Exam 3

Question 1

Which country invaded Georgia in 2008?

Answer 1

Russia

Question 2

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, what has become of the policy of Russification within form Soviet Republics?

Answer 2

Russification has been reversed, where greater numbers of Russians are encouraged to leave these regions

Question 3

What was the purpose of Russification?

Answer 3

To increase Russian Dominance in outlying portions of the former USSR

Question 4

In what region of the Russian Domain was the soviet union Gulag Archipelago located?

Answer 4

Siberia

Question 5

Russia is facing a problem of illegal immigration from which country?

Answer 5

China

Question 6

Much of the Russian Domain’s infrastructure originated during the Soviet Era True or False?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Which two countries were the primary rivals in the cold war?

Answer 7

The US and The Soviet Union

Question 8

What have many of Russia’s internal autonomous areas been requesting?

Answer 8

Greater Autonomy

Question 9

Who was the main architect of the Soviet Union?

Answer 9

Lenin

Question 10

Who were the Bolsheviks?

Answer 10

A faction of Russian communism representing interests of industrial workers, who established the former soviet union

Question 11

What did Stalin do?

Answer 11

Forced state-controlled agriculture

Question 12

What is perekstrokia?

Answer 12

Planned economic restructuring an early move toward a freer market

Question 13

What global role did the former Soviet Union play before its demise in 1991?

Answer 13

It was one of the two world military superpowers

Question 14

What is glasnost?

Answer 14

A Sovet Union policy of greater openness during the 1980’s that encouraged several Union Republics to demand independence

Question 15

What has become of the democracy in Russia in the Post-Soviet era?

Answer 15

There was a general flowering in democracy followed by a reduction of civil liberties

Question 16

What countries are Russia’s major trading partners, as measured by total foreign investment?

Answer 16

Great Britain and Germany

Question 17

What influence did the breakup of the Soviet Union have on the Russian Mafia?

Answer 17

It has aligned itself with Russian intelligence and has gone global in its activities

Question 18

What is primary destination for Russian petroleum products?

Answer 18

Western Europe

Question 19

What happened to the economy in the Russian Domain after the demise of the former Soviet Union?

Answer 19

unprecedented economic decline, followed by selective economic improvement with the rise in world oil and natural gas prices since 2002

Question 20

Investment in Russia are most common in which of these products?

Answer 20

Oil and natural gas

Question 21

What country did not receive a territory in Africa during the Berlin conference?

Answer 21

The US

Question 22

On average, about how many children does a woman in Sub-Saharan Africa have during her lifetime?

Answer 22

5

Question 23

What was the first European country to have extensive contact with Sub-Saharan Africa?

Answer 23

Portugal

Question 24

In 1822, the American Colonization Society set up a colony in which African country to settle former African American slaves?

Answer 24

Liberia

Question 25

When did most countries of Sub-Saharan Africa gain independence?

Answer 25

from the mid-1950's through the mid 1960's

Question 26

What is kleptocracy?

Answer 26

a state where corruption is so institutionalized that large percentages of the country's wealth s siphoned off by politicians and government bureaucrats

Question 27

What has been promoted by the World Bank and IMF in order to reduce government spending and encourage private sector initiatives?

Answer 27

Structural adjustment programs

Question 28

What is the mission of the African Union?

Answer 28

Its function is to mediate disputes between African countries

Question 29

Which country in Sun-Saharan Africa is the regions unchallenged economic powerhouse, yet also has one of the worst distributions of income in the world

Answer 29

South Africa

Question 30

What has traditionally been Sub-Saharan Africa's main trading partner?

Answer 30

The european union

Question 31

What country has begun offering African nations money for roads, railroads, and schools with relatively few strings attached?

Answer 31

China

Question 32

What language began as a trade language in Sub-Saharan Africa and is now the most widely spoken language in the region?

Answer 32

Swahili

Question 33

Which economic resource has been closely tied to civil conflicts in several countries of Sun-Saharan Africa?

Answer 33

diamond

Question 34

What was the main reason that Portugal had a difficult time establishing a colonial presence in Africa?

Answer 34

lack of resistance to tropical diseases like malaria

Question 35

What resource has drawn Chinese investments to Sub-Sahran Africa?

Answer 35

oil