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History of Western Russia and Eastern Europe

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  • What was the name for farm laborers who could be bought and sold with the land in czarist Russia.
    collectivists
    Slavs
    serfs
    communists
  • True or False. Beginning in the late 1600s, the Romanov family ruled Russia for 300 years.
    True
  • True or False. World War I was triggered by the assassination of the heir to Austria-Hungary's throne.
    True
  • True or False. After the end of World War II, the Soviet Union installed communist governments in most Eastern Europe countries.
    True
  • Which of the following BEST summarizes the impact of World War I on Russia?
    The war weaken Russia
    Russia's victory reinforced Romanov's control
    Russia was defeated by the Allies
    The war led to increased economic ties between Russia
  • True or False. Joseph Stalin was known for bringing democratic reforms to the Soviet Unions once he took power in 1924.
    False
  • What organization did the USSR create in 1955?
    NATO
    Glasnot
    Solidarity
    Warsaw Pact
  • Why did some Soviet leaders stage a coup again Mikhail Gorbachev?
    They objected to policies that undermined property right
    They thought his lenient policies threaten the Soviet Union
    They claimed he wanted to limit industrialization
    They feared he would brutally crack down on dissent
  • True or False. Solidarity was an organization that emerged in Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s to reform the communist government there.
    False
  • Which group has dominated Russia's politics and culture throughout most of its history?
    Ukrainians
    Magyars
    Slavs
    Mongols
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