Sunday, January 9, 2011

Chapter 15 homework

Chapter 15 section 1:
     1. In Post Soviet Russia traditional religions were offered more freedom than other religions. Gradually the religous restrictions havce lessened.
     2.Russia's major ethnic groups are the Slavs, Caucasian people, and Turkic people.
Creative Writing: Now our education is better. Today's education offers more emphasis on language, history, and literature. I have more freedom choosing which school I want to go to. Also, learning is more balanced these days.

Chapter 15 section 2:
     1. East Slavic people are the ancestors of ehnic Russians. 1. East Slavic people are the ancestors of ehnic Russians.
     2. The Soviet Union's war in Afghanistan badly overstretched their military and demoralized their military. The Soviet Union's economy was very inefficient. In trying to keep up with the West in the Cold War arms race, the Soviets sent themselves into the ground.
Creative Writing: The United States played a significant role in breaking up the Soviet Union. The major role they played in was the in the Cold War. They had this war because of the two competing systems- communist and capitalist - for world influence and power. The Cold War was from 1947 to 1991. The US also threatened Russia with nuclear weapons to aid developing countries.

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