Eastern Europe

fall of communism (1989) in Eastern Europe would be due to its wide ethnicity, and due to the people with in the countries not accepting one another. Eastern Europe is made of 21 countries, each having a different culture. Some of these countries are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Albania, Kosovo, Ukraine and Serbia. Most of these countries have a different language and religion. Bosnia is located in South-Eastern Europe, and classified as an Islamic

THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA I. Introduction: While there is increasing evidence that HIV incidence is in decline among general populations worldwide Eastern Europe and Central Asia are notable exceptions For example HIV infections have increased 13% in the region since 2006 [2] . A several factors contribute to these rising rates. [3]. First, the political transition in the early 1990s led to substantial economic dislocations as well as an expansion of informal and

Presence in Eastern Europe This paper will introduce the development of Soviet internationalism alongside the development of Soviet interests in Eastern Europe. It will be argued that the Soviet interests which developed out of the Wars became fixed alongside the ideology behind internationalism. The legacy of Stalinism influenced the development of Soviet policy toward Eastern Europe and Soviet internationalism and the Cold war meant that the Soviet presence in Eastern Europe

After World War II, Eastern Europe area was in ruins. Europe had been destroyed from years of fights and bombing. Europe was in need of capital because their bridges, roads, and were demolished. Also, Europe was divided into hostile alliance systems. Eastern Europe countries were dominated by The USSR, which was Russia, where they had battled the Germans. These countries included; Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia. The domination which was governed by communist governments

Inevitable Spread of Soviet-backed Communism in Eastern Europe At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union, Great Britain and the United States were principle players involved with reshaping post-war Europe. The region most affected policy changes was Eastern Europe, which includes those states that would eventually fall behind the Iron Curtain. While the camaraderie between the Big Three deteriorated, Soviet-backed communism was spreading across Eastern Europe. The argument during this time was that

Europe Chapter Questions Chapter 1: Europe Chapter 1A Ariana Goin 1. Where is Europe’s eastern boundary? a. Europe’s eastern boundary is between Russia and it numerous European neighbors to the west. 2. What types of raw materials spawned Europe’s development? a. rich soils, good fishing waters, wild animals that could be domesticated, and plentiful wood for building, & mineral fuels and ores made industrialization possible. 3. What are the major characteristics of the Central Uplands? a. Forms

Eastern Europe’s geography allowed and encouraged many diverse people to easily conquer its land. The history of Eastern Europe has been marked by migration, foreign conquest, war and revolution. The region is home to a mix of diverse people who have often battled with each other and many foreigners As a buffer and crossroads, Eastern Europe reaches from Central Europe to Russia. Also, it reaches from the Baltic Sea and through the Balkan Peninsula. Much of the region lies on the European plain

Introduction The aftermath of the fall of state socialism in Eastern Europe came with hope and high expectations from the world at large. Many people awaited the justification of the liberal democratic model in the emerging social and political environments. The concept of civil society that had been idealized by many western European and American nations was central to the discourse of transformation. It represented the voice of the hitherto marginalized and repressed people who were expected

1. Despite the democratization movements in Latin America and Eastern Europe in 1980s and 90s, Middle Eastern authoritarian regimes proved to be resilient. Despite the recent Arab Spring protests, most Middle Eastern nations live under authoritarian regimes. How do these authoritarian regimes survive for so long? What are the factors that contribute to their longevity? Most Eastern European countries that were part of the Eastern bloc, after the fall of the Berlin Wall began the transition process

Spread of Soviet-Backed Communism Across Eastern Europe after 1945 In seeking to provide an answer to the question, “Was the spread of Soviet-backed communism inevitable across Eastern Europe after 1945?,” I would like to point to the words of a contemporary specialist. At the end of World War II, R. R. Betts, the Masaryk Professor of Central European History at London University, asserted that much of the “revolution in central and eastern Europe” is “native and due to the efforts of