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1
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A layer of soil just below the Earth’s surface that stays permanently frozen

A

Permafrost

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2
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A treeless zone dominated by small plants and animals that have adapted to polar conditions

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Tundra

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3
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The intentional destruction of a people

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Genocide

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In the former Soviet Union, any one of various governing councils that made decisions at various levels

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Soviet

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Which is an area of a city where a minority is forced to live called?

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Ghetto

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This is the effect an investment has in multiplying related jobs throughout an economy

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Multiplier effect

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7
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A revolution without bloodshed

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Velvet Revolution

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What type of economy is it when one central authority decides what goods will be produced?

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Command economy

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9
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Define glasnost

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Openness

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10
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Define perestroika

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Economic restructuring

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11
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This is the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation

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Nationalism

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On this type of the farm, workers are paid by the government and they share a portion of the profits

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Collective farm

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13
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To break up into mutually hostile political units

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Balkanize

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14
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To formally incorporate into another country

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Annex

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15
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To give up the crown

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Abdicate

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16
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Where is St. basil’s cathedral located? Who had it built?

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Moscow

Ivan the terrible

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17
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In which country do they use the zloty? The ruble?

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Poland

Russia

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18
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What are the three small countries with oil reserves

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The Baltics

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19
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Who is “Europe’s hermit” and why?

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Albania

They didn’t help anybody

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20
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Who is the “Garden of Eastern Europe”?

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Bulgaria

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21
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What religion is Russia? What religion is predominant in the Central Asian countries?

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Russian orthodox

Islam?

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22
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What is a czar?

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A Caesar or ruler

23
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What is inside the Kremlin?

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Important buildings

24
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Which country had a velvet Revolution?

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Czech, Or Czechoslovakia

25
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What is the full name of the Russia?

A

Russian Federation

26
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What and where is Chernobyl?

A

In Ukraine

It is a big city that had an explosion

27
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What separates Europe from Asia

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Ural mountains

28
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What are four facts about lake baikal?

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It is the deepest lake in the world more than 1 mile deep, it is the oldest lake, it holds 1/5 of the freshwater on earth

29
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What is happening in the Baltics in regards to their birthrates and death rates?

A

They are small and declining

30
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Who is Vladimir Putin?

A

The current president of Russia

31
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Two important things about Lenin

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Collectivized farms, leader of the Bolsheviks

32
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Which countries were affected by Chernobyl?

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Belarus, and Ukraine

33
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Two important things about Ivan

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He had St. basil’s built, he was the first Czar

34
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Define glasnost

A

Openness, People could speak freely

35
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Two important things about Stalin

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He starved people, and he enlarged the military

36
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Define Perestroika

A

Economic restructuring

37
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Two important things about Peter

A

He traveled to Western Europe, moved capital to St. Petersburg

38
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From a Greek word that means “to burn something”

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Holocaust

39
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Define tundra

A

Treeless plain in Arctic areas where short grasses and mosses grow

40
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Define genocide

A

The systematic killing of a people

41
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Economy where when authority decides things

A

Command economy

42
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List the regions and countries in each

A

Baltics- Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Caucasus- Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia
European border nations- Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova
Central Asia- Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan
Former Yugoslavia- Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia

43
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Who is the current president of Russia?

A

Vladimir Putin

44
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Who collectivized farms and was the leader of the Bolsheviks?

A

Lenin

45
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Who had St. basil’s built, and was the first czar?

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Ivan

46
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Who starved people and enlarged the military?

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Stalin

47
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Who traveled to Western Europe and moved the capital to St. Petersburg?

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Peter

48
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What is command economy?

A

An economy where when authority decides things

49
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What region are Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in?

A

Baltics

50
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What region are Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan in?

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Caucasus

51
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What region are Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova in?

A

European border nations

52
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What region are Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan in?

A

Central asia

53
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What region are Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Macedonia in?

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Former Yugoslavia

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