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| Of what religion are most Lithuanians? |
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| What three countries make up the Baltic nations? |
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| People from what country moved into the Baltic region after communism took over? |
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In what decade did the Baltic nations become part of the Soviet Union?
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| With what ethnic group do the Estonians have the closest ties? |
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| Who is/was Polish-born Karol Wojtyla? |
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| What is the name of Poland's workers' union? |
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| What was one reason why Poland was taken over by so many other countries throughout its history? |
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| It is flat and has no natural defenses. |
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| What is the larger mountain range in southern Poland? |
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| What is mined beneath the city of Wielicka in Poland? |
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| Because Hungary is landlocked, what river is very important to it? |
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| Before WWI, Hungary was part of what empire? |
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| the Austro-Hungarian Empire |
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| Who are the ancestors of the Hungarians? |
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| What is the area west of the Danube River in Hungary called? |
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| What is the name for Hungarian stew? |
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| A high literacy rate in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia has led to a high what in these countries? |
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| What is the largest ethnic group in Slovakia? |
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| What are the two major rivers in the Czech Republic? |
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| In the early 1990s, Czechoslovakia broke up into which two countries? |
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| the Czech Republic and Slovakia |
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| Of what larger ethnic group are the Czechs a part? |
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| UN peacekeepers were sent to which Balkan country to maintain peace? |
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| What major event happened after the Soviets pulled out of the country of Yugoslavia? |
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| What Balkan nation is associated with rose oil? |
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| What is the least developed Balkan nation occupied mostly by Muslims? |
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| What is the region of Romania associated with Count Vlad the Impaler? |
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| In the 1990s, what happened to the Baltic republics when the Soviet Union collapsed? |
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| They won back their independence. |
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| Which is the largest of the three Baltic republics? |
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| What religion are most Estonians and Latvians? |
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| In the late 1700s, what happened to Poland? |
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| It was swallowed up by Austria, Russia, and Germany. |
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| What is Poland's major river that empties into the Baltic Sea? |
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| What industry is the city of Gdansk most known for? |
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| For what animal is Hungary famous? |
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| What sea is between the former Yugoslavia and Italy? |
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| Instead of the Latin alphabet (like ours), what alphabet is used in some Balkan countries? |
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