Vocabulary
Time Periods
Russian Leaders
Russian History
World Organizations
100
When people worked in factories and made more than one thing at a time. (think Assembly line)
What is Mass Production?
100
Rebirth of learning that began around 1350 in Italy
What is Renaissance?
100
A Russian leader known for his cruelty and even killed his son
Who is Ivan the 4th, aka Ivan the terrible?
100
The communist leader Lenin based his ideas on which book?
What is the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx?
100
This organization started after World War 2 and now has 192 countries in it. Its goal is to keep world peace.
What is the United Nations?
200
A war without battles, just words and competition-most famous between the USA and USSR (Soviet Union)
What is a cold war?
200
An effort to do away with or fix the Catholic Church.
What is Reformation?
200
He improved industry, trade, brought science & education and reorganized the social structure of Russia.
Who is Peter the Great?
200
The type of economy where the government owns all property, used in Russia from 1917-1992.
What is Communism?
200
This is a group of 26 countries that came togehter to work against the Soviet Union/USSR. It still exists today.
What is NATO?
300
The idea you can buy your way into heaven
What is indulgences?
300
The time period when the scientific method and reasoning were used.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
300
The first Communist leader of the Soviet Union, got his ideas from the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx.
Who is Lenin?
300
Nicholas II was the last monarch or King of Russia, it was once thought his daughter Anastasia survived. What do Russians call their monarch or King?
What is Czar?
300
This organization helps small countries trade in the big world and makes sure workers aren't being cheated.
What is The World Trade Organization/WTO?
400
Openness, freedom of speech
What is Glastnost?
400
Theory that absolute monarchs rule with complete power.
What is Absolutism?
400
He used perestroika and glastnost to move his country towards more freedoms. He was the last communist leader. He shared the Nobel Peace Prize with US President Reagan.
Who is Mikhail Gorbechev?
400
The two superpowers at the end of World War 2 were the United states and ______.
What is Soviet Union, USSR?
400
This organization is made up of European countries only. They share money and have free trade over their borders.
What is EU or European Union?
500
The idea that the economy was being restructured or reorganized from communism to something new.
What is Perestroika?
500
Ships sailed the world to find Gold, glory and spread the word of God. Discovered nations become colonies of European nations.
What is Age of Exploration?
500
He was the first president of Russia. He had trouble with the economy and the mafia taking over parts of Russia.
Who is Boris Yeltsin?
500
The first and biggest country to have communism and therefore was the world leader of Communism was ....
What is USSR/Soviet Union?
500
Russia is a main member of this organization. It has 191 other member countries.
What is United Nations?