13.3 World Cultures Flashcards
(19 cards)
Inflation-
a sharp increase in the price of goods; sometimes caused by a shortage of goods
Oligarch-
a member of a small ruling group that holds great power
Devolution-
the process by which a large, centralized government gives power away to smaller, local governments
Communism-
system of government in which the government controls the way goods and services
Chechen people of Russia (fight for freedom and oil reserves)
an ethnic group in Southern Europe
in Chechnya
many oil reserves in the region, so Russian troops fought the Chechen rebels to keep Chechnya a part of Europe
Russia pulled out in 1996
Russian election of 2000
in 1999, Yeltsin resigned and was replaced by Vladimir Putin
Putin was elected president in 2000
Why did Boris Yeltsin resign from office (how was he removed from office)
having trouble solving economic problems for Russia
Vladimir Putin (what did he do before he was in Russian politics)
a Russian dictator
a former officer of the KGB
What is the KGB
Russia’s secret police
The two largest cities in Western Russia
Moscow and St. Petersburg
What is true of religion in Eastern Europe during the early 1900?
Eastern Orthodoxy
People living in Ukraine tend to worship at what kind of Church
Eastern Orthodoxy church
People living in Poland tend to worship at what sort of Church
Roman Catholic church
People living in Albania tend to worship at what sort of Church
Muslim church
Karel Čapek (what is he famous for)
a writer
famous for his novels and plays
introduced the word robot in one of his plays
Tchaikovsky (what is he famous for)
music for ballets
Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty
Soviet Bloc (will need to look this one up on your own)
A group of communist states in Central and Eastern Europe, aligned with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, characterized by shared military, economic, and political ties. (words from Google)
Cold War
United States and Soviet Union
over the fate of Europe
nuclear weapons were used
The war ended when the government of the Soviet Union collapsed.
Berlin Wall (look it up on your own)
a concrete barrier built in 1961 by East Germany to prevent its citizens from fleeing to West Berlin
