The Standard
Russia
Ukraine
Zelenskyy
Putin
100

Do you need to do points of view for this standard?

Yes

100

What two continents does Russia straddle?

Europe and Asia

100
Ukraine is a country in Western Europe. True or False

False. It's in Eastern Europe.

100

Zelenskyy was an actor before being elected president. True or false?

True

100

Putin is the longest serving Russian or Soviet leader since Jospeh Stalin. True or False?

True.

200

How many words do they recommend you write no more than?

900

200

What year was the U.S.S.R dissolved?

1991

200

What year was Volodymyr Zelenskyy elected?

2019

200

What's an ideology that Zelenskyy might hold?

Militarism, nationalism, liberal.

200

What's an ideology that Putin might hold?

Nationalism, militarism, conservative, religious.

300

What are the two types of responses you may have to write about?

Indoctrination and Imposition of Restrictions

300

What is Russia's population?

146 million

300

What is the capital of Ukraine?

Kyiv

300

Did Zelenskyy say the following " "Sure, they might have tanks, but we have something they don’t—grandmothers who will stop at nothing to make sure no one leaves here hungry. If they want to invade, they’d better come prepared to eat their words... and a lot of borscht."

No, he didn't.

300

What is the Slavic brotherhood?

A collection of countries, previously belonging to the U.S.S.R and who Putin sees and not independent of Russia. 

400

How many credits is this external worth?

4

400

How many active-duty military personnel does Russia have?

900,000

400

What does NATO stand for and what are they about?

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation - A group of countries that agree to support each other if one of them is attacked.

400

What percentage of people who voted in the referendum voted for independence in 1991?

90%

400

Did Putin say this ... "We don’t want to restore the empire. We have no imperial ambitions." ?

Yes, he did.

500

List all of the components of the achieved section of this standard

1. Nature of the issue

2. Points of view

3. Response by points of view

4. Impact of responses

500

What was Russia's GDP following the collapse of the U.S.S.R?

$3100

500

What percentage of the population is Orthodox Christian?

78%

500

What status does Ukraine have within NATO?

NATO partner country, which means it works closely with NATO but isn't guaranteed the same protections.

500
Putin is a black belt in what martial art?

Judo

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