Ch23 - Places Flashcards
1
Q
What is/was the capital of Ukraine?
A
Kiev
2
Q
What prominent town during the Mongolian rule became the capital of Russia?
A
Moscow
3
Q
What land was acquired during the Romanov dynasty’s territorial expansion?
A
Siberia
4
Q
What port city on the Baltic Sea built by Peter the Great was to serve as the new capital of Russia?
A
St. Petersburg
5
Q
What was St. Petersburg called?
A
the “window to the west”
6
Q
What part of the Soviet empire suffered a great famine from 1932 to 1953 when Stalin confiscated and destroyed the people’s crops?
A
Ukraine
