Flashcards in Exam 3 Deck (31):
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conflicts that divide people along ethnic, religious, and secterian lines
secterian violence
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organization of the petrolium exporting countries formed in 1960. producing nation and cartel
OPEC
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ideological conflict between the US and Russia, from 1945-1990***
cold war
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european union. an economic and political organization of europe. 27 countries***
EU
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1985. agreement among the members of the EU that relates to border formalities. ***
Schengen agreement
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symbolized the ideological conflict and physical boundary that divided europe into two separate areas 1945-1991. went through germany ***
iron curtain
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location of a state whose position is that of preventing conflict.***
buffer zone
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north atlantic treaty organization. north atlantic and european allies****
NATO
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not on exam. geopolitical term. term that relates to the balkan region.****
Balkanization
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breaking apart within a political unit such as a nation state.
devolution
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the common monetary policy that relates to the currency of europe.****
Eurozone
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industrial revolution
begain in europe. began in britian in 1750
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***national policy of reclaiming lost lands of those inhabited by people of the same ethnicity.
irredentism
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very private businessmen who control the important aspects of the Russian economy(along w organized crime)
oligarchs
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soil found in the northern forest. acidic soil with limited fertility***
podzol soils
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dark fertile soil. associated with grassland settings. found in southern Russia.****
chernozem soils
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permanently frozen ground of Russia. north of Russia.*****
permafrost
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a policy of Russia that was designed to make all 9 russians(who arent russian, everyone) more rusisan****
russification
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the large state construction urban housing projects built by the soviets in the 70s and 80s*****
mikrorayon
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the major branch of christianity in russia******
eastern orthodox
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state where the key economic sectors are controlled by the government***
socialist state
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the common wealth of independent states. former soviet republics that were formed after the desolation of Russia.***
CIS
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members of the military and security forces. (KGB)***
siloviki
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a policy that relates to political openness ****
glasnost
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a program of economic and political reform. restructuring ***
perestroika
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accumilation of salt in top layer of soil
salinization
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form pf pasteuralism. relates to animals are taken during the season
transhumance
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206bc. silk trade of china to italy
silk road
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islamic fundamentalist political group of afghanistan
taliban
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advocate for tibet rights. as of the buddhist faith
dalai lama
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