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| Formation of the Caucasus |
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| Asian continents plowed Tian Shan mountains Kazakhstan and Siberia |
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| Cause of Dryness in Central Asia |
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| Really far from any ocean - lack of moisture causes dryness |
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| Soil at or below the freezing point - essentially uninhabitable land |
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Central Asian crucial trade route that produced domesticated animals(horses) and crops(apples)
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~1300 C.E. - Mongol Empire united area that Ghengis Khan conquered - impacted economy by enabling better trade
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| Russian Colonialism in Siberia |
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| Russia used Ural Mtns. as a geographic divide in order to conquer other areas - Siberia was considered colonial backyard - Trans Siberian Railroad build to extract natural resources |
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| Resettlement of Ethnic Russians |
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| Ethnic hierarchy - Resettlement of Ethnic groups moved out along the railroad |
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| Secret prisons in Siberia - Those who disagreed with Stalin sent to prison |
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| Russia sent in troops - US funded beginnings of Al Quaeda |
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| Openess/Freedom of speech and the press |
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| Restructuring / Allowed more initiative on part of busniesses and individuals |
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| Obstacles to economic reform (Russia) |
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| Oligarchs too much power and under communism busniesses had no incentive to upgrade and were behind global competitors |
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