Social Studies Eastern Europe ch:14 – Flashcards
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After WW2 much of eastern europe was forced to accept governments run or influenced by?
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the soviet union
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which two kingdoms ruled much of eastern europe in the middle ages?
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Poland and Lithuania
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Why are the Czech republic, Slovakia, and Hungary not part of Commonwealth of Independent States?
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they do not qualify to join the CIS or they are focusing on ties to the west
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After the fall of the soviet union. the economies of many Eastern European countries were?
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much weaker than in Western European countries
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What was the outcome of World War 2 for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania?
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they were occupied by the soviet army
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which of these eastern European countries split in to two countries in 1993?
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Czechoslovakia
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One of the most prosperous cities of inland eastern Europe is
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Budapest
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Which area has beaches that are popular tourist destinations?
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the black sea coast
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Romania is currently working to recover from?
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years of bad government
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after ww2, poland?
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remained free, but was forced to accept communist government
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After WW1 European leaders combined many independent countries under one government to form?
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Yugoslavia
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What religion was brought to the Balkans by the Ottoman Turks?
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islam
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What change occurred in Poland in 1989?
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Poland rejected communism and elected new leaders
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today, Poland and the Baltic's are improving their economies by ?
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replacing outdated soviet factories with modern ones
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which of the following is a Baltic republic: Albania, Budapest, Estonia, or Belarus
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Estonia
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What body of water is most important for trade and transportation throughout eastern Europe?
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danube
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Governments of Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech republic, Ukraine and Moldova are all?
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republics in which they elect their own leaders
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Which natural feature covers most of Hungary?
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the Great Hungarian Plain
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which country has been quite successful in developing its economy?
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the Czech Republic
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which of the following best describes the economic situation in the Balkans?
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countries are poor and struggling to improve their economies
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at the beginning of ww2, Germany invaded?
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Poland
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the countries of Serbia, Montenegro, and Croatia were formed?
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after the breakup of the soviet union
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Evidence of Russia's influence on Ukraine and Belarus can be seen in?
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traditional foods
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Hungarian culture has been shaped in large part by?
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invaders known as the magyars
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After the collapse of the soviet union in 1989, the governments of many Eastern European countries became?
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democratic
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Much of the violence in the Balkans that occurred in 1990s resulted from?
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ethnic conflict
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the interior plains of Eastern Europe have?
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huge forests, colorful wildflowers and open grassy plains
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What describes the climate of the Balkan coast?
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long, harsh winters and wet summers
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People from Asia who moved to Europe around 1000AD were?
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The slavs
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Most of the Balkan Peninsula is covered by what?
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mountains
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From the middle ages through the 1800s, the kingdoms of Latvia and Estonia?
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were often invaded by powerful neighbors
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who ruled the Balkan peninsula for more than 1000 years
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the byzatines
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Which countries became soviet republics when the soviet union was formed?
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Ukraine and Belarus
