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Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern half of the European continent which had been aligned with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It is made up primarily of Slavic Countries, Hungary, and the Baltic States. The post-Soviet transition for democracy has been successful in some Eastern European States, but more difficult in those closer to Russia.
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Why do so many eastern European country names end in the letters 'ia'?
Columbia is a New Latintoponym, combining a stem Columb- based on the surname of the explorer Christopher Columbus and an ending -ia, common in Latin names of countries (e.g. Britannia "Britain", Gallia "Gaul"). The meaning is therefore "Land of Columbus."
Romania.
What effect did the Byzantine Empire have on Eastern Europe?
I'm not a historian so I might be wrong, but I believe it had almost no effect on modern day east-Europe. After the Muslims invaded the empire, most of the byzantine culture had been destroyed and by the time constantinopel (the last byzantine city standing) fell, the Muslims had overrun the byzatine culture. Some traces of the byzantine culture can be spotted with orthodox christians.
Another point is, that the byzantine empire was centered in the extreme south-east of Europe (in somewhat modern day turkey and Greece), so there was little influence from the byzantine empire to the region of modern day Hungary, Romania, slowakia, Poland,... because the empire was mainly surrounded by the black sea, mountains (the balkans) and open plains (inhabbited).
Poland, Chechoslovakia, and Romania.
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What are the names of some other ethnic groups in Eastern Europe?
There are too many to name. There are hundreds of ethnic groups present in Europe, native alone. Some examples are English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Swedish, Russian, Ukrainian, Greek, Polish, Serbian, Turkish, Sami, Basque, Corsican, and Sicilian.
Republic of Moldova (Republica Moldova)
What did Mikhail Gorbachev former Soviet president encourage for eastern European nations?
change and self-determination
Why does eastern Europe have more pollution than western Europe?
Becuse Easter Europe was the birthplace of industrial revolution and still kinda is. therfore its is more polluted
*Actually the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution was England in Western Europe. The IR is a reason for the pollution problems facing Eastern Europe, but not the distinguishing factor between East and West. The reason Eastern Europe faces pollution issues to a greater extent is due to it's communistic history. The government controlled the industries that were attributing to the pollution so there was a conflict of interest in dealing with the pollution caused and nothing to keep it in check.
Nations refers to Eastern European nations under the control of the Soviets?
This is correct. However the Cold War and World War 2 are long over and the Eastern Bloc Nations are no longer under Communist Rule of the Soviet Union.
How did the Soviet Union invade so many eastern European countries?
The Soviet Union invaded those countries with its massive army. Just to give you an idea about the scope of the Soviet Army, the USSR lost 8.7 million soldiers during the war and still managed to conquer half of Europe.
The Soviet Union invaded Eastern Europe at the same time that the United States, the United Kingdom, and other Western Allies invaded Western Europe. The difference was that after World War II, the Western Allies withdrew a large portion of their armies and allowed the countries of Western Europe to determine their own governments. The Soviets used their military power to force Eastern European governments to be modeled after the Soviet Union and kept their armies in Eastern European countries to crush dissent.
How did eastern Europe emulate France?
The Treaty of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years' War, forever changed the map of Europe. Spain no longer controlled the Netherlands, and the Holy Roman Empire was forced to give German princes independence. France emerged as the dominant power in Western Europe, and the United Netherlands, formerly controlled by Spain, was recognized as an independent country.
Was eastern Europe conquered by Poland?
Somewhat. Poland and Lithuania joined together to form the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569-1795. During this time, the country did do some significant conquering in Eastern Europe, stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.
Which other east European countries were ruled by the communist parties in 1980's?
Prior to the fall of communism in Europe, the communist countries of Eastern Europe were East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Albania, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia - as well as Russia itself, which is at least partially European although it extends far into Asia.
What was the Eastern European Uprising?
The capitalist countries where sending men to fight against the russians ect so they resisted
What do slavic groups in different eastern European countries share some of the same customs?
because many people tifd yfvt ypyfrcds YOUR MOM
Why did Hitler hate eastern European countries?
They are Slavic countries and Hitler thought Slavs inferior.
How did fascist leaders gain power in eastern Europe?
communism was rising, and people did not want to lose their businesses or their class rights. so they elected fascist dictators to govern instead of communists. they didn't like fascism, but liked it better than communism.
