Vocabulary
Interesting Facts
Facts
Government
Events and Leadership
100

the distribution and censorship of written and visual materials that convey a particular message

What is propaganda?

100

The largest country in the world.

What is Russia?

100

The economies of the independent republics that used to be under the control of the Soviet Union benefited from the end of communist control because.....

What is much more money and new business projects are coming from outside sources?

100

The Russian Federation is an example of a government that is considered to be ruled by....

What is a few?

100

The competition that took place between the Soviet Union and the United states to reach the moon is called.....

What is the Space Race?

200

form of government in which people elect representatives to legislate

What is a republic?

200

Formerly known as the Soviet Union or the U.S.S.R.

What is Russia?

200

Government exercises less control of the economy in a.....

What is a market economy?

200

One difference between the Russian government and the U.S. Government is that the Russian government has a.....

What is a Prime Minister?

200

This boundary was built splitting Eastern and Western Germany...

What is the Berlin Wall?

300

economy in which the government controls all production and distribution of goods and services

What is a command economy?

300

Many Eastern European countries came to be associated with the Soviet Union following the Second World War because under Soviet control the Eastern European countries were forced to adopt.....

What is communism?

300

The government of the Russia is considered more limited than the government of the Soviet Union because Russian people are allowed to.....

What is vote in open elections?

300

The government of Yugoslavia was likely unable to keep the country unified because...

What are cultural and religious differences?

300

The leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991...

Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?

400

generally refers to an economy based on subsistence farming or customary activities

What is a traditional economy?

400

The historical factor most influenced the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 was Gorbachev’s decision that Russia should adopt....

What is democracy?

400

One party rule is likely to be found in an.....

What is an unlimited government?

400

Ongoing violence and conflict within Russian society is primarily related to.....

What are ethnic differences?

400

The leader of the United States the spoke on the west side of the boundary demanding that the Soviet Union tear down the wall in the 1960s....

Who is John F. Kennedy?

500

economy in which the government owns and operates large-scale companies for the benefit of the public

What is a socialist economy?

500

Most Russian urban centers are located in.....

What is the western part of Russia?

500

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the government of Russia became more limited by.....

What is allowing multiple political parties?

500

One impact of the diffusion of religion to Russia is the dominance of......

What is the dominance of Eastern Orthodox church in Russian society?

500

The leader of the United States when the wall came down.... 

Who is Ronal Reagan?