Western Europe/ Asia Flashcards
(23 cards)
Capital of..
Russia
Moscow
Capital of..
Georgia
Tbilisi
Capital of..
Belarus
Minsk
Capital of…
Ukraine
Kiev
Capital of..
Moldova
Kishinev
Capital of..
Armenia
Yerevan
Capital of..
Azerbaijan
Baku
Capital of..
Kazakhstan
Alma-Ata
Capital of..
Uzbekistan
Tashkent
Capital of..
Turkmenistan
Ashkhabad
Capital of..
Kyrgzstan
Bishkek
Capital of..
Tajikistan
Dushanbe
Where did the Czar move the capital to? (It was Moscow..)
St. Petersburg
What was the communistic government called?
USSR (United Soviet Socialist Republic)
When did the industrialization of Russia begin?
Russia was behind.. Anger turned towards Czar..
Late 1800s
What was the war that was in the late 1940s the was between the US and USSR?
Cold War
What was the time period that Russia was communist?
1917-1990
Who was the head of the communist party?
Lenin
What mountains divide Russia from Georgia and Azerbaijan?
Caucus
Who believed that the capitalist system was doomed, so they created a command economy?
Karl Marx
What was the group of countries led by the Soviets?
Warsaw Pact
US created NATO to combat
Dividing line between Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains
How many time zones are in Russia?
11