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Ch 5
Test Description: Eastern Europe and Russia
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why would conquering nations or invaders want to capture Ukraine?
A
Its location made it easy to conquer.
B
Ukraine had weak armies and was unable to defend itself.
C
Ukraine had always allied itself with stronger nations in order to ensure its own safety.
D
Ukraine has vast natural resources.
2) Which of Yugoslavia's ethnic groups is mainly Muslim?
A
Slovenes
B
Bosniaks
C
Croats
D
Serbs
3) Why did Joseph Stalin break many of Russia's ties with Yugoslavia?
A
Stalin saw Joseph Tito as a strong rival for power in the USSR.
B
The people of Yugoslavia refused to support a communist regime
C
Tito wanted to maintain trading relationships with Western countries, as well as with Eastern European nations.
D
Tito refused to follow communist policies and doctrines set forth by Stalin.
4) Under Soviet rule, what was the official language of Ukraine?
A
Polish
B
Russian
C
Ukranian
D
English
5) Which of the following countries was NOT formerly a part of Yugoslavia?
A
Serbia
B
Croatia
C
Albania
D
Slovenia
6) Ukraine's busiest industrial center is
A
Kharkiv
B
Kiev
C
Chernobyl
D
Kreschchatik
7) What happened to Poland at the end of World War I?
A
It gained freedom.
B
It fell under the influence of the Soviet Union.
C
It was controlled by Germany and Austria
D
It was divided up among its stronger neighbors.
8) Why is Chernobyl famous?
A
An explosion at a nuclear power plant contaminated soil and water for miles around.
B
A pipeline carrying oil broke at Chernobyl, and thousands of barrels of oil were lost.
C
It is the region with rich, black soil that makes Ukraine so productive.
D
It is Ukraine's major seaport.
9) Yugoslavia was divided into smaller units called
A
republics.
B
provinces.
C
states.
D
satellites.
10) What religion has been at the center of Polish tradition for centuries?
A
Roman Catholic
B
Lutheran
C
Polish Orthodox
D
Judaism
11) After the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, Russia struggled to make the transition from communism to
A
socialism
B
imperialism
C
capitalism
D
pragmatism
12) Since the collapse of the communist government, the biggest change in Poland has been in the country's
A
transportation system.
B
educational system.
C
economy.
D
culture.
13) Life expectancy in Russia is low because of
A
poor health care.
B
lack of clean water and proper nutrition.
C
pollution.
D
nuclear radiaton.
14) During the 1930s, Soviet policies in Ukraine led to
A
rapid industrialization.
B
the breakup of collective farms.
C
people being sent from cities to work on collectives.
D
millions of Ukrainians dying of hunger.
15) How has life changed for people in Siberia since the arrival of free enterprise?
A
They are no longer able to buy their own homes.
B
Most people have left Siberia to find a better life in other regions of Russia.
C
There is no longer a demand for the region's natural resources.
D
They are no longer guaranteed a job.
16) In Poland, why was the change to a capitalist economy harder on farmers than on others?
A
The communist government had made sure that farm prices stayed high, and farmers profited.
B
Polish people began to buy food imported from other countries.
C
Without the farm machinery provided by the Soviets, Polish farmers could not produce enough food to sell.
D
Many farmers lost their land as the country changed to capitalism.
17) During the communist era, Polish schoolchildren were forced to learn what language?
A
Russian
B
German
C
Polish
D
English
18) One problem that affects all Russians is
A
overcrowding.
B
pollution.
C
corruption.
D
illiteracy.
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