Soviet Union Study Guide

Question 1

coup

Answer 1

an attempt at taking over a government. (usually done by the military)

Question 2

what is absolute rule by one person known as?

Answer 2

dictatorship/ autocracy

Question 3

last czar of russia

Answer 3

Czar Nicholas. (Nikolai/Nicholas Romanov)

Question 4

What kind of government russia had before communism?

Answer 4

monarchy, attempted democracy but failed

Question 5

what are the basic beliefs on communism?

Answer 5

the government controls land, businesses, and economy. Things that cause communism are discrimination, and difference in money classes.

Question 6

in communism, who runs the economy?

Answer 6

the government

Question 7

describe the warsaw pact

Answer 7

direct response to NATO, made in 1955, and contained 8nations. Purpose was to stop economic and military threats from the west.

Question 8

AF: who is jones?

Answer 8

czar nicholas

Question 9

AF: who is snowball?

Answer 9

Leon Trotsky

Question 10

AF: who is Major?

Answer 10

Vladimir Lenin

Question 11

AF: Who are the pigs?

Answer 11

royalty

Question 12

AF: what is the windmill?

Answer 12

5 Year Plan

Question 13

AF: Who is boxer?

Answer 13

Workers/ Laborers of russia

Question 14

AF: Who is napoleon?

Answer 14

Stalin

Question 15

Describe the american cold war images, what items did they purchase to help them in these times?

Answer 15

The americans would buy canned food and other things that would last a long time for underground shelters.

Question 16

How were the kids, royalty, and workers living under czar nicholas?

Answer 16

Many kids could not survive, as many were abused by their parents, worked all day in fields. Workers days lasted up to 12 hours, the working conditions were horrible, and royalty workers were treated better. Royalty cared more about their own workers.

Question 17

What help did god provide for the Czarina to help her deal with her sick son?

Answer 17

Ra - Ra - Rasputin

Question 18

Who was the final communism leader in russia?

Answer 18

Mikail Gorbachev, he held the first election in 1985 and won, soviet army opposed him, last leader of the soviet union

Question 19

Who was the first communism leader in russia?

Answer 19

Vladimir Lenin

Question 20

Who was joseph stalin and what good and bad things did he do for the soviet union?

Answer 20

Known as the man of steel. He started the 5 year plan which helped agriculturally, educationally, requiring math and science.

Question 21

Describe current leader of russia

Answer 21

Vladimir Putin, started RU/UKR war, and sent troops to borders.

Question 22

What is glasnost?

Answer 22

A government idea allowing more freedom of speech and government transparency

Question 23

What is perestroika?

Answer 23

government idea modernizing the soviet economy by reducing government control of businesses and allowing private ones.

Question 24

why was lenins primary document written

Answer 24

To show his ideas for the country, which were good, but executed horribly.

Question 25

What were the american videos like for the cold war

Answer 25

The videos were very informative. The drills were easy to remember.

Question 26

What were the soviet videos like?

Answer 26

more cartoony, persuasive rather than informal.

Question 27

who is karl marx?

Answer 27

inspired lenin, no social classes, everyone is equal, and government runs every thing.

Question 28

Czarinas worry was?

Answer 28

Her son, who had a sickness called hemophillia.

Question 29

How was the social pyramid used as propaganda?

Answer 29

the workers were least populated, and were poorest at bottom.

Question 30

Who is Nikita Krushchev?

Answer 30

He was the first leader after stalin. He began the cold war.

Question 31

What is NATO?

Answer 31

North Atlantic Treaty Organization, formed to stop the spread of communism, and use each others military strength.

Question 32

What was detente and why did it end

Answer 32

When Brezhnev was talking with nixon to improve relations during cold war. Ended when the soviets invaded afghanistan.

Question 33

what year did world war 1 start?

Answer 33

1914 2nd

Question 34

What year did bloody sunday happen?

Answer 34

1905 1st

Question 35

what year did the czar abdicate?

Answer 35

1917 3rd

Question 36

what year did the russian revolution happen

Answer 36

1917 4th

Question 37

abdicate

Answer 37

to resign/ leave

Question 38

whats the cold war

Answer 38

war of words. nuclear tension. started when stalin was denounced.