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40 Cards in this Set
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What is the largest inland body of water?
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The Caspian Sea.
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What is the largest ethnic group in Russia and the Eurasian republics?
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The Slavs.
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Where do most of the people in the region live?
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West of the Ural Mountains.
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What were the impacts of the Chernobyl explosion?
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The total evacuation of the city, mass radiation poisoning, etc.
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What is the "lifeline" of Eastern Europe?
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The Danube River.
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How is the transport of goods made difficult by the Siberian climate? How have the people of that region learned to overcome that?
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Transporting the goods is difficult since most roads are unusable. Mass underground tunnels and railroads have been built to overcome this transportation issue.
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What three empires dominated the Balkan peninsula in the past 700 years?
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The Russian empire, Ottoman empire and the Austro-Hungarian empire.
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What is an autocracy?
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One person ruling with unlimited authority.
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What was the spark that ignited Europe into WWI?
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The Serbian assassin killing the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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Name two reforms created by Alexander II.
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Limited use of secret police, and expanded education.
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What was "Peace, Land and Bread"?
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The promise made by the Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin.
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What was the new name of Russia following the fall of the Czars?
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The U.S.S.R.
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What was the chief foreign policy goal of the U.S. during the Truman administration?
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For the U.S. to provide political, military and economical assistance to all democratic nations under threat from internal/external forces.
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Why was the Berlin Wall built?
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To separate East and West Germany. However, the main goal was to prevent East Germans from moving to West Germany.
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How did Stalin maintain his power during his rule?
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By removing/killing those who opposed him, using propaganda, etc.
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Why was the Comintern established?
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To encourage communist parties in other countries to overthrow their own government by legal/illegal means.
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Who was the Soviet leader who initiated de-Stalinization?
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Nikita Krushchev.
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What was "peaceful coexistence"?
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A dramatic change in policy.
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What is genocide?
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The mass killing of a certain group of people, based on their ethnicity, religious beliefs, etc.
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What was the Warsaw pact? Who was part of this group?
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A U.S.S.R. initiative that turned into a strengthening of alliances between 8 member nations (Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Germany and Albania). A treaty of friendship.
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What was the Iron Curtain? Who was part of this group?
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Churchill's term used to describe Soviet dominated East European nations and their segregation from the western world. The term also described a "curtain" that divided East and West Europe. This included East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Albania.
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What was the Eastern Bloc? Who was part of this group?
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The area of Europe under Soviet control (East Europe). The countries part of the Eastern bloc include the Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Germany and Albania.
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What were the results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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Cuba was blockaded, and Soviet ships were turned around. Also, a hotline from Washington D.C. to Moscow was established.
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What regional conflicts have erupted between Russia and their former areas of control following the fall of the Soviet Union?
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Conflict between Russia and Chechnya, Hungary and Poland have erupted.
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What is perestroika? What is glasnost?
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Perestroika - Economic restructuring.
Glasnost - "Openness", which allowed citizens and news media to say what they wanted without fear of persecution. |
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What different events were seen as signals of the breakup of the Soviet Union?
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Troubled economy, new democratic rights, fall of the Berlin Wall, etc.
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What is the CIS? What groups benefited from economic changes into the CIS?
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The CIS if the Commonwealth of Independent States. Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan all benefited from joining the organization.
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Who is Vladimir Putin and what has he done in Russia?
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Vladimir Putin is the current president of Russia, and has brought positive economic change to Russia. Although, his relationships with elite businessmen have made him limit certain rights, which has caused some amounts of animosity towards him in Russia.
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Where is the Czech Republic?
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Located on map.
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Where is the Iron Curtain boundary line?
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Located on map.
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Where is Serbia?
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Located on map.
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Where is Ukraine?
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Located on map.
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Where is Poland?
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Located on map.
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Where is Moscow, Russia?
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Located on map.
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Where is Kiev, Ukraine?
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Located on map.
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Where is Prague, Czech Republic?
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Located on map.
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Where is Budapest, Hungary?
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Located on map.
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Where is the Black Sea?
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Located on map.
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Where is the Caspian Sea?
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Located on map.
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Where are the Ural Mountains?
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Located on map.
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