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What was one impact of the explosion of the Chernobyl power plant in 1986 in the Soviet Union?
What is Land in Ukraine, Belarus, & Russia remains contaminated to this day.
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After World War II, the Eastern European countries became satellite nations of the Soviet Union which meant
What is They were forced to adopt communism and provide the Soviet Union with needed resources.
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The fall of the Berlin Wall in East Germany allowed
What is East & West Germany to reunite.
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After World War 1, the country of Yugoslavia was created after
What is The Ottoman & Austrian-Hungarian Empires dissolved leaving many ethnic groups with no home country.
200
Catherine the Great improved Russia's standing the in world by
What is Gaining a warm water port on the Black Sea.
200
The Cold War between the U. S. and the Soviet Union
What is Was a political and ideological battle without direct warfare between the two countries.
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In 1800s Russia, Russification refers to a program that
What is Required everyone in the Russian Empire to speak Russian and to become a Christian.
200
European Russia and Asian Russia are separated by the
What is Ural Mountains
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After the breakup of Yugoslavia, ethnic groups in Bosnia-Herzegovina, especially Bosnian Croats, & Bosnian Muslims, were attacked by
What is Serbs.
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Why is western Russia's population density so high when compared to the rest of the country?
What is The climate & biomes of western Russia make that section of the country far more habitable than the rest of the country.
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What are the two reasons the Main-Danube Canal is so important to Eastern European society?
What is The canal links the Black & North Seas and provides hydroelectric power.
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Russia's transition from an autocratic government to a democratic government can be described as
What is An ongoing struggle.
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In the northern part of Russia, there is little farming because
What is The ground is permafrost & the climate is too cold.
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One of the largest problems facing Russia & Eastern Europe today in regards to the environment is that
What is Paying to cleanup environmental issues has proved to be challenging for the governments.
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The Russian economy has transformed
What is From a command economy to a market economy.
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The modern Russian government is taking steps to reverse its shrinking population by
What is Paying families monthly allowances to families to have more children.
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Peter the Great's contributions to Russia included
What is Modernization, territorial expansion, & increasing trade.
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During the late 1980s, the Eastern European countries
What is Saw massive demonstrations by their citizens that eventually caused their Soviet-backed communist governments to fail.
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The Soviet education system differs from the current education system in Russia in that
What is Soviet education emphasized science and engineering while today's Russian schools emphasize a more rounded college preparatory education.
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