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53 Cards in this Set
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conquered by USSR
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all
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independence in 1991
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all
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lingering influences= architecture, russian language, high unemployment, pollution
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all
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Baltic States?
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estonia, latvia, lithuania
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culturally tied to E. europe
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baltic states
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humid continental climate
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baltic states
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decreasing population
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baltix states
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cultural landscape looks medieval and tourism is a major industry
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baltic states
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majority christian
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baltic states
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all admited into NATo and EU (2004)
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baltic states
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democracies, parliamentary republics, market exonomise-successful transition
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baltic states
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still struggling to recover from communist legacy
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ukraine
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7 million peasants died in Stalin's mad-made famine
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ukraine
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chernobyl accident, then shut down 14 yrs later in 2000
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ukraine
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had several conflicts w/Russia over Russia's political linterference, border disputes, and gas supply&prices
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ukraine
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what was the orange revolution and which country?
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ukraine...public protest (Democracy movement) to the 2004 presidential which was seen as corrupt. resulted in a new election
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2004 election turmoil in Ukraine involved who?
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Vikto Yanukovych and Yushchenko (eventually winner after he claims he was poisoned by russian affiliates)
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Aug 2006, what is Yushchenko forced to do after a defeat in parliament elections?
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name yanukovych prime minister
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Transcaucasia countrys?
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georgia, armenia, azerbaijan and chechnya
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gateway between europe and asia
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transcaucasia
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mainly mountainous but some arable land
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transcaucasia
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climates vary greatly
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transcaucasia
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all are democratic republics
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transcaucasia
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multicultural (50+ ethnic groups)
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transcaucasia
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great economic potential (oil and natural gas)
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transcaucasia
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Armenia and Georgia are what religion
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christian
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azerbaijan is what religion
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muslim
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since 1991, Transcaucasia has seen..
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ethnic conflicts
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politically, unstable, terrorism, earthquakes
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transcaucasia
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which transcaucasian countries are landlocked?
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armenia and azerbaijan
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russian republic demanding independence
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chechnya
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fought russia in wars and with terrorism
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chechnya
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russia has been criticized for using excessive force on this country
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checknya
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THEIR oil supplies are valuable to russi
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chechnya
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has been called "putin's vietnam"
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chechna
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what are central asia countries?
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kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, tajikistan, turkmenistan, uzbekistan
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similar to SW asia- rugged mts, deserts, and grasslands
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central asia
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islam majority
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central asia
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muslim majority
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central asia
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oil and natural gas
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central asia
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multicultural-border divided by soviets to cause ethnic conflict
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central asia
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nomads
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central asia
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challenges that include: political instability, civil war in Tajikistan, aral sea shrinking, pollution
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central asia
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What gov't does Uzbekistan have?
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authoritarian govt.
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what has the slow transition to market economy led to?
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high unemployment
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what does Niyazov call himself? and what does it mean?
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turkmenbashi (father of all turkmen)
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he was "elected" as head of Turkmenistan in 1991
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Niyazov
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Was voted unanimously to allow him to serve for life
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niyazov
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december 6
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turmenbashi dies from heart failure
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location of 1st USSR nuclear test and the Baikonur cosmodrom
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kazakhstan
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ethnically diverse and little ethnic problems
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kazakhstan
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much foreign investment and oil development has brought rapid economic growth
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kazakhstan
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still face aconomic and environmental challenges
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kazakhstan
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