RUssia test
Explain the authoritarian connection between the Czars, the Soviet Leaders, and Putin.
Explain why the “Duma” was created?
What were some of the reasons why Nicholas II lost power? What was happening in Russia that caused so many to become upset and frustrated?
What was the “Chechen Conflict” and how was it handled by Putin?
What was the slogan of the Bolsheviks?
What were some of the accomplishments of Alexander II?
The assassination of the Czar took place under which communist leader?
Under which Soviet Leader did a massive famine in the Ukraine occur?
Why did the Soviet Union want “Satellite States”?
What was the Khrushchev thaw?
What was the Brezhnev Doctrine and how did it affect Eastern Europe?
This person was responsible for the De-stalinization of the Soviet Union
Who is the “father” of the Russian Revolution?
What was Perestroika?
What was Glasnost?
What is a Gulag?
What were the pogroms?
What were the “purges” of Stalin and what was their purpose?
What did “ethnic groups” have to do with the collapse of the Soviet Union?
What happened in Hungary in 1956, and similarly in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1968? How did the Kremlin respond? What were some causes and effects of these events?
Who were the “Bolsheviks?”
How was Rasputin able to befriend the Czar’s family/wife?
Which leader created Glasnost and Perestroika?
Define Cult of Personality and provide examples from Soviet Leaders?
What is the term Marx used for the working class?
This term examines overthrowing the bourgeoisie, revolution and eliminating class struggle.
Most Russians during the time of the Czars followed what religion?
What is a soviet?
Who was the last Czar of Russia?
What disease did the Czar’s son Alexi have?
Who was Rasputin and what role did he play in the collapse of the monarchy?
What is a dissident? How did Stalin deal with them?
Describe “consumer goods” in the Soviet Union.
What was Bloody Sunday and how did it help spur the revolution?
Who killed Rasputin?
Who was the last leader of the Soviet Union?
What was the Berlin Wall? What was its significance, and what did its collapse mean for Europe and the USSR?
Who was the first democratically elected leader in Russian history?
What is the name of the Soviet Spy agency?
What does it mean when a business is “nationalized?” Provide an example in modern Russia.
Describe the Foreign / Domestic policies of Vladimir Putin.
Put the following events in chronological order:
Rasputin is killed
Trotsky is murdered
The creation of the Duma
Nicholas II and Family are Killed
Lenin wins the Civil War
Put the following events in correct chronological order:
Putin becomes President
The Berlin Wall Falls
The collapse of the Soviet Union
The Chernobyl Explosion
Boris Yeltsin becomes president
Who is Alexei Navalny? What does his biography reveal about Russia under Putin?
Putin annexed which territory? Which country did it belong to?
What actions and events helped Putin rise to power?
What is life like for Russians living under Putin’s rule? Consider many different groups.
What is the significance of Russia’s annexation of Crimea? What events led to it?
What are some causes and effects of the present war in Ukraine?