Georgia: Then Flashcards

1
Q

Georgia’s urban nobility were largely from..

A

Armenia

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2
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The Peasant Revolt occurred in

A

1905

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3
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The leader of the revolutionary anti-Menshevik revolt was

A

Josef Stalin

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4
Q

The Democratic Republic of Georgia was born amidst the .. civil war in ..

A

Russian Revolution in 1917/18

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5
Q

The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic was born after the .. in ..

A

Red Army Invasion in 1921

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6
Q

Formal Independence against the Soviet Union was declared in ..

A

1991

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7
Q

US Relations with Georgia saw massive foreign and military aid inflows as Shevardnadze (1992-2003) was seen as ..

A

a counterbalance to Russian influence in the Transcaucasus region

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8
Q

Georgia has a .. for head of state

A

President

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9
Q

Georgia has a .. for head of government

A

Prime Minister

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10
Q

Current President

A

Salome Zubarishvili (est 2018)

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11
Q

Current Prime Minister

A

Giorgi Gakharia (est 2019)

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12
Q

Modern day tensions with Russia stem from (3)

A

Russia’s seperatist support of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Georgia’s pro EU/Globalisation stance
2008 Russo-Georgian War

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13
Q

The Rose Revolution was in .. and marked the end of .. leadership

A

2003 and marked the end of Soviet Era Leadership

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14
Q

The first president after the Rose Revolution was

A

Saakashvili

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15
Q

A serfdom is ..

A

a legal and economic system similar to slavery but serfs could own property

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