Name: ____Chase Hodges________________________

Part 3:
The shaded area on the map above is the USSR- Label each republic and answer the questions below:
1. How many republics belonged to the Soviet Union? _______15_________
2. Next to the republics that eventually became independent, identify their year of independence.
Armenia- 1918 Azerbaijan- 1918 Belorussia- 1990 Estonia- 1920 Georgia- 1918 Kazakhstan1991 Kirghizia-1991 Latvia- 1944 Lithuania- 1990 Moldavia- 1991 Russia- 1991 Tadzhikistan1990 Turkmenistan- 1991 Ukraine- 1991 Uzbekistan- 1991
3. Relating to our discussions on ethnic groups, which ethnic groups want to form their own
country? Why? Why is Russia not willing to give them their own land?
The Kurds want to form their own country. Russia is not willing to give them their own
land because it would take away from their territory.