Define Authoritarian
favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.
What two countries are located near the Aral Sea
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Who was the father of Communism in Russia / USSR?
Vladimir Lenin
Who was the Successor of Vladimir Lenin?
Joseph Stalin
Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin D Roosevelt all worked together during _____
World War II
Communist Party of Russia - Led by Vladimir Lenin
What are the two main reasons why the Aral Sea shrunk?
Salinization and Diverting the main Rivers
Who created the view of communism for the world?
Karls Marx
Stalin created a Police State in the USSR which was called the...
KGB or NKVD - Secret Police
The successor after Stalin's death was who?
Nikita Khrushchev
Define Human Environment Interaction
What are the health problems the people of the Aral Sea are facing?
Lung and Throat Cancer, various diseases such as kidney disease, and birth defects
Who was the leader of Russia before the revolution? What happened to him?
In the 1930's Stalin killed the _________ of Russian Society.
The Brightest of Best - College Professors, Inelligentsia, Professionals, Best Staff in Government
What was Stalin's 5 Year plan for the soviet union?
Hint - Industrial Revolution, Agricultural revolution, Women
Stalin wanted to focus on industry and get rid of agriculture. The government wanted consumer goods to be limited while resources were the main output. Women had fulltime jobs and ways to take care of children.
Define - What was the Industrial Revolution for the USSR?
The idea for Stalin and Lenin to create industrial factories to provide money for the economy while slowing moving away from food.
How large was the Aral sea in the 1960s compared to other lakes? (number in the world?)
4th Largest
What type of class system was used in communism?
Classless
There were 4 main policies of Stalin's police state. Name 3 of the 4.
Violence, Terror, Spying, Executions.
What was the Holodomor?
What is Totalitarianism?
When a leader is in control of all ways of life for the people
What is the name of the man made desert created by the Aral Sea?
Aralkum Desert
The goal of communism is to allow all people to live in a __________ society?
Utopia or equal society
Killed, Crimes
There are two other main man environmental disasters that occurred during the USSR / Russian Territory
What are they?
Caspian Sea shrinking, Chernobyl