Unit Test #2 Review: Europe and Russia
Describe Chernobyl
In 1986 a nuclear power plant had a melt down (explosion) and sent radioactive clouds (radiation) all over Europe, contaminating people, land, water, and animals. (transboundary pollution)
What type of influence did Russia have over the Satellite States during the 1940s-1980s?
Russia had great control over these countries through puppet governments.
Why is Siberia the least densely populated area of Russia?
geographically isolated with limited resources and harsh cold climate
What is a Socialist Economy
An economic system in which SOME industries and businesses are controlled by government, the businesses are taxed heavily
what is a Communist Economy?
An economic system in which the government plans and controls a country's economy, there are quotas
Name one example of a transportation corridor and one example of a transportation barrier
Barriers: mountains, desert Ex: Ural Mountains, Caucasus Mountains Corridors: rivers, canals Ex: Trans-Siberian Railroad
List 2 characteristics of the USSR (Soviet Union) during the Cold War.
Communist No individual rights
What type of economy and government did the Soviet Union have under Stalin's rule?
Economy:Communist Economy Government: Communist/Dictatorship
what is a Free Enterprise Economy
Free Enterprise Economy:An economic system where citizens and businesses make most economic decisions and the government plays a limited role
Was the cold war an actual war?
NO
List 2 similarities between the USSR and U.S. and list 2 differences. Similarities
Similarities: Had nuclear weapons, built up strong armies. Differences: U.S. was democratic and free enterprise economy, while USSR was a Communist government and economy. Citizens in the U.S. have freedom of speech, while in the USSR, complaints against the government mean prison or death.
Whose side was Cuba on during the Cold War?
The Soviet Union's
How did Russia change after the Soviet Union collapsed (after the Cold War)?
They became a democracy and allowed people to vote, and the Soviet Union broke apart allowing Satellite States (countries) their independence
List 2 reasons the US didn't trust the USSR during the Cold War.
They were Communist and limited people's rights. They had nuclear weapons.
Why did the USSR build the Berlin Wall?
To keep East Berliners trapped inside of Communist East Berlin
List 3 countries that border or are in close proximity to Russia and are considered satellite states
Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Lithuania
What was the relationship like between the USSR and the U.S. during the Cold War?
Very tense. Did not trade or work with one another.
What side of Europe did the United States support during the Cold War?'
Western Europe
List 2 characteristics of Russia after the Cold War.
democracy Individual rights
Annotate the following pyramid using your strategies and state what conclusions you can make about the United States based on the diagram.
jobs are needed for large working age
When an item is in short supply or there is a shortage, what happens to the price?(circle/highlight answer)
price increases
What is the significance of the Iron Curtain?
symbolic line separating the democratic west from the communist east
