central europe --chapter 15--. iii. poland & the baltic countries poland’s landscape =...
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Central EuropeCentral Europe--Chapter 15----Chapter 15--
III. Poland & the Baltic III. Poland & the Baltic CountriesCountries
Poland’s landscape = Poland’s landscape = Northern European Plain!Northern European Plain!
U.S.S.R. stands for… U.S.S.R. stands for… UUnion of nion of SSoviet oviet SSocialist ocialist RRepublics epublics
Baltic CountriesBaltic Countries Estonia, Latvia, LithuaniaEstonia, Latvia, Lithuania
KaliningradKaliningrad Exclave?Exclave?
KaliningradKaliningrad
Originally part of Germany (“Konigsberg”) Originally part of Germany (“Konigsberg”)
WWII = USSRWWII = USSR
Importance = Russia’s only Importance = Russia’s only
ice-free Baltic port ice-free Baltic port
STALIN LENIN KALININ
A. PolandA. Poland
Language?Language?
Religion?Religion?
Capital?Capital?
Ghetto?Ghetto? Warsaw Jews (WWII)?Warsaw Jews (WWII)?
Main seaport =Main seaport = Gdansk (ship building city)Gdansk (ship building city)
Post-Cold War economy = free-market! Post-Cold War economy = free-market! 2004 = joined EU2004 = joined EU
Solidarity Movement (Poland)Solidarity Movement (Poland)
Founded by Lech Walesa (1980) in the Lenin Founded by Lech Walesa (1980) in the Lenin shipyards (Gdansk) shipyards (Gdansk)
Non-communist trade union Non-communist trade union Led anti-communist movement against USSRLed anti-communist movement against USSR Internment vs. imprisonment? Internment vs. imprisonment?
Walesa: Nobel Peace Prize (1983)Walesa: Nobel Peace Prize (1983)
B. The Baltic CountriesB. The Baltic Countries
Early settlersEarly settlers Balts & FinnsBalts & Finns
Trade?Trade?Estonia & Estonia & ?? Language & Religion?Language & Religion?
Latvia & Latvia & ??Lithuania & Lithuania & ??All joined EU in 2004All joined EU in 2004
IV. The Czech Republic & SlovakiaIV. The Czech Republic & Slovakia
A. HistoryA. History
Once part of Austo-Hungarian EmpireOnce part of Austo-Hungarian Empire Independence after WWIIndependence after WWI
Czech RepCzech Rep. (Industrial) & . (Industrial) & SlovakiaSlovakia (Agricultural) = (Agricultural) = CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia
Complementary RegionComplementary Region
WWII: GermanyWWII: Germany
Post WWII: USSRPost WWII: USSR Velvet Revolution (1989)Velvet Revolution (1989)
1993: Czechoslovakia split1993: Czechoslovakia split Czech Republic & SlovakiaCzech Republic & Slovakia
Velvet Revolution: Velvet Revolution: peaceful overthrow of peaceful overthrow of Communist Govt. in Czechoslovakia (1989)Communist Govt. in Czechoslovakia (1989)
B. The Czech Republic & Slovakia B. The Czech Republic & Slovakia
Czech Republic:Czech Republic: Capital?Capital? Economy?Economy? EU?EU? Euro? Euro?
Slovakia:Slovakia: Capital?Capital? Economy?Economy? EU?EU? Euro?Euro?
……that’s all folks!!that’s all folks!!