I have my test at 11:55 on Monday for semester tests. We then started with The New Map of europe. Before the end of the Cold War the map of Europe was a lot different. Countries that broke up after the Cold War were Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. Soviet Union was known as the Iron curatin. They really started to collapse in 1991. Countries in Europe formed after the break up of the Soviet Union: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Estonia was a poart of the Baltic states. They were Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. It first started as wanting economic freedom. As the Soviet Union weakened Estonia decided to go for full independence. They gained the independence on Sept. 6, 1991. Latvia was a part of the Baltic States. Formed a human line from the top of Estonia to the bottom of Lituania. Showing they wanted their independence. Became free in 1991. Lithuania, became a part of the UN on September 18, 1991. Became free in 1991. Moldova-On June 23, 1990 Moldova adopted the Declaration of Sovereignty this put Moldova's laws over the Soviet Union laws. On August 27, 1991 Moldova became free. Russia- in 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev came to powetr in the Soviet Union. He tried to move the Soviet Union to a more democratic government. The Soviet Union ended up completely breaking up in September 1991. Ukraine- after the communist in russia tried to remove Gorbachev. On August 24, 1991 the Ukrainian Government passed the Act of Independence. This act decared Ukraine a free nation. Belarus- Belarus became free on December 8, 1991. They had their own constitution made on March of 1994. Other countries formed after the break-up of the Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakastan, Turkmenistan. -Uygoslavia-main leader was Tito. The breakup of it was slow and war-filled. Took awhile for all the countries to break away, but Yugoslavia officially broke up in 2008. Coungries formed after the break-up of Yugoslavia. Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, serbia, Slovenia. Croatia-declared independence in 1991. Yugoslavia then went to war in Croatia. Became independent in June 1991. -Kosovo-huge war broke out in Kosovo. They attempted to get independence earlier in Sept. 7, 1990. On Feb. 17, 2008 Kosovo declared independence. -Macedonia0Gained independence on September 8, 1991. They were peaceful while the Yugoslavia wars were going on. -Montenegro broke away from Yugoslavia, then Serbia kind of took ethem over. They gained their indepndence from Serbia on my birthday in 2006. :P Serbia- was one of the last countries to break away from Yugoslavia on June 5th 2006. -Slovenia became independent in June 1991. After this another big war with the Serbs broke out. East and west Germany-split at the end of WW2 reunited after 45 years. Became on on October 3, 1990.
-Berlin Blockade and Airlift-The Berlin Blockade and Airlift was when the Soviet Union tried to block the allied access into Berlin. When this all ended, it waws a failure for the Soviet Union. They believed what caused it was the beginning of the Cold war in 1947. Stalin was aiming towards wanting to destroy German, but the US and Britain wanted to help rebuild it. The blockkade was an event in the cold war between the super powers. USA and USSR had different plans for what they wanted to happen to Germany. The 3 western zones of Germany were to unite and had the political authority to receive aid from the Marshall Plan. The airlift began on June 24, 1948. Rough year because Harry Truman was wanting to re-elect. Thought they were looking at WW2 with Soviet Union over a conflict in Berlin. Trumans record with the Sovet up to to is ineffective from having them occupying Poland, Romaia, Bulgaria, Hangary, and others. Had to ration food. In September of 1947 the US and Great Britain combined their military zones into one area and called it a Bizonia. Area of land in Germany where the American and british occupation zones combined. They thought they would help bring security back to the German people. This was good economically. france handed over it part to Bizonia. They did belive that a four power union coudbe created, but Soviet didn't want to join. Trizonia established their own currency on June 18, 1948 Sovits tried to push the war out of Berlin. They made sure that everyone going west was searched. The Trizone refused to let the Soviets search their cargo. Was a harsh German winter, but the airlift carried over 200 million tons of cargo and made over 270,000 flights. Berlin was a symbol of the US. They rose up to the Soviet threat without having to be forced into direct conflict.
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