Section 1
The capital of Russia...
Moscow
Ruler of Russia before 1917 (means king)
Czar
One of a small group of people who control the government
What's my favorite sport?
basketball
Vast, level area of grassy land
A steppe
Farm laborer who could be bought and sold with the land
serf
True or False: Young Russians have a lot of the same cultural experiences as young Americans.
TRUE
Why are some Russians unhappy with President Putin?
He limited freedoms of speech and press
The longest river in Europe and Russia's most important water way.
The Volga
True or False: The dominant religion in Russia and most of Eastern Europe is Roman Catholicism IF IT IS FALSE FIX THE STATEMENT
False: Greek Orthodoxy
The rivalry and conflict between the USSR and the USA after World War II...
The Cold War
What is the Fern's name?
Ferguson
What part of Russia is covered with ice year round?
Novaya Zemlya
Russia still has disputes over what with former Soviet republics like Estonia and Ukraine.
Borders/Boundaries
Due to slow rates of growth, this very important Russian industry has been challenged and has decreased in recent years.
Forestry industry
How did Eastern European countries become "satellites" of the Soviet Union after WWII? (Remember what game Miss Lincoln compared this to)
The Domino Effect! One country falls and then the next, and the next, etc.
Russia has also been known by what term?
USSR or Soviet Union
This empire was formed in the A.D. 800s and covered most of central Europe
The Great Moravian
When Yugoslavia fell from Communism, what happened to that area?
It became many small countries based on ethnic groups
What are the names of BOTH of Miss Lincoln's dogs? Which one has pointy ears and which one has floppy ears?
Zoey-pointy ears
Finnegan- floppy ears