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| What term means to break up into small mutually hostile units? | balkanize |
| What is the common experience of all Balkan nations? | they have all been under domination by other nations |
| What are the four nations of study in the Balkans? | Yugoslavia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria |
| What are the two main ethnic groups of Yugoslavia? | Serb & Corats |
| Which Yugoslavian ethnic group follows Roman Catholicism & writes in the Latin alphabet | Croats |
| What Yugoslav group follows the Eastern Orthodox religion and uses the Cyrillic alphabet? | Serbs |
| What are the main groups within Yugoslavia trying to assert their independence? | Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovinia |
| Who was the communist leader of Yugoslavia who kept the country from taking sides after World War II | Marshal Tito |
| What term means to not pick sides. Historically the sides are communist or democratic. | Nonaligned |
| What is Albania known for which gives it the nickname "Europe's hermit". | isolation |
| What does Albania have for mineral resources. | Chromium, Copper, Oil |
| Who started to cause trouble in Albania after the government tried to open up to foreign markets? | the public / its public |
| Which government was removed from power in Albania in the year 1991? | Communist |
| Romania has rich soil around this river? | Danube |
| Romania has rich mineral deposits in the foothills of which mountain range? | Carpathian |
| Who was the dictator of Romania? He allied himself with the Soviet Union? | Nicolae Ceausescu |
| What did Romania experience in 1989? | democratic revolution |
| What happened to Caeusescu in 1989? | he tried to flee, but was captured and executed |
| What type of government system grew in Romania? | Multi-party system |
| Who supported the native Bulgarians in their resistance of the "oppressive" Turks? | Russians |
| Who are the strongest supporters of the Russians in Eastern Europe? | Bulgarians |
| What does the Danube provide for the country of Bulgaria? | fertile soil |
| What is the nick name of Bulgaria because it has a long growing season? | "the garden of Eastern Europe" |
| What group still retained a strong population in Bulgaria's government even though they have had democratic elections? | Communists |
