Redemption Unit 6 Russia Test

Russia's population distribution (where people live within the country) is most influenced by _______.

• neighboring countries

• natural resources

• climate

• government mandate

What are people drilling for in the Arctic Ocean?

• Oil

• Coal

• Natural gas

• Diamonds

The diversion of water for irrigation purposes has been the main cause of the shrinking of the Aral Sea.

• True

• False

What was the cause of the Chernobyl meltdown?

• Human error

• Natural disaster

• Alien intervention

• Mechanical failure

In a Communist economic system, such as that of the former Soviet Union, economic decisions are primarily made by?

• The Central Government

• Consumers and Producers

• Traditional indigenous leaders

• The owners of major industries

Monarchs from Russia who ruled from 1547-1917

• Mongols

• Czars

• Soviet Union Commanders

• Presidents

In which century did Russia begin to industrialize?

• 19th century

• 18th century

• 17th century

• 16th century

What political thinkers ideas did Lenin follow and what were this thinker’s ideas?

• Thomas Hobbes - Believed that without a strong government life is “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
• Baron de Montesquieu - Believed that any government that did not separate its powers into three different branches of government was a tyranny
• Karl Marx - Believed that industrialization created an unjust system in which factory owners held great power, while the workers held very little
• John Locke - Believed that the role of the government was to protect its citizens’ natural rights and that if the government failed to do this the people can revolt and make a new government

This new Soviet ruler was a harsh dictator. How did he treat religion and how did he use secret police? [SELECT ALL CORRECT OPTIONS!]

• His secret police killed or imprisoned anyone who disagreed with his policies.
• Made the Soviet Union more democratic and tried to create a market economy
• Let all people who wanted to leave the Soviet Union
• Tried to make reforms by letting people criticize the government and own their own businesses
• Prevented Soviet people from practicing their religions and had religious property seized

What did the government leaders hope would happen because of collectivization?

• Hoped that the new collections would distract the people from their sufferings and that the collections could be sold for high prices
• Hoped that if everyone in cities shared their food and goods that everyone would have enough
• Hoped the farms would be more efficient and reduce the need for farmworkers. Then thousands of former peasants could be put to work in factories to increase industrialization
• Hoped the threat of being sent to concentration camps would stop people from protesting against the government