Topic 7 Northern Eurasia Review

Which of the following economic changes did the Soviets make to Russia?

• collectivizing farms and industrializing

• reducing government control of the economy

• eliminating poverty and shortages

• allowing serfs to own their own land

How did the end of the Soviet Union create uncertainty for Russians?

• Russians had to get used to powerful leaders, which they had not had during communist rule.

• Russians had to adjust to a communist economy that was very different from the free enterprise system.

• Russians had to adjust to a new free market system that was very different from the communist system.

• Russians had to worry about foreign relations much more than they had during the Cold War.

Which of the following made the Soviet Union a communist economy?

• Agriculture made up most of the economy.

• The economy was driven by heavy industry.

• Goods and services were evenly distributed.

• The state controlled all economic decisions.

What was the unexpected result of Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms?

• Stalin came to power.

• The Soviet Union fell apart.

• Voters elected Vladimir Putin

• The tsar was killed.

Besides natural gas and oil, what other natural resource is found in Central Asia and the Caucasus?

• minerals

• diamonds

• tobacco

• timber

Which of the following is evidence that President Putin’s economic reforms helped Russia’s people?

• Many Russians prefer the Soviet era.

• Ownership of companies is more widely shared.

• The state took control of the oil and gas industry.

• Russia’s poverty rate fell.

Which of the following terms can be used to describe most of the governments in Northern Eurasia today?

• authoritarian

• democratic

• socialist

• communist

Since the break up of the Soviet Union, people in the Causcasus and Central Asia have experienced a new way of life. Which statement reflects those changes?

• In Uzbekistan, protests resulted in a president removed from power and a new president elected

• Turkemenistan has a repressive government that keeps strict control over its citizens

• Kazakhstan is having economic success trading its enegy resources with the West.

• In Georgia, different groups have worked together to forma stable multiethnic state.

Which countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus have the largest proven reserves of oil?

• Turkmenistan and Georgia

• Georgia and Uzbekistan

• Armenia and Tajikistan

• Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan

Which of the following resources have been the main contributors to Russia’s wealth in recent years?

• oil and natural gas

• coal and iron

• gold and silver

• hydropower and timber