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RUSSIA Flashcards

1
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China is the largest country in the world.

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false (RUSSIA)

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2
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What animal is used to symbolize Russsia?

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Bear (both ferocious and likes honey)

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3
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What country may eventually take control of some parts of Siberia?

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CHINA

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4
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WHAT COUNTRY IS REFERENCED AS “RUSSIA’S VIETNAM”?

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AFGHANISTAN

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5
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WHAT IS THE LARGEST RUSSIAN PORT ON THE PACIFIC OCEAN?

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VLADIVOSTOK

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Peter the Great advised his descendants to invade closely what countries?

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CONSTANTINOPLE & INDIA

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7
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How many countries came about when soviet Union broke apart?

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15 countries

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8
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These countries can be divided into 3 categories:

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  1. The Neutral Countries
  2. The pro-Russian Camp
  3. The pro-Western Countries
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9
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Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Turmenistan (UAT)

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The Neutral Countries

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Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turmenistan, Belarus, Armenia (KKTBA)

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The pro-Russian Countries

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Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, Albania, Romania (PLLECBHSAR)

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The pro-Western Countries

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12
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NATO membership of these could spark a war

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Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova

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13
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After the protests in Kiev that lead to the ousting of Viktor Yanukovych, Putin has to annex which part of Ukraine to Russia?

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CRIMEA

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14
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RUSSIA IS A LAND LOCKED COUNTRY. TRUE/FALSE

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TRUE

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15
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TOP MOST THREAT TO RUSSIAN

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NATO

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16
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What is lesson one in “diplomacy for beginners”

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When faced with a great existential threat, a great power will use force

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17
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true/ false. United States and the Europeans were looking forward to welcoming Ukraine as a full member of NATO.

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TRUE

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18
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people who speak Russian as their first language

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ETHNIC RUSSIANS

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19
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people who have Russian grandparents & Russian as its native language

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CITIZEN LAW

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20
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What 2 factors currently make Russia’s decision justifiable?

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*energy as political power
*concept of Ethnic Russians

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21
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What is the geographic title given to what is now southern and eastern Ukraine?

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NOVOROSSIYA (NEW RUSSIA)

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22
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Russia had won southern and eastern Ukraine from the Ottoman Empire during the reign of who?

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CATHERINE THE GREAT

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23
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What are the Ukrainian regions that Russia has lost but Russian people still stayed? Putin enumerated in his speech these countries.

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KHARKIV, LUHANSK, DONETSK, KHERSON, MYKOLAIV, ODESSA

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24
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Which 2 places in Ukraine usually has an uprising by the pro-Russians which is encouraged by Russia?

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LUHANSK & DONETSK

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25
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With its war with Georgia in 2008, what did NATO issue as a warning to Russia in the year 2014?

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“This far west & no further”

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26
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What did NATO do during the 9/11 attack in the US?

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NATO got involved in Afghanistan

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27
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one in 4 people are ethnically Russians

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ESTONIA & LATVIA

28
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5.8% of its people are ethnically Russians

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LITHUANIA

29
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Russian speaking people are underrepresented in gov’t

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ESTONIA

30
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Aside from the Baltic States, what else does Russia consider as a weak link and potential buffer state?

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MOLDOVA

31
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Who were involved in; and what brought about, the Crimean War?

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RUSSIA vs. WESTERN EUROPEAN ALLIES
to protect OTTOMAN TURKEY from RUSSIA

32
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=50% Russian or Ukrainian speaking population
=part of its population is pro-Russian

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MODERN TRANSNISTRIA

33
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YES/NO. Moldova is a part of NATO or EU?

A

NO

34
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TRUE/FALSE. Moldova is reliant on Russia for its energy needs.

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TRUE

35
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What product from Moldova does Russia import?

A

wine

36
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VODKA

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Russia

37
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TRUE/FALSE. Georgia is a vodka producing nation.

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false. (WINE)

38
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What is Russia’s most powerful weapon now?

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gas & oil

39
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TRUE/FALSE. Russia is the world’s biggest supplier of oil.

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FALSE. (IT’S US FOLLOWED BY RUSSIA)

40
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How many percent of Europe’s gas and oil come from Russia?

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25%

41
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100% reliant on Russian gas

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LATVIA, SLOVAKIA, FINLAND, ESTONIA (LSFE)

42
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80% reliant on Russian gas

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CZECH REPUBLIC, BULGARIA, LITHUANIA (CBL)

43
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60% reliant on Russian gas

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GREECE, HUNGARY, AUSTRIA (GHA)

44
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13% oil dependency in Russia

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GREAT BRITAIN

45
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Existing different gas lines mentioned in the text:

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*Nord Stream
*Yamal Pipeline
*Blue Stream

46
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to Germany via Baltic Sea

A

NORD STREAM

47
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to Poland and Germany via Belarus

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YAMAL PIPELINE

48
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to Turkey via Black Sea

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Blue Stream

49
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What are the planned (not yet existing) gas lines?

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*South Stream
*Turk Stream

50
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to HUNGARY, AUSTRIA, SERBIA, BULGARIA, ITALY via BLACK SEA

A

South Stream

51
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Who put pressure to HUNGARY, AUSTRIA, SERBIA, & BULGARIA reject SOUTH STREAM?

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EU

52
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what country decided not to join to SOUTH STREAM after it was pressured by EU?

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BULGARIA

53
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Aside from US, what other regions can also supply energy to Europe?

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North Africa & Middle East

54
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What continents does Russia have a political reach or interest outside of Europe?

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  1. Latin America (Specifically Venezuela)
  2. Middle East
  3. Greenland
  4. Africa
  5. China
55
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has the least friendly relationship with the US

A

VENEZUELA

56
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it checks American moves in this country spending massively on its Arctic military forces

A

the MIDDLE EAST

57
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where Russia consistently takes an interest to maintain its territorial claims.

A

GREENLAND

58
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Russia continues to maintain what influence it has in the region

A

AFRICA

59
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Russia cooperates with the country on various levels.

A

China

60
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What country will most likely be the biggest customer of Russian energy after Europe will successfully remove its dependency on it?

A

CHINA

61
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Russia will supply China with 38 billion cubic meters of gas a year amounting to $400 billion.

A

2018

62
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what are the disputed lands between Russia and China where they somehow want to have the dominant power?

A

MANCHURIA & KAZAKHSTAN

63
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What is the average lifespan for a Russian man?

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BELOW 65

64
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TRUE/FALSE. the problems of Russia before is still the problems of Russia until now.

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TRUE

65
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What are the contributory factors of these problems in Russia until now?

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*slow population growth
*the ports freeze
*the North European Plain is flat

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