The Cold War Era
What was formed by the USSR as a counter to NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
Who was the last leader of the USSR?
How many legislative houses does Russia have?
2
How many times has Russia invaded Ukraine?
Twice
Russia has a history of what type of governance?
Autocracy
In what year did the Soviet Union test their first nuclear weapon?
1949
Who was the first president of Russia?
Boris Yeltsin
This term refers to the upper less powerful house in Russia
The Federation Council
What was the first major European conflist in europe after WWII?
Russo-Georgian War
How many years has Putin been in power? Making him an autocrat?
25
What is the term for the conflict between the ideas of the USA and the USSR?
The Cold WAr
Gorbachev instituted two major changes in Russia, name at least one.
Perestroika and Glasnost.
What is the lower, more powerful part of Russia’s legislature?
The Duma
What Ukrainian Penninsula did Russia annex in 2014?
Crimea
This Tsar made sweeping westernizing reforms turning Russia in a “european country”.
Peter the Great
Missiles being found in what Carribean country led to a world crisis in 1962?
The United States thought the Soviet Union would collapse after this leader’s death.
Joseph Stalin
In what year was Putin first elected?
2000
What country did Putin invade in 2022?
Ukraine.
What Soviet leader was such an autocrat that he killed those who disagreed with him?
Joseph Stalin
Harry Truman believed in doing what to Communism?
Containing it (Containment)
This Russian leader has been in power since 2000.
When did Putin first come to power?
1999
What country did Russia invade in 1979 that forced US involvement in the Middle East?
The Soviet-Afghan War.
What is the best football team in the world?
Liverpool