Russia In 1900
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We look at Russia now as the single biggest country in the world, with a surface area of 6,612,100 square miles and a population of 144 million. But what did the country look like a century ago?
Questions and Answers
- 1.
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How much of the planet's surface did russia used to cover?- A.
Half
- B.
A quarter
- C.
One third
- D.
One fifth
- E.
One Sixth
- 2.What percentage of all russian land could be used for farming?
- A.
0.1%
- B.
6%
- C.
15%
- D.
33%
- E.
56%
- 3.
- A.
Very cold winters, and mild summers
- B.
Cold all year round
- C.
Sunny all year round
- D.
Hot winters and cold summers
- 4.
- A.
Ural Mountains
- B.
Lake Baykal
- C.
Western Siberia
- D.
Eastern Siberia
- E.
Moscow
- 5.What percentage of the population were peasants in 1900?
- A.
12%
- B.
34%
- C.
47%
- D.
63%
- E.
85%
- 6.In 1900 the Russian empire was governed by who?
- A.
The Tsar
- B.
The Red Bear
- C.
Lenin
- D.
Stalin
- E.
No One
- 7.When was the Trans-Siberina Railroad constructed?
- A.
1854-1857
- B.
1863-1876
- C.
1883-1890
- D.
1891-1905
- E.
1906-1912
- 8.In 1900 what was the average income from exports (in millions of roubles)?
- A.
190.6
- B.
426.4
- C.
573.9
- D.
716.2
- E.
941.7
- 9.In Russia in 1861 there were more then 22 million serfs.In society they were described as slaves. What percentage of the russian population was made up by slaves?
- A.
12%
- B.
38%
- C.
44%
- D.
57%
- E.
69%
- 10.
- A.
1800
- B.
27,000
- C.
83,000
- D.
100,00
- E.
130,000
- 11.When did the Romanov Dynasty end?
- A.
1869
- B.
1885
- C.
1890
- D.
1917
- E.
1920
- 12.Who goverened the State Council and The Senate?
- A.
Clergy officials
- B.
Land Owning Lords
- C.
Tsar
- D.
Senators
- E.
State Councilers
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