EASTERN EUROPE HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT Eastern Europe has

HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT Eastern Europe has rarely had the opportunity to Self Government because

HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT Eastern Europe is known as a Shatter belt (powder keg) because

CULTURE The region is very diverse with many languages and religions being practiced. §

ECONOMIC The region has struggled since the fall of the Soviet Union. § During

ENVIRONMENT Same issues as Western Europe § Deforestation § Air Pollution § Water pollution

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EASTERN EUROPE

HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT Eastern Europe has rarely had the opportunity to Self Government because of 2000 years of control by other empires § Vikings (Russia) § Mongols (Russia) § Romans (Balkans) § Byzantine Empire (Balkans) § Ottoman Empire (Balkans) § Austrian-Hungarian Empire (Balkans) § Nazi Germany (Balkans) § USSR (Balkans)

HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT Eastern Europe is known as a Shatter belt (powder keg) because it keeps fracturing along cultural and ethnic lines. Yugoslavia tried to take many smaller regions based on ethnicity and combine into one country § National protest and economic crisis led to new ethnic based countries and civil war § Ethnic cleansing was mainly used to clear disputed areas § NATO stepped in to stop it Countries in the area have been shaped by § Ethnic Identity § Peace Treaties of war § History of the region

ETHNIC MAP

CULTURE The region is very diverse with many languages and religions being practiced. § Most of the languages have a Slavic background § Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Rusyn, Czech, Polish, Slovak, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Kashubian § The different languages make it hard to unify the people § Three Main Religions § Roman Catholic § Orthodox Christian § Islam § These religions have caused many conflicts in the area.

LANGUAGE MAP

MAIN RELIGION MAP

ECONOMIC The region has struggled since the fall of the Soviet Union. § During the time the USSR supported the people and told the region what they would do Most have relied on their agricultural roots New Ideas § Global center for low-cost manufacturing of electronics and automobiles § Tourism is attracting international investment

UNEMPLOYMENT MAP

ENVIRONMENT Same issues as Western Europe § Deforestation § Air Pollution § Water pollution § Trash USSR industrialized the area quickly to compete with the West § Neglected the environment EU is helping regulate and set standards for member countries

UKRAINE ENVIRONMENT ISSUES

BELARUS ENVIRONMENT ISSUES