MP3 3 Week Redo

The Soviet Union broke apart in 1991. Many dramatic changes followed. Give one change and how it affected the economies and governments of the nations that once made up the Soviet Union.

When Russia and the Russian republics changed their forms of government in the 1980s, Americans and the United States government had to overcome which of the following frames of reference in dealing with the new nations?

Select the correct answers.

• The conflict during the Cold War

• There was a similar set of cultural traditions they could build on.

• Both countries believed in democracy.

• They were our allies in all previous wars.

Which of the following countries was once a part of the Soviet Union?

• Portugal

• China

• Ukraine

• Mongolia

In what region would you find the urban centers of Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Kovrov?

• 1

• 6

• 3

• 5

Which statements below explain the impact of migration on the characters of people and regions?

Select TWO correct answers

• The language of the migrating people will begin to be spoken in the new country.

• Everything will stay the same because the migrants become acclimated to the new country.

• The politics in the new country may change with the addition of new viewpoints.

• Everything will change including people speaking only the language of the migrant people.

• The culture of the new country will not change with the addition of the new people.

1960 Soviet Union : ___________ :: 2000 Russia : ____________.

• democracy ... theocracy

• communism ... democracy

• monarchy ... communism

• theocracy ... monarchy

Private ownership of goods and services : capitalism :: Government ownership of goods and services : ??

What term or terms best complete the analogy?

• free enterprise

• North and South Korea

• communism

• natural resources

I live in a place where the government owns the means of production. I live in a --

• Command economy

• Free-market economy

• Traditional economy

• Mixed economy

Rule by one or few, no personal rights, and a command economy all suggest what type of government is in place?

• Limited government

• Parliamentary government

• Constitutional monarchy

• Unlimited government

USSR is described as an unlimited government because it is ruled by a

• king

• communism leader

• religious group

• coalition government