Geography
How much larger is Russia’s land area compared to the United States?
Russia has almost 3 times the land mass of the United States.
Why did the Vikings first enter what is now Russia?
Trade routes
What is "czar" Russian for?
What book did Karl Marx write?
The Communist Manifesto
What was the Russian experience of World War I like?
Very little food
No equipment
No clothing
Weak military leadership
The volga river.
What was the name of the Mongolian army?
Which czar had a strong fascination with ships and sailing?
Peter the Great
Why does Marx want to get rid of capitalism?
Who were the "kulaks"?
Wealthy or prosperous peasants
Owned “relatively” large farms
Employed hired labor
Loaned money to poor peasants
Why is Russia divided between two continents?
Because the Ural mountains divide European Russia and Asian Russia.
What does nomadic mean and what group does the word "nomadic" describe?
Nomadic means moving from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time, and this term is describing the MONGOLS!
What were consequences of Peter the Great's modernization (at least 1)?
Poor working conditions
Low wages
Serfdom!
Who made up the bourgeoisie?
Who made up the proletariat?
BOURGEOISIE:
The rich people who controlled the money
PROLETARIAT:
The poor people who wanted more wages/couldn’t survive on the wages they were being given
Which two landmarks could be placed at the bottom of Lake Baikal and still be completely submerged? (150 points for each)
The Eiffel Tower
The Statue of Liberty
What types of natural resources are found in Russia? (name 4 - 100 points for each)
Fish, Wood, Minerals, Coal
How did people describe the Mongols? There was a specific phrase that was used to describe how they traveled to destroy everything in their path.
"like molten lava"
What was the name of the secret police that Ivan the Terrible formed?
The oprichniki
What were three problems in Russia in the early 1900s?
Russia is SO BIG
Lack of railways
Lack of useable roads
Not a lot of land for farming
More people = less land
Famines led to starvation
Poor conditions for workers
What does M.A.D. stand for? What does this mean?
Mutually Assured Destruction
If Russia launches their nuclear weapons at the U.S., the U.S. will launch their nuclear weapons right back!
Which three countries make up the region known as Transcaucasia?
Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
“The greatest happiness is to scatter your ________, to see his cities reduced to ___________, to see those who love him shrouded in ________, and to carry off his _________ and ___________.”
100 points for each
"The greatest happiness is to scatter your ENEMY, to see his cities reduced to ASHES, to see those who love him shrouded in TEARS, and to carry off his WIVES and DAUGHTERS.”
What did Ivan the Great name his son?
Ivan Ivanovich
What happened on Bloody Sunday?
22 January 1905
Peaceful procession of workers
Walking past the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg
Killed by the guards
Led to lots of demonstrations!!!!
What is the name of the celebration that the Russians do on the lead up to Easter? What do they eat and how do they celebrate?
Maslenitsa; they eat pancakes and have parades!!