Mrs. Dawson's 7th Grade Social Studies Class



Social StudiesName __________________________________Current EventsDate ___________________________________The Ukraine Crisis5647690287020cUkraineRussia-723902806703255645283210GeographybInset – the Kerch StraitaInset -- The Crimean PeninsulaRussia and Ukraine share a 1,400 mile long border (a) in Eastern Europe. (This is about the same distance between Raleigh and San Antonio, Texas.) The Crimea (b) is a region located on a peninsula on the Black Sea. The eastern edge of the Crimean Peninsula is separated from Russia by the Strait of Kerch (c), which is just less than three miles wide.UkraineUkraine and Russia have been linked throughout their history. Both nations trace their origins to the Kievan Rus’, (d) a kingdom that controlled the area between the Black and Baltic Seas during the 10th, 11th, and 12th centuries. Parts of present-day Ukraine were conquered by the Russian Empire in the 1600s, and the Crimean Region was annexed by Russia in the 1780s (e). History5873751371602662555137160dded The Growth of the Russian EmpireRussia and Ukraine were founding members of the Soviet Union in 1922,(f) but the Ukraine was dominated by the much larger Republic of Russia. In 1991, as the Soviet Union collapsed, Ukrainians began the process of becoming an independent nation. This was complicated by the presence of large numbers of ethnic Russians in eastern Ukraine (g), and by the economic and political influence of Russia. Since the 1990s, Russia has exerted control, while many Ukrainians have sought closer ties to the democratic nations of Western Europe.8420103543303465830354330gffOver the last ten years, Ukraine has been sharply divided, with politics closely linked to ethnic background and language. Eastern Ukrainians have voted for candidates who are closely connected with Russia, while western Ukrainians have chosen candidates who have promised to move the country toward a closer relationship with Europe (h). The current president, Viktor Yanukovych, who has close ties to Russia and Russian president Vladimir Putin, received very little support in the west (i), which includes the capital city of Kyiv.Recent History32131078105i364871080010hIn November 2013, Ukrainian President Yanukovych refused to sign a free-trade agreement with the European Union. Ukrainians had seen this agreement as a chance to move away from centuries of Russian control. Protesters gathered in Independence Square in the capital city of Kyiv. Although peaceful at first (j), photos of protestors who were beaten by police caused tensions to rise. The protests continued and in February, large scale violence broke out. Between February 18th and 21st, over 80 protestors were killed (k).Currently…..5002530414655j-1365254197352501265414655kDue to the attacks, the protesters began to call for a new government. Yanukovych was removed from power and eventually fled to Russia. As it became clear that the new government would favor closer ties with Europe, pro-Russian protests (L) were held in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. Russian President Putin has sent thousands of troops into Ukraine (m), claiming they were needed to protect Russian speaking citizens. In the first few days of March, the Russian military presence grew, despite criticism from the United States and other nations (n).jnmL21863055308604682490530860-266065530860s: Directions: answer the following questions based on the readings, maps, and pictures. 1. Choose three of the Five Themes of Geography, and for each write a complete sentence about Ukraine, Russia, or the protests.2. Use context clues or a dictionary to define the six words that are bold and underlined.3. Cause and effect - match the cause on the left to its effect on the right._____ 1. Ukraine and Russia trace their history to a. Ukrainians protested in November 2013 the Kievan Rus._____ 2. The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. b. Russian troops were sent into Ukraine _____ 3. Viktor Yanukovych did not sign the fair trade agreement.c. Ukraine and Russia have been connected_____ 4. Many protesters were killed in for over one thousand years. Independence Square in February_____ 5. Vladimir Putin believed that Russian speakingd. Ukraine became an independent nation. citizens of Ukraine needed protectione. Protesters called for a new government in Ukraine.4. Map Analysis – write one complete sentence that explains the connection between the two maps.36937951219203879851168405. Primary Source Study – read the following quotations and answer the questions that follow.A. We already were under Russian rule for hundreds of years, I came here hoping that my children and grandchildren will live in Europe, that they will live a better life than I had."B. "Far-right groups from the west have been coming here to cause trouble. We don't want them or any of the nationalists in Kiev telling us what to do, We're here today, we'll be here tomorrow - we're not going anywhere. It could get ugly again."."C. We understand what worries the citizens of Ukraine, both Russian and Ukrainian, and the Russian-speaking population in the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine,”…., we retain the right to use all available means to protect those people. We believe this would be absolutely legitimate.” D. "When it comes to preserving the principle that no country has the right to send in troops to another country unprovoked, we should be able to come up with a unified position that stands outside of partisan politics,"E. It’s an incredible act of aggression. It is really a stunning, willful choice by President Putin to invade another country. Russia is in violation of the sovereignty of Ukraine. Russia is in violation of its international obligations... There will be serious repercussions if this stands. The president ... told Mr Putin that it was imperative to find a different path, to roll back this invasion and un-do this act of invasion.Place the letter in the space to match the speaker with the quotation.______ Russian President Vladimir Lenin______ a citizen from the north west part of Ukraine______ US President Barack Obama______ a citizen from the south east part of Ukraine______ US Secretary of State John Kerry31445201111256. Analyzing Visuals19050160020 21Visual #1 – Why is Putin compared to Hitler? _____________________________________________________________The protesters shown most likely live in (western, eastern) Ukraine.Visual #2 – What does the ladder represent? _____________________________________________________________What does EU stand for? ................
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