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35 Cards in this Set
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What does the word Poland mean?
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"plain"
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Which European country was the largest country that once was a part of the soviet bloc?
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Poland
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When did Poland regain its independence and how long was Poland a communist country?
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after WWI
more than 40 yrs |
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what role have foreign countries played in the history of Poland and Baltic countries?
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Russia owned the Baltic countries and Poland throughout their history
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Describe Kaliningrad
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slightly larger than the size of Connecticut and was the 1st baltic port that was ice free year round
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What does Koingsberg mean?
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"Kings City"
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How did kaliningrad become a russian city?
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The Russians took control of it when they defeated Germany and made EVERYTHING Russian
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Why did Russia rename Koingberg, Kaliningrad?
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They wanted to remove as much of the German culture as possible so they renamed it after a Soviet ruler
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What is the Solidarity party?
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A labor union that became a political party. It led Poland away from communism
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What country in Europe was the 1st to leave the Soviet Union?
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Poland
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What city is Poland's capital and transportation center?
On what river is it located? |
Warsaw
Vistula River |
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Describe Krakow
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A beautiful medevilcity that has a university, monuments, and museums
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What is poland's main seaport?
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Gdansk
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How has the operation of Poland's economy changed since the end of the communist era?
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Building market economy has attracted foreign investment. It has grown
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What group of people occupies the countries of Latvia and Lithuania?
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the balts
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What group of people occupy Estonia?
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Finns
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What is the teutonic order and what was the role of the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania?
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German Knights
brought german ideals and christianity |
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what are the capitals of Latvia, Estonia, and lithuania?
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latvia- Riga
estonia- Tallinn Lithuania- Vilnius |
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Why is trade essential to the Baltic countries?
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They have a small population and limited resources
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What was Auschwitz?
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The site of the largest nazi concentration camp during WWII where more than 4 million people died
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What is the wieliczka salt mine?
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A salt mine in poland that contains more than 186 miles of tunnels carved entirely out of rock salt
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To what group does about 90% of Hungary's people belong?
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The Magyars
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In what way did the Czech Republic and Slovakia form a complementary region?
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Czechs had minerals and industries while Slovakia was mostly agriculture.
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when did the czechs and the slovaks decide to seperate into 2 countries?
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1993
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what 2 regions make up the czech republic?
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Bohemia and Moravia?
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What is the capital of the Czech Republic and on what river is it located?
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Prague
Vltava river |
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what do the czech's produce that they are well known for?
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fine steel and glass products
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what has slowed the political and economic progress since the 1990s?
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the government wants to hold onto its power
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What is the capital of Slovakia and on what river is it located?
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Bratislava
Danube river |
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What factors have made Bratislava central to slovakia culture and economy?
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it's location
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what language do Hungraians speak? What is the major religions of hungary?
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magyar
Roman catholic |
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What is the capital of Hungary? on what river is it located?
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Budapest
Danube River |
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What is goulash?
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a traditional hungarian stew
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How many of Hungary's population live in small farming villages and towns? what food products are raised?
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1/4
potatoes, sugar beets, and wheat |
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What factors affected growth of Budapest in the 1900's?
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Fewer people migrated and rural services improved
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