W Geo. Russia & the Republics Unit

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Command economy

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A type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by a central government.

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Collective farm

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An enormous farm in the Soviet Union on which a large team of laborers were gathered to work together during Joseph Stalin's reign.

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Yurt

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A tent of Central Asia's nomads

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Supra

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Georgian term for dinner party, with many dishes and courses, toasts, and short speeches.

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Czar

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The emperor of Russia prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917

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Great game

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A struggle between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for control of Central Asia in the 19th century

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Cold War

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The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII.

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Russian Revolution

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The revolt of 1917, in which the Russian Communist Party took control of the government from the czars.

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USSR

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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from in 1922 by the Communists and officially dissolved in 1991.

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The Silk Road

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The 4,000-mile route between China and the Mediterranean Sea, names for the costly silk acquired in China.