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20 Cards in this Set
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What happened as a result of the Russian civil war?
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Lenin created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR)
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Which was between and US and Russia lasted from 1945 until 1991?
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the Cold War
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Peter the Great changed Russia by
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bringing in Western European ideas and cultures
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As a result of the mass killing known as Bloody Sunday, Czar Nicholas II agreed to establish
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the Duma, a Russian congress
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What form of government did Lenin bring to Russia?
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communism
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Although Slavs share the same customs, they have different
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languages and religions
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The largest ethnic group in Russia is the
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Slavs
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After the breakup of the Soviet Union, some non-Russian ethnic groups wanted to form
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their own separate countries
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What was a chief cause of the war in Bosnia-Herzagovina?
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No one ethnic group wanted to live in a country ruled by people from another group.
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Many people in Ukraine suffered serious health problems because of
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the nuclear accident at Chernobyl.
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Two important Polish traditions are
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Polish Catholicism and the Polish language
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Serbians, Croatians, and Bosnians have different
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religions
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Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina used to be a part of
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Yugoslavia
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Why was Ukraine forced to become part of the Soviet Union?
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The Soviet's wanted to control the area's natural resources.
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Throughout its history, Ukraine's location and natural resources have attracted
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invaders
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A Russian emperor is called a
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Czar.
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An ________________ is someone who spends money to help a new business get started.
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investor
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What are the 3 themes that appear consistently in Russia's history?
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1. Expansion
2. harsh treatment of common people 3. slow westernization |
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Under communism, the government only liked art that
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supported communism
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What happened when Czechoslovakia divided in 1993?
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Two new countries were peacefully formed.
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