Europe After the Cold War
Unit 13, Lesson 1
Learning Goals
Objectives
Essential Question
Identify economic and political changes that occurred in Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union
How did Europe change after the Cold War?
Identify sources of tension that caused violence in Yugoslavia in the 1990s
Important people, places, things, and events
Explain the roles of NATO and the European Union in post-Cold War Europe
Boris Yeltsin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, euro, European Union, Kosovo, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
vOCABULARY
Ethnic cleansing: an effort to remove a certain ethnic group from a specific location through murder or exile
Popular election: an election where the general population votes
Post-Soviet Challenges
Under the Soviet Union, the Eastern Bloc had no need for innovation
After the Soviet Union's collapse, the former Eastern Bloc struggled to compete in international markets
Production/efficiency issues
Limited consumer goods
Post-Soviet Challenges
The Warsaw Pact disbands shortly after the collapse of the USSR, leading many former Eastern Bloc countries to join NATO
Post-Soviet Russia
After the Soviet Union's collapse, Russia holds its frst popular election, where the public can vote
Boris Yeltsin becomes president of Russia
Yeltsin tries to introduce democratic reforms, but clashes with the government
Post-Soviet Russia
1999: Yeltsin resigns and names Vladimir Putin as his successor
Putin rules as an authoritarian
Rigs elections
Imprisons political opponents
Rewrites the Russian constitution to fit his needs
The European Union
1993: a group of European leaders form the European Union (EU)
Forms closer economic ties among member states
Introduces a standardized currency, the Euro
Aids in negotiaion among member states
Provides humanitarian aid
Yugoslavia disbands
1992: Yugoslavia, a European country containing six republics, disbands
Yugoslavia disbands
SLOVENIA + CROATIA
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
KOSOVO
Learning Goals
Objectives
Essential Question
Identify economic and political changes that occurred in Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union
How did Europe change after the Cold War?
Identify sources of tension that caused violence in Yugoslavia in the 1990s
Important people, places, things, and events
Explain the roles of NATO and the European Union in post-Cold War Europe
Boris Yeltsin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, euro, European Union, Kosovo, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Europe After the Cold War
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Europe After the Cold War
Unit 13, Lesson 1
Learning Goals
Objectives
Essential Question
Identify economic and political changes that occurred in Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union
How did Europe change after the Cold War?
Identify sources of tension that caused violence in Yugoslavia in the 1990s
Important people, places, things, and events
Explain the roles of NATO and the European Union in post-Cold War Europe
Boris Yeltsin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, euro, European Union, Kosovo, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
vOCABULARY
Ethnic cleansing: an effort to remove a certain ethnic group from a specific location through murder or exile
Popular election: an election where the general population votes
Post-Soviet Challenges
Under the Soviet Union, the Eastern Bloc had no need for innovation
After the Soviet Union's collapse, the former Eastern Bloc struggled to compete in international markets
Production/efficiency issues
Limited consumer goods
Post-Soviet Challenges
The Warsaw Pact disbands shortly after the collapse of the USSR, leading many former Eastern Bloc countries to join NATO
Post-Soviet Russia
After the Soviet Union's collapse, Russia holds its frst popular election, where the public can vote
Boris Yeltsin becomes president of Russia
Yeltsin tries to introduce democratic reforms, but clashes with the government
Post-Soviet Russia
1999: Yeltsin resigns and names Vladimir Putin as his successor
Putin rules as an authoritarian
Rigs elections
Imprisons political opponents
Rewrites the Russian constitution to fit his needs
The European Union
1993: a group of European leaders form the European Union (EU)
Forms closer economic ties among member states
Introduces a standardized currency, the Euro
Aids in negotiaion among member states
Provides humanitarian aid
Yugoslavia disbands
1992: Yugoslavia, a European country containing six republics, disbands
Yugoslavia disbands
SLOVENIA + CROATIA
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
KOSOVO
Learning Goals
Objectives
Essential Question
Identify economic and political changes that occurred in Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union
How did Europe change after the Cold War?
Identify sources of tension that caused violence in Yugoslavia in the 1990s
Important people, places, things, and events
Explain the roles of NATO and the European Union in post-Cold War Europe
Boris Yeltsin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, euro, European Union, Kosovo, Slovenia, Yugoslavia