Soviet Union - Command Economy

1.

Multiple Choice

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Why was Ivan the Terrible, terrible??

He was actually quite nice

He killed anyone who opposed him

He was a capitalist

He loved children, especially his son

2.

Multiple Choice

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What type of social structure did Russia have during the time of Ivan the Terrible?

Socialism

Democracy

Capitalism

Feudalism

3.

Multiple Choice

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The Enlightenment impacted Russia's government greatly.

True

False

4.

Multiple Choice

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What kind of ruler has Russia traditionally had in the past?

Democratic

Totalitarian

Capitalist

Socialist

5.

Multiple Choice

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What was the name of the style of communism that Karl Marx created?

Radicalism

Feudalism

Communism

Stalinism

6.

Multiple Choice

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True Socialists believe it is the government’s job to ensure economic equality

True

False

7.

Multiple Choice

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When did Marxism emerge in Russia?

1917

1971

1918

1919

8.

Multiple Choice

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What does utopia mean?

A place where everything is terrible

A place where everything is perfect

A place where no one owns property

A place where no one survives

9.

Multiple Choice

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Who did Marx think would rise up and take control?

The Workers

The Soldiers

The Government

The Communists

10.

Multiple Choice

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Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?

Adam Smith

Joseph Stalin

V. I. Lenin

Karl Marx

11.

Multiple Choice

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Which is NOT an idea of Communism?

Classless society

Private ownership of business

Every citizen treated equally

Government ownership of production

12.

Multiple Choice

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Which type of government system relies on authoritarian control to maintain order?

Democracy

Capitalism

Republic

Communism

13.

Multiple Choice

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Who determines the fundamental economic questions in Communism?

Demand

Supply

Central Planners

The people

14.

Multiple Choice

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What does the star in the flag of the USSR represent?

Communist Party

The sky

Freedom

Capitalism

15.

Multiple Choice

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The Soviet Union under Stalin became a totalitarian state controlled by a weak bureaucracy.

True

False

16.

Multiple Choice

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What was one thing Stalin's Five Year Plan was not designed to do?

Build up heavy industry

Improve transportation

Increase privatization of businesses

Increase farm output

17.

Multiple Choice

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Central planning in Russia under Stalin was:

Increased productivity

Increased wages

Efficient

Inefficient

18.

Multiple Choice

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Stalin tried to improve the economy by bringing agriculture under his control.

True

False

19.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

How long did the Cold War last?

30 years

6 years

40 years

5 years

20.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

What does NATO stand for?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

New Alliance Treaty Organization

North Alliance Totalitarian Organization

Northern Allies Together Organization

21.

Multiple Choice

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What treaty did the Soviet Union create after World War II?

NATO

Warsaw Pact

League of Nations

Treaty of Versailles

22.

Multiple Choice

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What is the Iron Curtain

Steel constructed barrier between Russia and France

Border between the Eastern Communist countries and Western Democratic countries

Eastern communist curtains

Iron made curtains to block out light

23.

Multiple Choice

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What is "mutually assured destruction"?

World War I warfare

Using ancient warfare tactics

Neither side having nuclear weapons

Complete annihilation of both sides if one were to attack

24.

Multiple Choice

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Which party makes all the political decisions?

Communism

Capitalism

25.

Multiple Choice

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Political leadership values obedience, discipline and economic security

Capitalism

Communism

26.

Multiple Choice

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Russia went from a ___ to a ___ economy after the fall of the Soviet Union.

capitalist to a command

democratic to capitalist

command to communist

command to capitalist

27.

Multiple Choice

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Which Soviet leader wanted to bring about reforms to the USSR during the 1980s?

Stalin

Gorbachev

Hitler

Lenin

28.

Multiple Choice

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What is one reform that Gorbachev did not make while the leader of the Soviet Union?

Ended censorship

Reduced the size of the government

Allowed farmers to sell produce

Signed an arms deal with China

29.

Multiple Choice

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Why do you think it was hard for Russia to transition to a market economy?

Historically rulers had high level of control of society

Russia had always been a democratic society

Authoritarian control made the transition easy

30.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is GDP?

Value of all workers

Value of the income of individual citizens

Value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year

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