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Solidarity was an independent Polish worker's labor union. By 1989, the labor union virtually forced the Polish government reform and hold free elections. |
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How and why Czechslovakia split into two separate countries. |
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The country split into 2 separate countries peacefully in what was referred to as the "velvet divorce" in 1993. The Czech Republic and Slovakia both felt that they could serve their populace better independently. |
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Which country is commonly reffered to as the "Breadbasket of Europe"? |
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| How and why Yugoslavia broke up into several countries. |
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| The many ethnic groups that made up the population of the region could not get along. See the vocabulary definition of balkanize. |
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| Where are the Baltic Nations located and what are their names? |
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| These former soviet republics are located on the coast of the "Baltic" Sea. Their names are Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. |
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| Chernobyl was the site of an infamous explosion of a nuclear reactor. The explosion and subsequent radiation poisoning killed hundreds of thousands and rendered much of the countrysife useless for living or producing food. |
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| How did WW II change the ethnic diversity of Poland? |
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| During WWII, the Nazis killed most of Poland's 3 million Jews. Before the war, Poland had a very diverse ethnic background. Today only 9 thousand Jews remain. |
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| How has the concept of "ethnic cleansing" created challenges for some Balkan nations? |
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| The term applies directly to the situation of Bosnia and Herzegovino, where Serbs have tried to drive away non-serbs, and in Kosvo, where serbs have tried to drive away ethnic Albanians. The diverse culture pattern in the Balkans provides fuel for ethnic strife throughout the nations. |
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