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

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

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

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

The ideological movement by Russian leaders to promote the active creation of a single Russian empire with one religion and a single language.

Russian name for World War II.

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

A vast network of pipelines used to transport oil and gas deposits from Russia and central Asia to markets in Europe and China.

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

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

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 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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