______________ was once the capital of an empire ruled by the Rus that stretched across much of Eastern Europe and Central Asia.


Prague


Kiev


Budapest


Minsk



Which of the following does Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland all lack?


an infrastructure


tourism


access to the Baltic Sea


industrial centers


Religious conflicts plague Northern Ireland.


True


False



The republics of the Caucasus have similar governments.


True


False


Which of the following countries did NOT become part of the Soviet Union after World War II?


Lithuania


Estonia


Latvia


Poland


The Soviet Union spent an enormous amount of money developing weapons to compete in the Cold War.


True


False