History of Russia Review

Kievan Rus

100

Kievan Rus originated between this sea and the Baltic Sea. 

Black Sea

200

Name the city, founded during Kievan Rus, that remained an important northern trading and political center and is the oldest city in Russia today.

Novogorod

300

.According to the Russian Primary Chronicle excerpt, Prince Vladimir chose this religion for Kievan Rus.

Eastern Orthodoxy

400

Explain one reason why historians treat early sources about Kievan Rus cautiously.

They were written long after the events the recount. They were written by court historians, and therefore are skewed to show Kievan Rus favorably. 

500

Describe how the adoption of Eastern Orthodoxy in Kievan Rus influenced Russia in the centuries that followed.

Eastern Orthodoxy remains the dominant religion in Russia to this day.

Mongols and Czars

100

The large nomadic empire that conquered and dominated many Rus principalities in the 13th century is commonly called this.

Khanate of the Golden Horde

200

Under Mongol rule, this city grew in importance because its prince held this specific role in relation to the Mongol overlords.

Moscow

300

This Russian prince was favored by the Mongols for keeping his people from rebelling and faithfully collecting taxes.

Ivan Kalita

400

This system implemented by the Russian Czars meant that peasants were tied to the land they were born on and had to ask permission for things such as marriage and moving. 

serfdom

500

This is the last czar of Russia, who abdicated and was later executed by the Bolsheviks. 

Nicholas II

Russian Revolution

100

In this year, two major revolutions occurred in Russia.

1917

200

This is the political faction that led the Russian Revolution. 

the Bolsheviks

300

This was the leader of the political faction that led the revolution. 

Vladimir Lenin

400

Name one cause of the Russian Revolution.

Poor labor conditions, poor treatment of soldiers in WWI, food shortages, economic problems

500

What happened after the October Revolution? 

A civil war that lasted 5 years.

USSR

100

Name the Soviet leader known for rapid industrialization, collectivization, widespread purges, and expansion of the Secret Police

Joseph Stalin

200

Name one of the industries Stalin targeted in his 5 year plan. 

Coal, electricity, steel, oil

300

This organization helped consolidate Stalin's power by monitoring people and dealing with dissenters.

Secret Police

400

This organization was formed as a response to the creation of NATO. 

Warsaw Pact

500

How did the US relationship with the Soviet Union change over the 20th century. 

Enemies to allies to enemies again

Fall of the Soviet Union

100

Name the Soviet leader associated with the policies called Glasnost and Perestroika.

Gorbachev

200

Which cold-war-era military alliance was formed by Western countries and became a point of contention for the USSR?

NATO

300

This policy change allowed more freedom to Soviet citizens, and led to mass protests and demonstrations.

Glasnost

400

This event in Ukraine killed 100 people and caused protests against the Soviet Government. 

Chernobyl

500

In 1989, the fall of this structure sparked declarations of independence throughout the Eastern bloc. 

Berlin Wall