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1.  Russia is the world's largest nation.
2. The Ural Mountains separate Europe from Asia.
3. Steppe is a huge grassy plain.
4. The Asian part of Russia is known as Siberia.
5. The Russian language is part of the Slavic language family.
6. Karl Marx is considered the Father of Communism.  He urged the workers of the world to unite.
7. In a communist system, the government controls the production and distribution of goods.
8. In the United States, the economy is based on a capitalist model.
9. Russia was part of the Soviet Union for most of this century.
10. The Soviet Union became a military and political superpower after World War II.
11. The tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1989 were known as the Cold War."
12. The Soviet Union was behind an "iron curtain."  People could neither leave nor enter without permission from the Soviet Government.
13. The United States and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear war in 1962 because the Soviets built missiles in Cuba.
14. The Russian people did not have as much material wealth as Americans during the Soviet Era.
15. Sputnik was the first satellite launched into orbit.  Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union.