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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On the night of November 9‚ 1989‚ the Berlin Wall—the most potent 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
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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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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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Eastern and Western Religions: Differences and Similarities On this vast planet with billions of people occupying its space‚ we can see that people have many differences‚ yet we are similar at our core. People always strive to find why who put us on this Earth and and we have gone to many lengths to find those answers. Religion has answered many of those particular questions for use. People feel at peace knowing that through religion we have found purpose in life and death. Much like people‚ religion
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Monetary Confinements of the Eastern State Penitentiary Patricia E. Roath Criminal Justice Administration 201 American Military University Ekwuniru Nwokeji Abstract In recent years‚ the lawmakers and criminal justice experts have conveyed alarm regarding the growing prison population in elder prisons‚ along with the crumbling prison structures housing these inmates. While a majority of individuals agree this issue warrants immediate attention‚ the concurrence diminishes about how to attack
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The turning point in the history of Eastern Europe In my opinion‚ in the 20th century a lot of unique events happened that shocked the whole world. Undoubtedly‚ there were the first and second world wars that led to the death of millions of people‚ people of different nationalities with different cultures‚ languages and religions. These two wars have drastically exhausted all the countries of the world‚ in particular the countries of Eastern Europe. I believe that the most important at that time
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The Eastern Church vs. the Western Church In the year 1054‚ due to political‚ cultural and religious reasons‚ the Great Schism divided Christianity into the Eastern Church (the Orthodox Church) and the Western Church (the Catholic Church). As a result of the Schism‚ differences increased between the two. The primary differences are the Papal claims of authority and the insertion of the filioque clause into the Nicene Creed (Ware‚ 1963). Since the two were one prior to the Schism‚ there are similarities;
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HRM in Media – Pilots Strike Case in China Eastern Airlines Story Briefing: On March 31‚ 2008‚ 14 flights of China Eastern Airlines Yunnan Branch turned back to Kunming without landing at their destinations. Passengers were told it was due to poor weather conditions. However‚ the weather did not affect flights from other airlines to the same destinations. The real reason was a strike by disgruntled pilots‚ according to the April 2 Guangzhou Daily. China’s airline industry has been
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Eastern State Penitentiary Reflection Paper Eastern State Penitentiary is believed to be one of the very first prisons established‚ not only in the United States‚ but in the world. Eastern State was functional for 141 years until 1970 when the prison closed down. Located in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania the prison is now a stabilized ruin open to the public for tours. After personally touring the facility I was able to understand the main purpose of the prison‚ the living conditions and the daily
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