Culture
Economics
Russian History 1890s-1920s
Soviet History
World History
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Define culture
The ways of thinking,acting and the material objects that together form a people`s way of life.
Culture includes what we think, how we act, and what we own. Culture is both our link to the past and our guide to the future.
100
What are three fundamental economic questions?
What should be produced?
How should goods and services be produced?
Who should goods and services be produced for?
100
In 1905, Nicholas, Czar of Russia finally granted the Russian people basic civil rights. This is known as...
October Manifesto
100
Since the October Revolution in 1917 Lenin had been supreme ruler of the USSR. He was wounded in two unsuccessful assassination attempts and also suffered a series of strokes. His health was failing, and when he died debate began as to who would replace him. In what year did Lenin die?
1924
100
In what period of American history was this photo taken?
February 1936 - the Great Depression
200
Personal disorientation when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life.
Culture shock
200
Shortage of smth. and difficulty to obtain
Scarcity
200
In 1917-18 the Russians finally wanted out of World War I. In March 1918 they signed an armistice with Germany. This treaty is known as...
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
200
Sergei Kirov was the key figure in dismissing Stalin's desire to implement the death penalty on those who opposed and criticised him. Many therefore looked upon Kirov as a powerful player in the party. Some even encouraged him to take the position of party leader. What happened to Kirov in 1934, which ensured he would never rival Stalin?
He was murdered
200
Who was the 1st Republican president of the USA?
Abraham Lincoln
300
What are the elements of culture?
Symbols, language, values and beliefs.
300
If you choose to spend $20 on a potted plant, you have simultaneously chosen to give up the benefits of spending the $20 on pizzas or a paperback book or a night at the movies. If the book is the most valuable of those alternatives, then___________? of the plant is the value of the enjoyment you otherwise expected to receive from the book.
opportunity cost
300
The rich peasants, in control of agricultural prices, in the early 20s were known as...
The Kulaks
300
Stalin's first show trial took place in August 1936 and was significant in the sense that it was the first time that "old Bolsheviks" were killed in a purge. Which powerful political pair was amongst the 16 leftist Communists who were executed following this show trial?
Kamenev and Zinoviev
300
What was the date of the Black Tuesday stock market crash?
October 24, 1929.
400
The process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society`s majority group or takes on the values, behaviour and beliefs of another group whether fully or partially is...
Cultural assimilation
400
What invention boosted the industrial revolution in the UK and then in the whole world?
steam engine
400
Name the month in 1917 of Nicholas II's abdication
March
400
Term for the dozen of important members of USSR which served as a cabinet for the General Secretary
Politburo
400
When did the Soviet Union launch Sputnik?
October 4, 1957
500
Read the example and think what it illustrates. What term can we use to name this practice?
Centuries ago, people in Europe and North America referred to China as the “Far East.” But this term, unknown to the Chinese, is an expression for a region that is far to the east of us. The Chinese name for their country translates as “Central Kingdom,” suggesting that they, like other societies, see their own as the center of the world.
ethnocentrism, the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture.
500
multinational corporations would expand their control over the international economy and undo vital health, safety, and environmental protections won by citizens’ movements across the globe in recent decades.
NAFTA agenda would make the air dirtier and the water more polluted.
It would destroy family farms and undermine consumer protections such as those ensuring that the food you eat is not compromised by unsanitary conditions or higher levels of pesticides and preservatives.
NAFTA would capitalize on the poverty of the Third World countries and exploit their generally low environment, safety, and wage standards.
500
In 1904 the Japanese executed a surprise attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur signalling the beginning of a war between Russia and Japan. What event effectively ended this war?
The Battle of Tsushima
500
This was Lenin’s economic policy after 1921.
the New Economic Policy (NEP) some capitalism, but the state owned or controlled the banks, large factories, and foreign trade
500
Sustainable development goals