Chapter 6 Key Term Quiz

Russia and Its Neighbors
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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 system of labor camps maintained in the Soviet Union in the early to mid 20th century.

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

Refers to those countries that were formerly part of the old Soviet Union, but decided to separate from Russia after its fall.

An empire that developed from the Roman Empire, centered on Constantinople that lasted from 285 until 1483.

Intellectual belied system developed in 17th and 18th century Europe that's stressed reason over belief and rationality over religion.

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

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

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

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

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