Major Events
Definitions
Name the Leader
Revolution
USSR in WWII & the Cold War
100
What were the dates for World War I?
What were 1914-1918?
100
What is the definition of czar?
What is a Russian leader or emperor?
100
This leader was the last czar of Russia.
Who is Czar Nicholas II?
100
In what year did Russians and Vladimir Lenin overthrow Czar Nicholas II?
When was 1917?
100
Name one country (or three) who was an ally with the USSR.
What is Great Britain, France, or the United States?
200
During what years was the USSR existent?
When was 1922-1991?
200
What is the name for a harsh labor camp in Siberia?
What is a gulag?
200
This man brought communism to Russia.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
200
Give 1 (of three) specific reason why Russians decided to overthrow Czar Nicholas II.
What is that he entered Russia in World War II and they lost millions of men, he was blamed for the country's loss in World War II, or he was blamed for the country's food shortages and poverty?
200
What was the code name for Hitler's plan to invade the USSR?
What is Operation Barbarossa?
300
During what years did the Cold War occur?
When was 1940's to 1991?
300
What is the definition of collectivization and how is it related to agriculture?
What is the process of combining small farms into large factory-like farms, and that it is farming (in relation to agriculture)?
300
This man took office in 1885 and created glasnost and perestroika.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
300
When Lenin set up a communist state with a command economy, people no longer owned their homes and businesses but the government did. If people tried to rebel against these rules where were they sent? (also include where most of these were located)
What is a gulag, or labor camp?
300
The Berlin Wall was built by the Soviets to separate East and West Berlin from each other because the USSR disagreed with ideas of Great Britain, France, and the US. What different ideas separated these two territories?
What is that the USSR wanted its territory to be communist and the other allies wanted a democracy with capitalism?
400
During what years did World War II occur?
When was 1939-1945?
400
What were glasnost and perestroika and who created them?
What is the policy of social reform and the policy of economic reform created by Mikhail Gorbachev?
400
This man officially set up a command economy and ruled the USSR during World War II.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
400
One Russian leader in particular tried to make the people happier by putting new policies into action. Though he ended certain ideas within Russia's communist government, the people did what in response? (hint: they were unhappy)
What is that the people protested and called for a new government?
400
What kind of competition was in the Cold War? (as in physical battles or competitions)
What is that they only competed with each other and never really fought?
500
What was one "race" in the Cold War?
What is the arms race, the space race, the athletic competitions race, or the race to spread/stop communism?
500
What is the difference between a democracy with capitalism versus a communist government with a command economy?
What is that a democracy is where people have a free vote and capitalism is where people have the privilege of private ownership? What is that a communist government limits the freedoms of the people and a command economy controls all business?
500
This man was the first President of Russia and took office after the fall of the USSR.
Who is Boris Yeltsin?
500
Boris Yeltsin led a successful attempt to overthrow the government in Russia. What was the vocabulary word for what he led?
What is a coup?
500
Name the 4 "races" that the USSR and US competed in.
What is the arms race, the space race, the athletic competitions race, and the race to stop/spread communism?
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