Eurasian History and Religion

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How did Catherine the Great change Russia?

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She expanded Russia's territory.

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What was the unexpected results of Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms?

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The Soviet Union fell apart.

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Most people in Central Asia practice

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Islam

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Many people living in Georgia belong to a(n)

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Eastern Orthodox Church

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Which of the following economic changes did the Soviets make to Russia? collectivizing farms and industrializing, eliminating poverty and shortages, allowing serfs to own their own land, reducing government control of the economy

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collectivizing farms and industrializing

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Besides natural gas and oil, what other natural resource is found in Central Asia and the Caucasus?

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minerals

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Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, people in the Caucasus and Central Asia have experienced a new way of life. Which statement reflects one of these changes? Options: In Uzbekistan, protests resulted in a president removed from power an a new president elected. Turkmenistan has a repressive government that keeps strict control over its citizens. Kazakhstan is having economic success trading its energy resources with the West. In Georgia, different groups have worked together to form a stable multi-ethnic state.

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Turkmenistan has a repressive government that keeps strict control over its citizens.

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An effect of the Green Revolution was the

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shrinkage of the Aral Sea.