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Final Exam Flashcards

1
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What countries is Poland sandwiched between?

A

Germany and FSU

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2
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Has Poland traditionally opposed the state/institutions?

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Yes

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3
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Who does Poland look at as a whole to fix world problems?

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Europe

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4
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Is Polish Foreign Policy Pro-Western?

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Yes

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5
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Who divided Poland during the late 1700s

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Russia, Prussia, and Austria

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6
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Percentage of Poles in Poland in 1920’s vs. 1989

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68% vs. 91%

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7
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1st Independent prime minister, minister of foreign affairs, and president of Poland came about when?

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1989-1990

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8
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When was Germany unified?

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1990

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9
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When was the Warsaw Pact/USSR/COMECON dissolved?

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1991

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10
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Polands main goals after dissolution of USSR?

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Maintain relationship with Russia, support new surrounding republics, and support their newfound independence

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11
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Who are Poland’s 2 Geopolitical pivots?

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Belarus and Ukraine

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12
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Council of Europe (COE)

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Poland applied in 1991, to show the rest of Europe they shared the western ideals and wanted to be a democracy

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13
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in 1998, Poland became the 28th member of which European organization?

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Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (where European nations help each other economically, raise living standards etc.)

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Nato Memberhip

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Poland joined in 1999, NATO started in 49

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15
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PHARE Program

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1 of 3 pre-accession instruments used by the EU to prepare Central/Eastern European countries to join the EU

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16
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The task of the Plenipotentiary was:

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To prepare EU accession negotiations (head of negotiations team(, present opinions on legal documents, and report regularly on his activities

17
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National/Personal Identity

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Polish people feel very Polish and a part of their own Polish cultures/traditions/religion, but they don’t necessarily feel ‘European’
- ‘European’ identity can feel like a threat to ‘national’ identity

18
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Europeanization

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The introduction and implementation of formal and informal rules by which a country governs itself and its policies (westernization)

19
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Rule of Accession Agreement:

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“Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed on”

- Anything can be changed until the final version of the treaty is decided

20
Q

Acquis Communitaire

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Covers all EU legislation, treaties, negotiations, agreements (overview of European Union Law)

21
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Transitional Arrangement

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a 12 year transitional period where changes in agriculture and movement of workers etc. are allowed gradually

22
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Environmental Transitional Arrangement

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Improving

  • Sulphur content of liquid fuels
  • Emissions of volatile compounds
  • Recycling
  • Waste landfills
  • Water treatment
  • Air pollution
23
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How long is the Acquis Communitaire?

A

100,000 pages

24
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Why was Poland viewed as the most difficult country to include in Europe?

A

Size and Agriculture

25
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What percentage were in favor of the 2003 accession?

A

77%

26
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What’s the biggest reason for ‘Pro-European’ Attitudes

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Distrust in Domestic politics

27
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What country has been most successful taking advantage of EU economic opportunities?

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Poland, nearly quadrupling its exports in the past 10 years

28
Q

Unemployment rate in Poland across the last 10 years?

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20% to 9%

29
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Overall fear of Eurosceptics and Eurorejects

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  • Losing independence/change in borders
  • Domination by bigger countries
  • Loss of Polish identity
  • EU destroying nation’s economy
  • Reduction of Christian values
30
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What is the European Council?

A

Group appointed to help improve and prioritize EU tasks

  • Includes heads of states + president of organization
  • Meets quarterly
31
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Treaty of Nice

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Provides weighted voting in the EU so that countries with larger populations have a bigger voting influence

32
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Double Majority Voting means:

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55% of the EU council must approve, and account for 65% of EU citizens

33
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The Polish Council of Ministers duty is:

A

To conduct internal affairs and foreign policy

34
Q

Polish Parliament is split into 2 houses:

A 
Lower House (Senate) - 100
Upper House (Sejm) - 460

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