Chapter 16 Flashcards
Czar
Emperor
Baltic republics
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Russian revolution
ending the rule of the czars. The Russian Communist Party, led by V. I. Lenin, took control of the government
USSR
Union of Soviet socialist republics
Cold War
because it never grew into open warfare between the two nations
Command economy
one in which the central government makes all important economic decisions.
Collective farms
enormous farms on which large teams of laborers were gathered to work together
Red army
Name of the soviet military
Supra
Dinner party
Silk Road
Traders called this route because of the costly silk they bought in China
Great game
Struggle between The British empire and Russia for control of Central Asia in the 19th century
Yurt
Tent of central Asia’s nomads