Flashcards in Geo final Deck (16):
1
Two things the Ruskies got from the Byzantine empire
Religion
Architecture
2
The three original signers of the treaty to create the USSR;
Russians
Belorussians
Ukrainians
3
What type of government was the USSR supposed to be?
Federation
4
What dictated the boundaries of the 15 USSR states?
The ethnic groups (15 largest)
5
religions of Russia
Orthodox Christian (west)
Islam (east)
6
Which soviet state wanted to join because of the site and protection?
Armenia
7
Armenia splits this country;
Azerbaijan
8
One state east of the Ural Mountains that could join Romania;
Moldova
9
5 Russian ports
Murmansk (Barrents)
Odessa (Black)
St. Petersburg (baltic)
Vladivosk (Pacific)
Kaliningrad
10
Ruskies originated from;
Ukraine
(as Kiev-Ruskies)
11
Russification includes;
Boundaries
Religion
History
National Pride
12
They were not easily transitioning into Europe;
Ukraine
Belarus
Moldova
(Bcuz too many ties to Russia; Moldova was just poor)
13
Why did they sign the treaty?
They were Eastern Slavs
14
(Religions)
Azerbaijan is ______
Armenia is______
Islam
Christian
15
Why was Trans-Siberian Railway formed?
To connect east to west
And to set a “presence”
16