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1
Q

Two things the Ruskies got from the Byzantine empire

A

Religion

Architecture

2
Q

The three original signers of the treaty to create the USSR;

A

Russians
Belorussians
Ukrainians

3
Q

What type of government was the USSR supposed to be?

A

Federation

4
Q

What dictated the boundaries of the 15 USSR states?

A

The ethnic groups (15 largest)

5
Q

religions of Russia

A
Orthodox Christian (west)
Islam (east)
6
Q

Which soviet state wanted to join because of the site and protection?

A

Armenia

7
Q

Armenia splits this country;

A

Azerbaijan

8
Q

One state east of the Ural Mountains that could join Romania;

A

Moldova

9
Q

5 Russian ports

A
Murmansk (Barrents)
Odessa (Black)
St. Petersburg (baltic)
Vladivosk (Pacific)
Kaliningrad
10
Q

Ruskies originated from;

A

Ukraine

as Kiev-Ruskies

11
Q

Russification includes;

A

Boundaries
Religion
History
National Pride

12
Q

They were not easily transitioning into Europe;

A

Ukraine
Belarus
Moldova

(Bcuz too many ties to Russia; Moldova was just poor)

13
Q

Why did they sign the treaty?

A

They were Eastern Slavs

14
Q

(Religions)
Azerbaijan is ______

Armenia is______

A

Islam

Christian

15
Q

Why was Trans-Siberian Railway formed?

A

To connect east to west

And to set a “presence”

16
Q

Why did Stalin want Europe after WWII?

A

To act as a buffer zone