eastern europe

Describes the natural resources, peoples, histories, economics, and governments of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.

Recounts how Eastern European refugees and displaced persons--many of them Jews--arrived in America after World War II to begin new lives and contribute their skills and learning to their new homeland.

Examines the changing face of Eastern Europe, where the Communist governments of East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland are buckling as the people find the courage to challenge forty years of one-party rule.

Addresses the developments, changes, and issues that have affected the countries of Central and Eastern Europe which, at the beginning of 1995, were independent, sovereign, and diplomatically recognized states with membership in the United Nations and other international organizations.