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the capital of Ukraine
Kiev
a peninsula in Southern Europe
Balkan Peninsula
the capital of Poland
Warsaw
capital of the Czech Republic
Prague
What group of people previously dominated the region in this module?
The Soviets
a major mountain chain in central and eastern Europe
Carpathians
this team has two names
Bosnia and Herzegovina
the belief that one’s own culture or ethnic group is superior
ethnocentrism
a city in Ukraine; the world’s worst nuclear reactor accident occurred there in 1986
Chernobyl
the effort to remove all members of an ethnic group from a country or region
ethnic cleansing
Ethnic Croats and Serbs fought over land for many years. In the end, many Serbs left, and peace was restored.
Croatia
In 2004 it became the first Balkan country to join the EU.
Slovenia
the largest nation to emerge from the former Yugoslavia
Serbia
Once a part of Yugoslavia, broke away in 1991. It was the first country to do so peacefully.
Macedonia
the set of resources, like roads and factories, that a country needs to support economic activities
infrastructure
Formerly a province of Serbia, declared independence in 2008.
Kosovo
The most obvious differences between the cultures of the Baltic countries are their languages and religions. Because the countries were first settled by different groups, each has its own language today.
Cultural Differences
Unlike language and religion, many of the customs practiced in the Baltic countries cross national boundaries. For example, people in these countries eat many of the same types of foods. Potatoes and sausage are very popular, as is seafood.
Cultural Similarities
Many people in this country still refer to themselves as Magyars
Hungary
a union of former Soviet republics that meets about issues such as trade and immigration
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)