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What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
100
The main language spoken in Russia is
Russian
100
Russia's most famous communist ruler
Stalin
100
Name one difference between limited and unlimited government
answers may vary
100
Who fought the cold war?
U.S & USSR
200
Russia has about ____________ rivers
100,000
200
Roughly 80 percent of Russians trace their ancestry to the ___ who settled in the country 1,500 years ago.
A. Slavs
B. Scandanavians
C. communists
A
200
This person transformed Russia from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower.
Joseph Stalin
200
During the time of the Soviet Union, Russia was also known as the
USSR
200
The earliest human settlements in Russia arose around A.D. ____
500
300
Russia nspans across ___ time zones.
11
300
There are about 120 ethnic groups in Russia who speak more than ____ languages
100
300
How did Vladimir Lenin contribute to the development of Russia?
Introduced communism
300
Which of the following is true of a market economy, but not true of a communist system?
A. Supply is determined by the government.
B.Industrial production meets government quotas.
C. Government exercises less control of the economy.
D. Government determines consumer product availability.
C
300
The ___________ supported the idea that the
Soviet Union wanted to dominate the aerospace and technology.
Launch of Sputnik
400
Settlement patterns in Russia were influenced by
A. voting
B. climate conditions
C. trade organizations
B
400
Which of these is an accurate generalization about the relationship between religion and culture?
A. All religions exist in every culture.
B. Most regions have predominant religions.
C. All cultures have the same religion.
D.Culture never includes religion.
B
400
Mikhail Gorbachev is most known for his policies of
“perestroika” and “glasnost.”
400
- Person or small group in control
- Officials are appointed
- No laws protect rights of citizens
Unlimited
400
The U.S.S.R. fought on the side of the___________ in World War II
U.S
500
Two largest lakes in Russia are
Ladoga and Onega
500
Russia's official form of government is
Federation
500
Russia's first Tsar was
Ivan IV
500
Which of the following best completes the graphic?
A.constitutional
B.monarchy
C.limited
D.unlimited
D
500
Which of the following is a way that communist governments have sought to keep their people supporting their form of government?
A.not allowing people to travel outside their borders
B. teaching children only the good points of their government and the bad points of other forms of government.
C. screening what is shown on television and in movies
D. all of these
D