Ch. 15 (3-4) Study Guide

Front 1

what does poland mean

Back 1

plain/field

Front 2

which european country was the largest country that once was part of the soviet union

Back 2

poland

Front 3

when did poland regain its independence and how long was poland a communist country

Back 3

after ww1; 40 years

Front 4

what role have foreign countries played in the history of poland and baltic countries

Back 4

all/part of poland has always been ruled by russia

Front 5

describe kalinigrad (3)

Back 5

slightly larger than connecticut
only seaport
founded by tutonic order

Front 6

what does koingsberg mean

Back 6

kings city

Front 7

how did kalinigrad become a russian city

Back 7

when they defeated germany in ww2

Front 8

why did russia rename koingsberg, kalinigrad

Back 8

they wanted to remove as much of the german culture as possible

Front 9

what is the solidarity party

Back 9

labor union that became a political party

Front 10

what country in europe was the first to leave the soviet union

Back 10

poland

Front 11

what city in poland is the capital and transportation center and what river is it located on

Back 11

warsaw; vistula

Front 12

describe krakow (2)

Back 12

along the vistula
medieval city w university, monuments, and museums

Front 13

what is polands main seaport

Back 13

gdansk

Front 14

how has the poeration of polands economy changed since the end of the communist era (3)

Back 14

attracted foreign investment
modern economy
polish companies experience growth

Front 15

what group of people occupies the countries of latvia and lithuania

Back 15

balts

Front 16

what group of people occupies estonia

Back 16

finns

Front 17

what is the teutonic order and what was the role in the counties of estonia, latvia and lithuania (2)(2)

Back 17

vikings and german knights; brought strong german ideals into baltic society and spread christianity

Front 18

what are the capitals of latvia estonia and lithuania

Back 18

riga
tallinn
vilnius

Front 19

why is trade essential to the baltic countries (2)

Back 19

small pop and limited resources

Front 20

what group is about 90% of hungarys people

Back 20

magyars

Front 21

in what way did the czech republic and slovakia form a complementary region (2)

Back 21

czech were industrialized
slov were agricultural

Front 22

when did the czechs and slovaks decide to seperate into two countries

Back 22

1993

Front 23

what 2 regions make up czech republic

Back 23

bohemia and morava

Front 24

what is the capital of czech and what river is it on

Back 24

prague; vitava

Front 25

what are the czechs known for (2)

Back 25

fine steel
glass

Front 26

what has slowed the political and economic problems since 1990s

Back 26

gov, has too much influence over the economy

Front 27

capital of slovakia and what river

Back 27

bratislava; danube

Front 28

what factors have made bratislava central to slovakias culture and economy (2)

Back 28

good for trade
on major railroad

Front 29

what language do hungarians speakand major religion

Back 29

magyar; roman catholic

Front 30

what is goulash

Back 30

traditional hungarian stew

Front 31

how much of hungarys pop lives in farming villages and towns and what food do they produce (5)

Back 31

almost half; potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, cattle, hogs

Front 32

what factors affected the growth of budapest in the 1900s (2)

Back 32

pop declined
rural areas started getting services