6.4.3 - Eastern Europe and Russia

The Ural Mountains separate Russia into two continents:

• Europe and Russia

• Europe and Asia

• Asia and America

• Europe and Africa

All of them are consequences of wars and treaties, Except

• New rivers

• New borders

• New countries

• New cultures

The European part of Russia is separated by the Asian part of Russia by the ____.

• Himalayan Mountains
• Caspian Sea
• Ural Mountains
• Black Sea

During the Cold War the Soviet Union had what type of government?

• Democratic
• Communist
• Socialist
• Dictatorship

In what type of economy does the government own all of the businesses?

• Market Economy
• Command Economy

The government of Russia today is a _____.

• theocracy
• democracy
• dictatorship
• communist

The 20th century competition between the Soviet Union and the United States was called the ____.

• Warm War
• Hot War
• Cold War

A leader who gains complete control over a country’s government is called a ____.

• Prime Minister
• dictator
• political party
• fascism

The Cold War was a continuous rivalry between the superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union. These two countries competed in many areas like space exploration, Olympic sports, and overall power and prestige. After the fall of Communism starting in November 1991, the Soviet Union was broken up into Russia and several smaller countries located in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Because Russia and many countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia were once one large country, which statement could be concluded?

• These countries would all use the same currency (money).

• These countries would have nothing in common.

• These countries would share many cultural traits.

• These countries would all have the same leader.

The political system in which the government controls the economy and dominates all aspects of life in a country is known as ___________________.

• democracy

• free enterprise

• citizenship

• communism