establish equality throughout a population. While good in theory‚ it created conflicts that lasted for decades. First conceived in the Soviet Union‚ there was an expectation that communism would be a revolutionary tide that would sweep across all of Europe. After WWII‚ the Soviet Union still dominated with communist ideals in the countries of Czechoslovakia‚ Hungary and Poland. After the Berlin Wall that separated Germany into East and West collapsed‚ representing the fall of communism in Germany‚
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Belarus and Ukraine with the EU. The aim is to discover the benefits and limitations of both parties. The research shows that both the Belarus and EU can benefit from each other; however‚ it is extremely difficult for Belarus to be a part of EU due to their human rights record and their strict law. Moreover‚ Belarus does not agree that complying with the EU is the best direction for the country‚ since the president does not agree with rules and regulations of the EU. The research also shows that
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BYZANTIUM and ISLAM I) Byzantium and Post Roman World A) Western European Civilization (weak and fragmented) B) Islamic World (wealthiest and largest) C) Byzantine Empire (NW Med and successor to Rome) II) The Latin Phase‚ 325-610 A) Diocletian ( r. 285-305) -creates Eastern and Western Roman Empires ruled by autocrats -trying to end civil war and contested dynastic claims B) Constantine ( r. 306-337) C) Justinian ( r. 527-565) -520s/530s after massive earthquake Justinian
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took hold in Eastern and Western Europe‚ but separation of citizens and invasions ultimately aided religious diffusion in Eastern and Western Europe over time. Eastern Europe had far surpassed Western Europe in trade‚ economics‚ and political unity. Eastern and Western civilization had very different government structures. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by an Emperor and instead of using direct rule‚ they used civil service to effectively run the empire. In contrast‚ Western Europe was divided
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Global Studies The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church: Its division and beliefs The Church is the congregation and unity of God‘s people together in one whole body‚ known as the Mystical body of Christ‚ because of the way devout followers of Christ‚ come to experience Christ through the Sacraments‚ Clergy‚ and Litany. The Catechism of the Church states that the Pope‚ Bishop of Rome and Peter’s successor‚ is the perpetual and visible source of the foundation of the
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symbol of the cold-war division of Europe—came down. Earlier that day‚ the Communist authorities of the German Democratic Republic had announced the removal of travel restrictions to democratic West Berlin. Thousands of East Germans streamed into the West‚ and in the course of the night‚ celebrants on both sides of the wall began to tear it down. The collapse of the Berlin Wall was the culminating point of the revolutionary changes sweeping East Central Europe in 1989. Throughout the Soviet bloc
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From 1970 to 1990‚ Eastern European nations realized they needed a change in their governments as well as economies. Politically‚ reformers and dissidents wanted to end party-state dictatorships and move towards a pluralist democracy. Economically‚ centrally planned economies were unsuccessful due to increased bureaucracy‚ excessive centralization‚ and debt obligation. Velvet revolutions in Eastern Europe changed countries towards market-oriented economies and pluralist democracies. Countries
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Abstract Eastern Europe’s environmental problems are not as simple as they may seem on the surface. The environmental problems that face Eastern Europe are complicated by political‚ economic‚ and social implications. The current environmental problems are a bi-product of rapid industrial expansion under a socialist government. The soviet government was more concerned with surpassing the western cultures in technology and military might than the environmental damage they were doing to their country
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The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe The collapse of communism in eastern europe can be based on three disticnct factors. Factor 1: People Power May: Hungary opens its borders with non communist Austria. Hungarians had already been granted the rights to free travel. However many east germans started using this route to get to west germany. June-August: protests against communist rule In poland continue throughout the summer. In august‚ communist party leaders agree truly free elsections
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Sovietisation of Eastern Europe 1945-1968 World war two saw a grand alliance of Britain‚ America and Russia created in order to defeat their common enemy‚ Adolf Hitler. In pursuit of this goal they attended a number of conferences to plan their attacks and to decide on the future of post war Europe. At Teheran in 1943 Churchill voiced concerns about the post-war situation in Eastern Europe‚ he was afraid that victory over the Nazis would leave the USSR in control of Eastern Europe. To prevent this
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