GWA Russia Test Prt.2

Question 1

What does the U.S.S.R. stand for

Answer 1

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Question 2

Which present day countries were part of the S.U.

Answer 2

Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

Question 3

What does “stan” mean

Answer 3

Place of an ethnic group (Turks, Krgs, etc.)

Question 4

What are the years of the S.U.

Answer 4

1922-1991

Question 5

What is C.I.S.

Answer 5

Commonwealth of Independent States

Question 6

What was the purpose of the C.I.S.

Answer 6

Keep trade & resources flowing through former areas of S.U.

Question 7

How many current members are apart of the C.I.S.

Answer 7

10

Question 8

Where are the headquarters of the C.I.S.

Answer 8

Minsk

Question 9

What do St. Petersburg, Leningrad, and Petrograd all have in common

Answer 9

They are all the same place-

1. St. Petersburg (1703-1917) Burg = German word for castle
2. Petrograd (1917-1924) Grad = Russian word for city/town
3. Leningrad (1923-1991) 5 days after Lenin’s death
4. St. Petersburg (1991- )

Question 10

What is the official name of Russia

Answer 10

Russia Federation

Question 11

When is Russia day

Answer 11

June 12th, 1991

Question 12

What is Kaliningrad

Answer 12

A non-contiguous (not connected) oblast (state)

Question 13

What points are connected by the Trans Siberian Railway

Answer 13

St. Petersburg to Vladivostok (5,772 miles)

Question 14

What happened at Chernobyl? Where?

Answer 14

A nuclear meltdown on April 26th, 1986 in the border of Ukraine & Belarus

Question 15

Define Soviet

Answer 15

Groups of Soldiers, Peasants, and Factory workers

Question 16

What was establish on July 8th, 1917

Answer 16

Provisional Government

Question 17

Who was the 1st president of the Provisional Government

Answer 17

Alexander Kerensky

Question 18

What was Russia’s biggest failure

Answer 18

Their continuation of being apart of WW1

Question 19

Who lead the Bolshevik (soviet) party

Answer 19

Lenin

Question 20

What did the Bolshevik eventually change their name to

Answer 20

Communist party

Question 21

When and what is it called when the Bolshevik came into control

Answer 21

1917 October Revolution

Question 22

What occurred during the years 1917-24

Answer 22

Russian civil war

Question 23

What did the Red army support

Answer 23

Communist

Question 24

What did the White army support

Answer 24

Monarchy

Question 25

How did Lenin gain popularity

Answer 25

1. Promising land for peasants 2. Jobs for unemployed factory workers 3. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (1918)

Question 26

How many parties were allowed under Lenin's rule

Answer 26

1 (communist / Bolshevik)

Question 27

What was done to maintain order of Lenin's rule

Answer 27

1. The Cheka (Secret Police) 2. Censorship of Press & Propaganda 3. Execution of Czar (Romanovs)

Question 28

What does N.E.P. stand for

Answer 28

New Economic Policy

Question 29

What did the N.E.P. do

Answer 29

1. Sell surplus grain for profit 2. Government takes control of banks, railroads, & major industries 3. Small manufactures will remain in control of their buisness

Question 30

What year did Russia officially become known as the USSR

Answer 30

1922(24)

Question 31

When did Lenin die

Answer 31

1924

Question 32

Who replaced Lenin and what happened to his rivals like Trotsky

Answer 32

Joseph Stalin; He executed his rivals

Question 33

What was the N.E.P. replaced by

Answer 33

Command Economy

Question 34

Who controls everything under the Command Economy

Answer 34

Government

Question 35

How many years did Stalin want Russia to catch up to the rest of the world

Answer 35

In 10 years

Question 36

What was in the 1st five year plan

Answer 36

1. 250% of agriculture 2. 150% of Industry

Question 37

What was apart of the 2nd five year plan

Answer 37

Economically independent from the West

Question 38

What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk do?

Answer 38

Marked Russia's withdrawal from WW1, but resulted in the country losing plenty of territories

Question 39

What was the first city-state in Russia?

Answer 39

Novgorod

Question 40

How many countries border Russia

Answer 40

14

Question 41

What country was affected the greatest by the Chernobyl disaster

Answer 41

Belarus

Question 42

What is the southern area of Russia geographically called

Answer 42

Steppes

Question 43

What is the Slavic name for Vikings

Answer 43

Varangians

Question 44

What is the administrative division of Russia called

Answer 44

Oblast

Question 45

Under Lenin, what was the religion of Russia

Answer 45

Atheism