
China
Estonia
Russia
