Deck 3: Russia

Question 1

Ultimately,a pure communist system would result,with __________.

A)social or economic classes
B)no private property
C)no rich people
D)no poor people
E)all of the above

Answer 1

E

Question 2

The Soviet Union exemplified a __________ in which economic decisions were made by the state.

A)market economy
B)cooperative
C)corporate economy
D)command economy
E)participatory economy

Answer 2

D

Question 3

After the USSR collapsed,Russia's population began a steep decline due to __________.

A)declining birth rates as a result of economic and social crisis
B)high death rates because of alcoholism,heart disease,and the collapse of the social safety net
C)a demographic shift whereby Russians moved to other parts of the world
D)all of the above
E)a & b

Answer 3

E

Question 4

The __________ flows through the core region of Russia,providing transportation,fresh water and fishing.

A)Volga River
B)Don River
C)Ural River
D)Baikal River
E)none of the above

Question 5

In Marxist thought,__________ is an oppressive economic system,in which the working class (the proletariat)is oppressed by the wealthy middle class (the bourgeoisie).

A)socialism
B)capitalism
C)communism
D)cooperatives
E)a barter system

Question 6

The Soviet leaders did not want individual __________ to become rich and threaten their economic system.

A)capitalist farmers
B)industrialists
C)ethnic groups
D)SSRs (Soviet Socialist Republics)
E)all of the above

Question 7

The eastern edge of the plain is marked by the __________,a low-lying mountain chain that crosses Russia from the Arctic Ocean to Kazakhstan.

A)Ural Mountains
B)Caucasus Mountains
C)Central Asian Ranges
D)Eastern Highlands
E)none of the above

Question 8

After the collapse of the USSR Russian leaders tried to reverse socialism rapidly,through what they called "__________," which they knew would be painful but hoped would be brief.

A)shock therapy
B)market transition
C)perestroika
D)glasnot
E)collectivization

Question 9

The Kuznetsk Basin is a region of __________.

A)mining
B)timber processing
C)steel and aluminum production
D)agricultural production
E)a,b & c

Question 10

In the Russian Far East the residents have more economic and social connections with __________ than with Europe.

A)Japan
B)China
C)The United States
D)Central Asia
E)none of the above

Question 11

The Type D (continental)climates dominate the southern portion of __________,and the territory consists mainly of coniferous forests in a biome called the __________.

A)Siberia;taiga
B)Siberia;tundra
C)Russia;taiga
D)Russia;permafrost
E)the Eastern Frontier;permafrost

Question 12

__________ climates dominate most of Russia.

A)Type B (dry or arid climate)
B)Type C ( or temperate)
C)Type D (continental)
D)Type E (polar or extreme)
E)Type H (highland)

Question 13

During the Soviet era,the republic of __________ was administratively part of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic with no right to future secession.

A)Belarus
B)Ukraine
C)Chechnya
D)Kazakhstan
E)none of the above

Question 14

To tame the diversity of the empire,the Soviets chose some of the major groups (Uzbek,Kazakh,and so forth),and established __________ that corresponded to these major groups.

A)nation states
B)independent countries
C)urban cores
D)Soviet Socialist Republics
E)autonomous regions

Question 15

__________ refers to the attempt to minimize cultural differences and turn all Russian subjects into Russians,or at least to make them as Russian as possible.

A)Imperialism
B)Russification
C)Socialization
D)Bolshevism
E)Organization

Question 16

Russia's __________ is a region of planned cities,industrial plants and raw material processing centers.

A)Kuznetsk Basin
B)Lake Baikal region
C)European Plain
D)Eastern Frontier
E)Ural Mountains

Question 17

The era from the end of WWII in 1945 until the collapse of the USSR in 1991,known as the __________,did not involve direct military armed conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.

A)Russification
B)Iron Curtain Era
C)Cold War
D)Soviet Era
E)b & c

Question 18

Russia still needs to modernize its dilapidated__________ if it is to compete economically against the European Union,North America or East Asia.

A)housing stock
B)manufacturing base
C)agricultural system
D)transportation system
E)economy

Question 19

The majority of Russia's population and its major industries are located __________of the Ural Mountains on the __________.

A)west;Volga River
B)east;European Plain
C)west;European Plain
D)west;Moscow Plain
E)east;Coastal Plain

Question 20

The main part of Russia is so big that it requires __________ time zones.

A)four
B)five
C)six
D)eight
E)ten

Question 21

Lake Baikal (400 miles long,50 miles wide)holds more fresh water than all the US Great Lakes together,and about twenty percent of all the fresh water on earth.

Question 22

The forced collectivization of agriculture brought about a devastating famine in 1932-33,in which between six and eight million people starved to death.

Question 23

More people lost their lives under Josef Stalin than in all of the concentration camps of Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime.

Question 24

Josef Stalin was a politically skilled leader who rose to power through his superior intellect and oratory.

Question 25

In 2008,Russian troops entered the __________ region to support its move towards independence from __________.

A)Abkhazia;Transcaucasia
B)South Ossetian ;Transcaucasia
C)South Ossetian;Chechya
D)South Ossetian ;Georgia
E)Adjara;Georgia

Question 26

The most powerful group battling for control of Russia during its civil war in 1917 was called the __________,which literally meant the "larger group." The "smaller group," the __________,lost the civil war.

Question 27

At the eastern edge of Russia's European core lie the Caucasus Mountains,which act as a natural divide between Europe and Asia.

Question 28

In 1991,when the Soviet Union collapsed,the Soviet republics became independent countries.

Question 29

The term __________ refers to the attempt to minimize cultural differences and turn all Russian subjects into Russians,or at least to make them as Russian as possible.

Question 30

The economic and political system of the Russian Empire was not sustainable in the modern era.

Question 31

By sending Russians to the far reaches of the Soviet Union,the Russian government hoped to consolidate its control over the various republics,and to dilute the strength of the minority ethnicities.

Question 32

__________,described as the largest freshwater lake in the world,was at one time pristine,but pollutants have entered its waters from nearby industrial activity.

Question 33

Russia is the largest country in physical area-almost three times the size of the United States.

Question 34

Some historians believe that Josef Stalin was poisoned and killed by __________.

A)the U.S.government
B)close associates
C)his wife
D)Nikita Khrushchev

Question 35

The Volga is the second-longest river in Europe,at 2,293 miles,and it drains most of Russia's western core region.

Question 36

The forced collectivization of agriculture brought about a devastating famine in 1932-33,in which between six and eight million people starved to death.

Question 37

Why were the Soviets sending ethnic Russians to live in non-Russian parts of the Soviet Union.

Question 38

There had been a strong Uzbek national identity prior to the formation of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.

Question 39

Various regions in __________ were used for nuclear testing and are contaminated with nuclear radiation.

Question 40

With the exception of Kalmykia,the majority of the population in the southern republics of Russia follow__________.

A)Christianity
B)Buddhism
C)Islam
D)Hinduism

Question 41

Describe the impact on certain ethnic/national identities in the former Soviet Socialist Republics during the reign and after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Question 42

Briefly discuss the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in modern-day Russia.

Question 43

Explain the events that ultimately lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Question 44

Marxists believe that the __________,should revolt,rise up against the __________.

Question 45

Discuss the population trends Russia has experienced throughout its history.Include a discussion of the different demographic rates that affect population growth or decline as well as the way in which population decline is offset.Explore the potential effects this may have on Russia as that country moves forward in the 21^st century.

Question 46

Briefly describe the serious environmental damage that has been the price of exploiting and extracting Russia's vast assortment of resources.