CAPITALS &COUNTRIES
Capital of Poland.
Warsaw
Most Eastern Europeans today are this ethnicity.
Slavic
This problem has been found in Poland & is rain linked to polluted air.
acid rain
In 1917 the Revolution occurred
The Bolshevik Rev
This decade saw the breakup of Yugoslavia.
1990s
This city on the Danube River is the capital of Hungary.
Budapest
These two countries used to be joined as one.
Czech Republic & Slovakia (Serbia & Montenegro, too)
There are 7 countries in E. Europe that do not border a sea or an ocean, that makes them what kind of country?
landlocked
This river cuts through the middle of many the countries that made up the former USSR
Danube River
Serbs write with this alphabet.
Cyrillic alphabet
The capital of the European country of Belarus
Minsk
Most of Eastern Europe used to be communist & under the control of this country from 1945 to 1991.
the Soviet Union
Many businesses in the new free market economy of E. Europe do not make goods, but provide services. What is this industry called?
service industry
This is the largest country on the Balkan Peninsula.
Romania
This very large country is like the big brother of Serbia.
Russia
Tirana is the capital of this country?
Albania
Seven Eastern European countries used to make one larger country named this.
Yugoslavia
Now that E. European countries have a free market economy, they can produce items that people use everyday. What are these items called?
consumer goods
The sea on the eastern side of Bulgaria
Black Sea
How did ethnic cleansing in the early & mid-1990s play a role after the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Many countries fought for independence and used the conflict as an opportunity to get rid of unwanted ethnic groups through forced migration and killings.
The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in this capital of Bosnia Herzegovina.
Sarajevo
The main religion of Eastern Europe.
Eastern Orthodox Christian
What does it mean for a business to privatize?
Ownership transfers from gov’t to a private owner, like you.
The __________ is the longest river in Europe
The Volga
In What decades did Yugoslavia break up into different countries
Late 1980’s and early 1990’s