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Ch 13 Study Guide
Social Studies
Question | Answer |
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What organization was started with the idea of protecting the rights of all citizens in the European Union? | Court of Human Rights |
As a way of spreading certain ideas and beliefs, what do governments issue? | Propaganda |
A tax, fee or duty paid on exported goods is called what? | A tariff |
An institution made up of more than 15 Western European nations is the | European Union |
What process did the Bosnian Serbs use to get rid of Muslims an Albanians? | Ethnic cleansing |
The systemo fmoney used by a country is also called its what? | Currency |
In modern Russia elected representative serve in what part of the legislature? | Duma |
When the level of tension between two countries goes down, what is this called? | Detente |
In which type of government does the leader of the political party with the most elected members head the government? | Parliamentary Republic |
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when it collapsed? | Mikhail Gorbachev |
Name three ways the Soviet government strictly controlled the daily lives of its people: | 1. Destroyed churches 2. Did not allow certain languages to be spoken 3. Killed religious leaders |
Huge amounts of Soviet money were spent on what? | * The army * Nuclear weapons * Athletes |
Who led the Soviet Union during the Thaw? | Nikita Krushchev |
In the Soviet Union, what group owned everything? | The government |
What currency does the European Union use? | euro |
What phrase means "the quality of life based on the availability of goods and services? | Standard of living |
How has life improved since the breakup of the Soviet Union? | * More leaders are elected by the people *More freedom of speech and religion * More personal wealth * More private ownership of business |
What are some problems that continue in the former Soviet Union? | * Dishonest leaders * More crime * Slow economy |
How is the European Union helping the Eastern European Countries? | By raising their standard of living |
What type of government is formed when small political partices agree to govern together? | Coalition government |
Why is the Fishing industry so improtant in Russia? | Russia has a coastline on both the Atlantaic and Pacific Oceans |
After 1991, why did many of the members of the Warsaw Pact want to join NATO? | The Warsaw Pact had dissolved so they needed powerful allies. |
Name three industrial products of the Soviet Union: | * Oil * Lumber *Steel |
What group wanted to gain a majority within the coutry of Serbia? | Bosnian Serbs |
What group did they target for ethnic cleansing? | Yugoslavian Muslims |