Exam 5: Russia and the Post-Soviet States

Which best summarizes the status of religion in Russia and the post-Soviet states?

At this time,South Ossetia and Abkhazia are a part of:

In general,governments support the informal economy because it provides people with jobs.

Russia does not border China.

Under perestroika,government decision making was decentralized and entrepreneurs were allowed to sells goods legally.

Rapid industrialization under Stalin was made possible by a __________ economy in which the government controlled all land and means of production.

The Soviet Union's interference in Afghanistan's affairs was at least partly responsible for bringing down the Soviet Union.

To prevent Russia's oil and gas wealth from causing a backslide to Cold War hostilities,Russia was invited to join what international organization?

Although privatization of business eliminated most of the social services that came from state-owned companies,increased tax revenues have improved government-sponsored social welfare programs.

What large Central Asian lake shrunk during the Soviet era because the rivers feeding it were diverted to irrigate cotton crops?

Explain how Cold War politics got the Soviet Union involved in Afghanistan and how the Afghan War was one factor leading to the downfall of the USSR.

The process of moving industries from government ownership to individual ownership is called:

In 2007,Russian smugglers were caught trying to sell __________ on the black market.

Which of the following statements is the best description of modern-day Russia?

What is the name of Russia's state-owned energy company,the largest in the world?

The size of the unemployed population in Russia declined after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

A war in which of the following countries helped stretch the USSR past the breaking point?

To what region did Stalin and other Russian/Soviet rulers traditionally send their political opponents?

The world's largest exporter of natural gas is:

The environmental and climatic changes wrought by the diversion of water from the Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers are reflected in which of the following phenomena?