Chapter 6 Key Term Quiz

Russia and Its Neighbors
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The targeting and forced removal of ethnic minorities by other groups and/or the nation-state

The alphabet used by Slavic languages, such as Russian, Bulgarian, and Serbian.

A plan initiated in 1953 to open up vast areas of Kazakhstan steppe to grain production.

A sect of Islam distinct from Shia in that its adherents do not believe that the succession of the Prophet Mohammed should be hereditary and follow family bloodlines.

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

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.

A system of labor camps maintained in the Soviet Union in the early to mid 20th century.

The money that temporary and permanent migrants send back to their home country.

A former industrial site affected by environmental contamination.

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

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

A type of economic system that is controlled and planned by the central government.

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