the system in which businesses are owned privately, not by the state, and trade is competitive instead of completely regulated
What is market economy (or capitalism or free market economy)
100
the expelling from a country or genocide of an ethnic group
What is ethnic cleansing
100
part of Gorbachev's plan for reforming the Soviet economy and government
What is perestroika
100
Eastern Europe is dominated by this climate
What is continental climate
100
the trade of consumer goods not available under the government-sanctioned channels
What is the black market
200
Describe the economic system of the Soviet Union
What is command economy -- economic system where government makes all the economic decisions.
200
The ethnic groups affected by ethnic cleansing in the 1990s
What are Bosnian Croats and Bosnian Muslims
200
This country was broken up in the 1990s when its ethnic groups broke off into their own countries
What is Yugoslavia
200
Soviet-era industrialization caused a lot of environmental damage because the countries did not have . . .
What are anti-pollution laws
200
The current president of Russia
Who is Vladamir Putin
300
Russia's most important industry is _____________ and it is one of the world's largest producers of ______________.
What are petroleum extraction and processing and crude oil
300
The earliest peoples of Eastern Europe (there are 3)
What are Slavs, Celtics, and Germanic tribes.
300
Eastern Europe's transition to democracy affected ____________ negatively because of ____________
the population's education and lack of funds to support schools
300
The reason effects of global warming are becoming visible in western Siberia
What is the concept that climate change more readily affects temperatures at higher northern latitudes
300
Alexander Popov created the first . . .
What is wireless communication device or radio
400
Name 3 countries that joined the EU by 2012
What are (any of these 3) The Czech REpublic Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, and Romania.
400
People in certain countries are considered west Slavs and in other countries are considered south Slavs, but they all have these 2 things in common
What are common ancestry and a root language.
400
This began in 1917 and was triggered by protests of Russian workers that demanded "bread and freedom."
What is the Russian Revolution
400
To become part of the Europen Union, Balkan countries will do this to meet their environmental regulations.
What is regulate outdated mining methods and adopt modern technologies to reduce pollutants
400
Name 4 of the fascinating facts about Russia from the video we watched.
What are:
1. Transiberian Railway
2. World's largest McDonalds
3. World's largest freshwater lake
4. World's largest country
5. Russian inventors
6. The railway system
7. Traditions and superstitions
8. Russian Nesting dolls
9. Russian Cuisine
10. World record for # of children
500
Russia depends these for transportation because of its size and climate extremes
What are railroads and waterways.
500
Describe the healthcare system in Eastern Europe
referred to as "cradle to grave" and most Eastern Europeans still have access to quality health care provided by national governments because they consider it a basic human right.
500
This man came to power in the Soviet Union in 1985 and instituted 2 policies to reform the Soviet government. Name him, the policies, and describe them.
Who is Michail Gorbachev. What is perestroika -- economic restructuring. What is glasnost -- russian term for new openness in areas of politics, social issues, and media.
500
Describe the Chernobyl catastrophe and why it is important.
A nuclear power plant caught fire in 1986 in the town of Chernobyl and released tons of radioactive particles into the local environment. Millions of people were exposed to deadly levels of radiation because the Soviets were slow to alert the public to the crisis and did not evacuate soon enough. People are still suffering today and there is a tightly controlled exclusion zone surrounding the plant.
500
Name the actions taken by Vladimir Putin that resulted in sanctions from the U.S. and the rest of Europe
What are sending troops to Georgia in 2008 and annexing Crimea in 2015.