Eastern Europe Today

Political System of the Soviet Union (USSR)

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Democracy

• Socialism

Which Eastern European Countries were once part (not just allies) of the Soviet Union ?

• Yugoslavia, Romania & Bulgaria

• Estonia, Latvia & Ukraine

• Poland, Czechoslovakia & Albania

• Georgia, Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan

What year did the Soviet Union collapse?

• 1949

• 1989

After the fall of the Soviet Union, these people began to organise and own their own businesses.

• Politicians

• Diplomats

• Dictators

• Entrepreneurs

The root of Capitalism is capital... what is capital?

• Money

• Power

• Political Power

• Military

Communism is a political system where who controls every economic decision?

• The people

• The government

• The free market

• The stock market

Which Eastern European country would NOT be considered a success story after the fall of communism?

• Ukraine

• Poland

• Latvia

• Estonia

True or False: Czechoslovakia is still a country?

• True

• False

Czech Republic and Slovakia are divided by what characteristic?

• Race

• Religion

• Politics

• Ethnicity

True or False: The fall of the Soviet Union led to more economic diversity in Eastern Europe?

• True

• False