Eastern European countries
Eastern Europe had a high presence of this religion
What is Islam?
This section of Europe was specifically distinct from its eastern neighbors as it followed a more Roman-Catholic style of Christianity.
What is central Europe?
This type of government is governed by the people. Characterized by its encouragement to live by natural rights, have a division of powers, and have free and fair elections.
What is democracy?
The unique situation that Yugoslavia found itself in after WW2
What is emerging as an entity ruled by the communists who were not aligned with the Soviet Union?
The government of these nations consisted of this level of democracy
What is little to no democratic traditions
Linguistic element that ties these countries together
What is they all use a latin based alphabet?
According to Hungtington, the first of three major democratic waves began in ____, due to the conclusion of _____.
What is 1920 and World War 1?
Soviet Union martyr who betrayed his family to show his loyalty to the state
Who is Pavel Morozov?
The Balkans are classified as Eastern Europe. Name the nine entities which make them up
What are Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia?
The strong religious connection between these nations consisted of this trio of faiths
What is Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism?
In 1960, Huntington’s graph suggests that many countries became independent. What was the major factor which influenced this transition?
What is decolonization?
The percentage of members of the Communist Party who joined the trade union
What is ⅓?
Linguistic element that connects these countries
What is the Cyrillic alphabet?
The central European countries are grouped together due to their historically close proximity to Germany. This allowed them to ____
What is act as a transmitter of Western technologies?
Huntington’s third big wave of democracy, beginning in the mid 1970s, consisted of which major entities?
Who are Spain and Portugal?
The reason Finland found itself in a unique position following the war
What is lost the continuation war but still found its independence?
Geopolitical feature that many of these countries share
What is liquid borders?
Major empires that many central European countries were dominated by
What is the German and Austro-Hungarian empires?
The leader that died and left a void in Spain which led to the push towards Democracy in the 1970s
What is Fransisco Franco?
What is the name for a district that contained a lot of elected parliament members in the UK and was used in a way to manipulate the election results?
What is a rotten borough?