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What is private property rights
In the 1950's and 1960's, citizens of the Soviet Union did not have what?
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What is ethnic cleansing
In the former Yugoslavia, Bosnian Serbs used what to reduce the populations of minority ethnic groups?
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What is c. Romania
Which country lies directly north of Bulgaria?
a. Macedonia b. Croatia c. Romania d. Georgia |
What is the SU promised to improve industry and wealth to be shared among all citizens but didn't happen. Couldn't meet food and clothing needs of citizens. Gov't spent most of money on armed forces and nuclear weapons. Rejected economic system
What factors led to the breakup of the Soviet Union?
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What is propaganda
Songs, films, and posters praising the Soviet Union are examples of this
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What is European Union
Today, most of the countries in Western Europe are members of this
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What is d. Latvia
Which of these countries is farthest north?
a. Kazakhstan b. Belarus c. Yugoslavia d. Latvia |
What is they Tried to achieve economic equality by helping poorer countries, was a way to make internat'l trade easier. Members done away with tariffs on goods, they had become a political union, and maintain cultural identities
Why would the peple of Western Europe support the idea of the European Union and want to become members?
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Who is Mikhail Gorbachev
From 1988 to 1991, who allowed the countries of Eastern Europe to break away from the Soviet Union
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What is the Euro
The most widely used currency in Western Europe today is what
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What is a. Russia
The small piece of land between Lithuania and Poland is part of what country?
a. Russia b. Slovakia c. Ukraine d. Estonia |
What is they wanted to discourage ethnic groups from seeking independence
Why did the Soviet government want to create a sense of nat'l identity?
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What is detente
In the 1970's, the US and the Soviet Union enjoyed a period of improved relations called what?
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What is Duma
In the government of modern Russia, this is part of the Legislature.
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What is b. Uzbekistan
Which country lies between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan?
a. Kyrgyzstan b. Uzbekistan c. Georgia d. Azerbaijan |
What is they wanted to be seen as equal to, if not better than, other powerful nations
Why did the Soviet gov't support athletics and compete in intern'l sport competitions?
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What is coalition government
When small political parties in a democratic country join forces, they form what type of government?
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What is a tariff
This is a duty or fee that must be paid on imported or exported goods
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What is c. 1000 km
From east to west, Poland is about how many kilometers wide?
a. 2000 km b. 1500 km c. 1000 km d. 500 km |
What is they banned or censored their work and make them join unions that told them what they could create. Those that disobeyed were punished, imprisoned, or killed.
How did the gov't control writers, poets, and other artists?
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