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

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

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

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

Political fragments of a state not physically connected to that state and surrounded by the territory of one or other nations.

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.

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

Russian name for World War II.

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

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

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.

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