Intro
What is Eastern Europe known as?
Shatter belt region
What kind of terrain helped Eastern Europe defend themselves?
Mountainous
After WWII, who did Eastern Europe fall under the control of?
Soviet Union
What did power struggles between ethnic and political groups result in?
Civil War
Define persistent
Continuing, existing, or acting for a long time.
Who dominated Eastern Europe during the Cold War
Soviet Union
What group migrated to Eastern Europe from Asia
Slovakians
Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Who often used the practice of ethnic cleansing?
Military
Define ethnic
Of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common traits and customs
What are shattlerbelt regions likely to engage in?
Civil Wars, interstate wars, internal conflicts
When did the Ottoman Empire fall?
End of WWI
What did the Soviet Union use West Europe as?
Buffer Zone
How many years did it take for Yugoslavia to break?
20 years
What is balkanization?
The process of division of the Balkan peninsula.
Name 10 countries of Eastern Europe
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Moldova, Albania, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Kosovo
Where did the Slavic people ultimately settle?
Forests and plains north of the Caucasus Mountains
When was Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassinated?
1914
What two countries remained in Yugoslavia?
Serbia, Montenegro
What is ethnic cleansing?
Expelling of certain ethnic groups.
When was the Cold War?
1945-1991
Name the three Empires that took over parts of Eastern Europe.
Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Turk Empire
What new country combined multiple ethnic groups?
Yugoslavia
What 4 countries succeeded from Yugoslovia?
Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia
What is the shatter belt?
The region of Eastern Europe because it is constantly experiencing political and territorial splintering and fracturing along cultural and ethnic lines.