Unit 6 Russia and Eurasia

When did the Soviet Union collapse?

What city gained power as Mongol rule weakened?

What was one cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union?

What separates the Northern European Plain from the Western Siberian Plain?

What republic wants to gain independence from Russia?

Why did Mikhail Gorbachev resign as president of the Soviet Union in 1991?

What happened at Chernobyl?

What are the steppes?

Which country in this region is the largest country in the World?

What tactic did the Russians adopt when Napoleon invaded?

What country repeated Napoleon’s mistake by invading Russia in winter during World War II?

What was one of Mikhail Gorbachev’s ideas for reform?

What was the best description of Communism?

Where does most of Russia’s oil come from?

Which part of the U.S. government is most like Russia’s Federal Assembly?

What leader tried to reform the Soviet economy and government?

What economic activity are the steppes mostly used for?

Why do Siberian nomads move from place to place?

Which sea has shrunk greatly because of water loss from irrigation?

Why does Northern Russia have such a cold climate?

What Communist leader ruled as a total dictator of the Soviet Union from 1927-1953?

What economic activity is best suited to the arid regions of Central Asia?

What was a major cause of the Soviet Union’s decline in the 1970’s and 1980’s?

Who built the Trans-Siberian Railroad?