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Here are the teacher pack items for Eastern Europe: Government and Economy:
Overview
In this experience, students consider the government and economies of Eastern Europe in light of the fall of communism in that region beginning in 1989. They learn about the transitions to post-communist democracy in many of the Eastern European countries. Then they study the ethnic conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and explain how that situation offers valuable lessons in the connection between geography and politics. Finally, students create a list of questions they might ask someone who lived in Eastern Europe during the fall of communism.
Objectives:
Describe the transition of Eastern European countries from communism to democracy.
Analyze the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, including lessons learned.
Why was the period 1989–1992 a landmark in the history of Eastern Europe? Write down what you know. If you don’t know why, that’s okay. Take a wild guess.
Discuss student responses. Explain that in 1989 many Eastern European countries had revolutions that overthrew their communist governments. Then in 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed after decades of domination in the region.
Write a question you have about how the Soviet Union and how the collapse of communism caused changes in Eastern Europe.
Discuss student responses and set them as guiding questions for this experience.
