Unit 6 Test Review Game-Eastern Europe and Russia

Front

When a monarch renounces or gives up their throne.

Back

Abdicate

Front

A city in modern Ukraine that was home to a USSR nuclear energy plant. This city experienced an explosion that would send radioactive dust across Europe.

Back

Chernobyl

Front

A thick layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year.

Back

Permafrost

Front

An imaginary barrier that divided the ideologies of Western Europe from that of Eastern Europe. (Democracy vs. Communism)

Back

Iron Curtain

Front

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was the name given to former Russia by the communist party (Bolsheviks) after the Russian Revolution. What is the abbreviation for this name?

Back

USSR

Front

A Rail Road in the southern part of Russia that extends from Moscow to Vladivostok (Siberia). This RR made it easier to transport people and resources.

Back

Trans-Siberian Railway

Front

The dominant religion in modern Russia.

Back

Orthodox Christianity

Front

A physical geographic feature that is responsible for the majority of food produced in Eastern Europe and Russia.

Back

Northern European Plains

Front

A mountainous peninsula that is home to many different ethnic groups.

Back

The Balkans

Front

A process started by Peter the Great that aimed to make ancient Russia more like their Western European neighbors.

Back

Westernization