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Peter the Great's most ambitious cultural undertaking was:A. Providing free textbooks for all public school students B. Creating a museum that chronicled his accomplishments C. The creation of the Imperial Academy of Sciences D. The establishment of a university for serfs
Peter the Great's "most ambitious cultural undertaking " was: A. Creation of a national zoo in Moscow B. Creation of the Imperial Academy of Sciences C. Creation of a National Bank and a new monetary systemD. Creation of hundreds of elementary school for serfs in hundreds of isolated estates
One of the major causes of the Crimean War:A. Russia's desire to replace the Ottomans as the rulers of Constantinople B. Great Britain's expansion into China C. Ukrainian resistance to autocratic rule by Nicholas ID. Rise of Russia as a great naval power competing with Great Britain for control of the Mediterranean
During the reign of Catherine the Great Poland was partitioned by all the following nation states except : A ) Russia B ) Ottoman Empire ( Turkey ) C ) Prussia D ) Austria
During her reign Catherine the Great had a statue of which Russian czar erected in St. Petersburg? A. Peter the Great B. Ivan the Terrible C. Michael Romanov D. Potemkin
The epic battle between Alexander I and Napoleon , on September 7 , 1812 , some seventy- five miles east of Moscow that has few equals in history where the "severity of the fighting" was intense and the "bloodshed was staggering " was at a village named:A. Waterloo B. Brest C. Borodino D. Smolensk E. Austerlitz
The Great Northern War was fought by Russia against : A ) Prussia B ) Sweden C ) Finland D ) France
Emelian Pugachev who led a revolt against Catherine the Great , was a : A. Don Cossack B. Russian nobleman from the Volga RiverC. Peasant from a village near St. Petersburg D. Moscow clergyman
Arrange the following Russian czars in correct chronological order A ) Catherine the Great ; B ) Paul I ; C ) Alexander I ; D ) Peter III A) A , B , D , C B ) D , A, B , C C) A , B , C , D D. D , A , C , B
Arrange the following Russian leaders in correct chronological order: 1) Ivan the Terrible ; 2) Peter the Great ; 3 ) Vladimir ; 4 ) Michael Romanov A ) 3 , 2 , 1 , 4 B ) 4 , 3 , 4 , 1 , 2 C ) 4 , 1 , 2 , 3 D ) 3 , 1 , 4 , 2
Following the death of Ivan the Terrible's only surviving son , Theodore (also known as Fyodor) , who was known to be weak and limited in intelligence , who became regent and ruler of the Russian state? A. Ivan VII B. Boris GodunovC. Michael Romanov D. Dimitri
Pravda in Russian means: A. A vagabond B. Gossip C. Wisdom D. Truth
Who were the two people responsible for introducing the Cyrillic alphabet to Russia ? A. Ivan the IV and Ivan Ivanovich B. Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky C. Cyril and Methodius D. Bill Hailey and His Comets
The Crimean War: A. 1812-1816 B. 1823-1825 C. 1853-1856 D. 1861-1865
The Mogols were successful conquerors largely because of their : A. Excellent and highly mobile cavalry B. Espionage terrorism and superior siege equipment borrowed from China C. Newly constructed roads , a courier system , and a crude census for taxation purposes D. All of the above
Who were the Decembrist?A. Radicals in the Russian army who opposed Nicholas I B. Radicals who led a revolt in St. Petersburg in 1825C. Conspirators hanged imprisoned or sentenced to long exhile in SiberiaD. All of the above
All of the following were "secret police" in Russia at one time or another , except : A. CHEKA B. GPU C. NKVD D. RSB E. IRS
" Time of Troubles "( 1584-1613 ) : A. Era in which the Mongols ruled all of Russia B. Russia during the era of Ivan the Terrible C. A turbulent , confusing , and painful era of Russian history D. Era in which Russia was overrun by both the Poles and the Swedes
What watershed moment in world history is considered responsible for the rise of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Russia ? A The Fall of Constantinople B. The Siege of Sevastopol C. The ReformationD . Schism of 1054
All of the following "barbarians" invaded Russia in the era before Christianity except: A. Visigoths B. Ostrogoths C. Mongols D. Slovaks E. Khazars
