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