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27 Cards in this Set
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major religion of the area
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orthidocs christans
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two groups that were in control of the area first
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roos and nomads
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who expanded Russia to the Ural mountains
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Ivan the terrible
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what was Peter the Great most famous for and where he was able to accomplist his goal?
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moved capital to St. Petersburg for easier trade
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what made Catherine so great
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expands to the black sea for warm water port, for trade all year.
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what were the leaders known as from 1500-1917
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czars
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what was the last czar of Russia?
who was his wife? who was her lover? |
Nicholas
Alexandria Rasputin |
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who became the first leader of the USSR, what party was he with, when did this happen?
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Vladimir Lenin
bolshivik 1917 |
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what was the slogan used to get the peasants to revolt?
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bread, land, peace
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what does USSR stand for?
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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define Socialism
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government controls all and distribut all goods and services
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when was the Cold War?
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1945-1991
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who were the major player in the Cold War?
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USA and Solivet Union
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what was the real fight over?
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comunism and demoarcy
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what event was the closest the USA and USSR came to actual war, when did it take place?
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cuben misel curse
1962 |
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who was the leader of the USSR when it broke apart, when did it break apart?
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Mikhail Gorbachev
1991 |
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how many countries now make up the Old Soviet Union?
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15
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Czar
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leader of Russia from 1682 to 1725
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Black Market
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undrground illial market
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Tundra
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flat treeless land forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean
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Surf
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peasent
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Perestroika
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ideal of changing the enoconomy to market
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Glasnost
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openless 1st amendment freedom of speach!
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Kums
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sand dum desert
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Communism
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system in witch the government holds nearly all political power and the means of production
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Market Economy
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economic system in which production of goods and services is determented by demand from consumers
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Permafrost
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permanently frozen ground
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