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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.
542 Questions
Are Romanians of Eastern European ancestry?
The ancestors of Romanians were the Dacians (a people from the Thracian group).
What country has the smallest population in eastern europe?
Montenegro is the least populated Eastern European country.
Which eastern Europe country resisted communism the longest?
Czechoslovakia was the only country that resisted communism the longest in eastern Europe. Opposition activists overthrew the communist government in the country in 1989 through a revolution.
Why is eastern Europe important to Russia?
It holds the Trans-Siberian Railroad, Siberia(huge region in Asian Russia), the Kamchatka peninsula, Yakutsk, many untouched natural resources, and the Central Siberian Plateau. :D) :C)
Russia needs to trade with Europe via the eastern countries. Ice-free seaports in Eastern Europe also allow Russian goods to be shipped internationally all winter long.
Immigration from southern and eastern Europe?
Migrants from southern and eastern Europe have gone to many countries, including many in North and South America, Britain, and Australia.
Who makes up a majority of people in Eastern Europe?
It is mainly the Slavs that range from Russians to Macedonians, but there is the Magyars (Hungarians).
Nickname for eastern Europe countries supported by USSR?
The countries which had been seized by the USSR are called the Eastern Bloc.
What role did war play in the evolution of absolutism in eastern Europe?
In western Europe there were many wars in the 1600's and 1700's because the people were not satisfied with local government officials. Norway finally had enough and declared a peace treaty with Denmark. This was later to be known as the King's Law because it gave complete power to only one ruler.
The North Atlantic Cooperation council established in 1991 provided a forum for NATO members Eastern European nations and the former soviet republic.
What Eastern European Nations actively supported the Holocaust?
The Holocaust was actively supported by Romania and the puppet states of Croatia and Slovakia.
What was the last eastern European nation to fall to soviet domination in the 1940s?
After WW II, the Soviets annexed several countries ceded by Germany, the last of which was Bukovina/Northern Romania.
Which area of Europe was influenced and controlled by the Soviet Union?
Eastern Europe was influenced and controlled by the Soviet Union.
The Former Soviet Union
Which six Eastern European nations did Stalin demand control over at Yalta?
Stalin demanded power in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia.
You are thinking of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. This was formed in 1949 and is still a current organisation.
Two Eastern European nations that set up their own communist governments after World War 2?
Albania and Yugoslavia
In 1989 what were aging communist leaders of eastern European nations doing?
still rejecting calls for reform
The eastern European Warsaw Pact is the counterpart to what western group?
The Simple answer is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What east European countries have hosted the Olympic games and when were they hosted?
It depends on what you call "East". Certainly Moscow, USSR(now Russia) in 1980 Summer Games qualifies. Sarajevo, Yugoslavia(now the capital of Bosnia & Herzegovina) hosted the 1984 Winter. Greece hosted the first games in 1896 and the Summer Games again in 2004. And although maps often put Finland with Western Europe, Helsinki, Finland's 1952 Summer Games are very far east.
What is the difference between a western European absolute monarch and an eastern European monarch?
eastern absolutism had serfdom as its main form of income while western absolutism had the textile industry
How the Soviet Union slowly one by one took control of the nations of Eastern Europe.?
A type of culture that emphasizes free thought and asking questions
How did the Soviet Expansion in Eastern Europe result in the cold war?
Soviet expansion in Europe (as a result of Stalin's need to create a buffer zone for the USSR to protect itself from future invasion - they had suffered heavy casualities in WWII, whilst the US had flourished economically) was seen by the US as Stalin trying to spread communism, which to an extent was true. The capitalist US was afraid of communism, which eventually led to the Red Scare. As a result of soviet expansionism, the US decided to set up 'marshall Aid,' which set up funds for the countries of eastern Europe at threat of falling to communism, much to Stalin's dismay. Also, Stalin's expansionism was a problem as he was trying to take Poland and Germany, Poland, the country that England had entered WWII for in the first place. The real problem came to a head when Stalin infringed on the "declaration on liberation Europe" which stated that eatern europeans countries had the freedom to choose the type of government under which they lived.
basically, Soviet expansionism really did stem the whole cold war - it brought to the forefront the US's fear of communism and total hostility - the proxy war began over Marshall Aid, and the Berlin Airlift in 1948, which were as a result of soviet expansionism.
