Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Honors World History Mr. Green

The students will describe the impact of the fall of communism on Eastern Europe by summarizing the impact of the revolutions in Eastern Europe Announcement: Hand in your homework Warm-up: Examine the map on page 701 and answer the following: 1. What happened to Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia after they held their first free elections? 2. In some countries, Communists won the first free elections. Do you think this was setback for democracy? Why or why not?

Poland Free parliamentary elections in years of Communist rule ended in 1988 New economy experienced high unemployment Czechoslovakia Communism fell in 1990 Faced old ethnic conflicts between the Czechs/Slovaks divided the country

Romania Lowered standard of living/food shortage December 1989 secret police killed 1000s of peaceful demonstrators Leader captured and executed German Reunification Berlin Wall torn down in 1989 Reunified on October 3, 1990

Communist but not a Soviet satellite Communism fell in nations formed Croatia and Serbia Yugoslavian army assaulted Croatia Serbia dominated the Yugoslavian army and ended up taking 1/3 of Croatia’s territory Wars in Bosnia and Kosovo Serbs attacked Bosnia-Herzegovina-took land Serbs used ethnic cleansing toward Bosnians, many of whom were Muslim NATO supported Bosnia and regained territory lost to Serbia Yugoslavia fought Kosovo to keep Kosovo in Yugoslavia Kosovo regained autonomy in 1999 Name changed and Yugoslavia ceased to exist. Serbia and Montenegro

Complete question 4 on page 703 for a grade prior to the end of class.

Read Chapter 21.1 and 21.2 and prepare for a Reading check on Friday.