Chapter 6 Key Term Quiz

Russia and Its Neighbors
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Russian name for World War II.

The ideological movement by Russian leaders to promote the active creation of a single Russian empire with one religion and a single language.

A type of economic system that is not controlled by a central authority but rather left to the free and open collaboration and decisions of the participants in the market.

A significant and highly influential ancient trade route that linked Europe with China.

The world's first communist state established in 1917 and encompassed modern day Russia along with a number of countries that surround it. The USSR collapsed in the late 1991.

A military alliance formed in 1949 between Canada, the USA and European countries as a bulwark against the Soviet Union.

The empire founded by Genghis Khan that extended in the 13th and 14th century across Asia into Europe.

A very rich business person who might also maintain a great deal of political authority. Oligarchs proliferated in Russia after the fall of the USSR as many previously state owned assets were acquired below market value.

The democratic movement in Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

A blueprint for Soviet city structures, which was influential in creating the urbanized structure of modern Russia.

Countries that were part of the Soviet Union, some of which maintained some relative autonomy.

The tendency for empires to become involved in more foreign interventions that they can afford or manage successfully.

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