Chapter 6 Key Term Quiz

Russia and Its Neighbors
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Countries that were part of the Soviet Union, some of which maintained some relative autonomy.

Region found between the tundra and steppe regions of northern latitudes that is generally composed of coniferous forests.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Russian name for World War II.

A former industrial site affected by environmental contamination.

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