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32 Cards in this Set
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what does poland mean
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plain/field
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which european country was the largest country that once was part of the soviet union
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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 ww1; 40 years
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what role have foreign countries played in the history of poland and baltic countries
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all/part of poland has always been ruled by russia
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describe kalinigrad (3)
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slightly larger than connecticut
only seaport founded by tutonic order |
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what does koingsberg mean
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kings city
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how did kalinigrad become a russian city
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when they defeated germany in ww2
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why did russia rename koingsberg, kalinigrad
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they wanted to remove as much of the german culture as possible
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what is the solidarity party
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labor union that became a political party
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what country in europe was the first to leave the soviet union
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poland
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what city in poland is the capital and transportation center and what river is it located on
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warsaw; vistula
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describe krakow (2)
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along the vistula
medieval city w university, monuments, and museums |
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what is polands main seaport
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gdansk
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how has the poeration of polands economy changed since the end of the communist era (3)
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attracted foreign investment
modern economy polish companies experience growth |
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what group of people occupies the countries of latvia and lithuania
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balts
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what group of people occupies estonia
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finns
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what is the teutonic order and what was the role in the counties of estonia, latvia and lithuania (2)(2)
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vikings and german knights; brought strong german ideals into baltic society and spread christianity
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what are the capitals of latvia estonia and lithuania
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riga
tallinn vilnius |
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why is trade essential to the baltic countries (2)
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small pop and limited resources
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what group is about 90% of hungarys people
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magyars
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in what way did the czech republic and slovakia form a complementary region (2)
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czech were industrialized
slov were agricultural |
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when did the czechs and slovaks decide to seperate into two countries
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1993
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what 2 regions make up czech republic
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bohemia and morava
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what is the capital of czech and what river is it on
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prague; vitava
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what are the czechs known for (2)
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fine steel
glass |
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what has slowed the political and economic problems since 1990s
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gov, has too much influence over the economy
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capital of slovakia and what river
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bratislava; danube
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what factors have made bratislava central to slovakias culture and economy (2)
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good for trade
on major railroad |
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what language do hungarians speakand major religion
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magyar; roman catholic
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what is goulash
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traditional hungarian stew
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how much of hungarys pop lives in farming villages and towns and what food do they produce (5)
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almost half; potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, cattle, hogs
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what factors affected the growth of budapest in the 1900s (2)
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pop declined
rural areas started getting services |