COLD WAR
TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION
STALIN TOTALITARIAN RULING/COMMUNISM/Czars
ECONOMICS
RUSSIA
100
3. What is a Cold War?
Cold War is a period of high tension between the U.S. and USSR without actual physical fighting.
100
16. Which of the countries has the largest landmass in the World?
RUSSIA
100
What type of government system was used under the Czars?
-monarchy with absolute power, aka unlimited government.
100
13. What are some of the characteristics of free enterprise?
-competition among businesses and people are allowed
-market exists based on supply and demand, not based on government control
-people make business and professional choices
-individual owners determine prices, not government
100
15. Name some of the countries there were under the control of the Soviet Union after WW2?
Poland, Hungary, Romania, Latvia, Estonia
200
2. Why did the Cold War occur between the U.S. and USSR?
-both countries were competing for superpower status
-both countries did not trust each other
-both countries did not share the same political ideology or government system
200
7. What causes and effects of air pollution?
- factories burning fossil fuels
-nuclear fallouts
200
11. What is a dictatorship?
-One person controls every aspect of a country
-Harsh ruling (aka iron fist)
200
14. What are some characteristics of a communist economy?
Government controls all businesses, production, resources
Government controls prices
Government come up a production plan every 5 years
200
19. How did the collapse of communism have an impact around the world?
-USSR was broken up into many independent republics.
-USSR lost its influences around the around
-Eastern European countries regained their freedom
300
4. Why was the Berlin Wall built?
-to prevent East Germans from going to West Germany
300
8. How does pollution spread from one country to another?
It can follow wind patterns or water current can carry the pollutants from one country to another via waterways.
300
12. What are some characteristics of communism?
No personal or political freedom
No free elections
Only one candidate/person running for office with no opponents
Government controls every aspect of your life
Government controls media, artists, writers, religion
300
18. How did the communist economy lead to the fall of communism in the Soviet Union?
Under communist economy, prices of goods were high while there were shortages of supplies. People were not happy with the communist leaders for the mismanagement of the economy.
300
22.
What economic activities do most people do in Georgia?
Agriculture
400
5. List some characteristics of West Germany.
strong economy
-free enterprise & democratic
-people have rights and freedom to express themselves
U.S., French and British influence
-high standard of living
400
9. How does nuclear fallout pose health risks?
It can cause breathing and health problems.
400
20. How does the trans-Siberian Railroad affect the global economy?
-it promotes global trade.
-it connects people and goods between Europe and East Asia.
400
17. Compare the Soviet Union Before 1991 and Russia (former Soviet Union) after 1991?
Before 1991
-Communist controls every aspect of Russians and allowed no freedoms at all.
After 1991
-Citizens elect their own leaders. People were allowed freedoms. However, crime
increased because of less controls from the government.
500
6. List some characteristics of East Germany.
-communist
-Soviet Union
-Weak economy
-Low standard of living
-strict government
-lack of personal or political freedom
500
10. Explain what happened at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine (formerly under Soviet Union control”?
a deadly nuclear explosion had occurred.
500
21.What economic activities do most people do in Russia?
Services