Russian Leaders
This leader used policies called "Glasnost" and "Perestroika" to try and reunite the USSR
Mikhail Gorbachev
This type has no limits on power
Unlimited Government
Russia and the US competed to get a man on the moon first
To announce something but then take it back
Renounce
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
This leader had a large birthmark on his forehead
Mikhail Gorbachev
This type has limited power
Limited Government
What ended the Cold War?
Political Openness
Glasnost
How many countries made up the Soviet Union?
15
This leader was the beginning of the Communist Era in Russia, he made a deal with Hitler to invade Poland.
Joseph Stalin
This type of government is ruled by a King or Queen
Monarchy
The US policy to keep Communism from spreading to other countries.
Containment
Economic Restructuring
Perestroika
What is the Russian White House called?
The Kremlin
This is the current leader of Russia, he is their Prime Minister and President. He has been in office since 1999.
Vladimir Putin
This type of government allows citizens to elect their officials through the process of voting
Democracy
This began immediately after the end of World War 2, lasting for 45 years between the US and the USSR.
Cold War
When citizens of a country rise up against their own government
Revolution
Disney movie that shows the US hockey team beating the USSR in the Gold Medal match of the Olympics
Miracle
This was the last "Czar" to rule Russia
Nicholas II
This type of government is ruled by one party. There are no opposing parties.
Communism
The Allied Powers vs. the Axis Powers
WWII
Arms Race
What side was the USSR on during WWII?
Both, initially the USSR had a treaty with Hitler, but Hitler broke the treaty leading to the USSR joining the Allied Powers