SLIDE 7 7 COUNTRI ES FACI NG COUNTRI ES FACI NG THE BALTI C SEA THE BALTI C SEA
POLAND
– – A CLASSI C NATI ON
A CLASSI C NATI ON-
STATE
– – TRADI TI ONALLY AGRARI AN
TRADI TI ONALLY AGRARI AN -
WHEAT
– – POST WWI I I NDUSTRY
POST WWI I I NDUSTRY -
SI LESI A
– – WARSAW
WARSAW -
PRI MATE CI TY
LI THUANI A
– – LOST I NDEPENDENCE I N 1940, REGAI NED I N
LOST I NDEPENDENCE I N 1940, REGAI NED I N 1991 1991
– – KALI NI NGRAD
KALI NI NGRAD -
A RUSSI AN EXCLAVE
LATVI A
– – SI MI LAR HI STORY AS LI THUANI A
SI MI LAR HI STORY AS LI THUANI A
– – CONSTI TUTE BARE MAJORI TY I N OWN COUNTRY
CONSTI TUTE BARE MAJORI TY I N OWN COUNTRY
BELARUS: RUSSI A’ ’S CLOSEST ALLY S CLOSEST ALLY
THE LANDLOCKED CENTER THE LANDLOCKED CENTER
CZECH REPUBLI C
– – THE REGI ON
THE REGI ON’ ’S MOST WESTERNI ZED S MOST WESTERNI ZED
– – PRAGUE
PRAGUE-
- A CLASSI C PRI MATE CI TY
A CLASSI C PRI MATE CI TY
SLOVAKI A
– – THE LEAST DEVELOPED, MOST RURAL
THE LEAST DEVELOPED, MOST RURAL PART OF PART OF “ “CZECHOSLOVAKI A CZECHOSLOVAKI A” ”
HUNGARY
– – A NATI ON
A NATI ON-
STATE OF 9.9 MI LLI ON
– – BUDAPEST
BUDAPEST-
- A CLASSI C PRI MATE CI TY
A CLASSI C PRI MATE CI TY
COUNTRI ES FACI NG THE COUNTRI ES FACI NG THE ADRI ATI C SEA ADRI ATI C SEA
- SLOVENI A: FI RST TO SECEDE;
SLOVENI A: FI RST TO SECEDE; ETHNI CALLY MOST HOMOGENEOUS ETHNI CALLY MOST HOMOGENEOUS
CROATI A
- BOSNI A: CENTRALLY POSI TI ONED
BOSNI A: CENTRALLY POSI TI ONED
- SERBI A: LARGEST AND MOST POPULOUS
SERBI A: LARGEST AND MOST POPULOUS
- MACEDONI A: 65% MACEDONI AN, 21%
MACEDONI A: 65% MACEDONI AN, 21% ALBANI AN ALBANI AN
- ALBANI A: REMNANT OF TURKI SH
ALBANI A: REMNANT OF TURKI SH OTTOMAN EMPI RE; 70% MUSLI MS; OTTOMAN EMPI RE; 70% MUSLI MS; LOWEST ECONOMI C RANKI NG I N EUROPE LOWEST ECONOMI C RANKI NG I N EUROPE
COUNTRI ES FACI NG THE COUNTRI ES FACI NG THE BLACK SEA BLACK SEA
- BULGARI A: LI BERATED BY RUSSI A
BULGARI A: LI BERATED BY RUSSI A I N 1878 I N 1878
ROMANI A: A FORMER ROMAN PROVI NCE; RAW MATERI ALS (COAL, PROVI NCE; RAW MATERI ALS (COAL, I RON ORE, OI L, NATURAL GAS) I RON ORE, OI L, NATURAL GAS)
MOLDOVA: AGRI CULTURAL
- UKRAI NE: LARGEST AND MOST
UKRAI NE: LARGEST AND MOST POPULOUS; AGRI CULTURAL AND POPULOUS; AGRI CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES AVAI LABLE NATURAL RESOURCES AVAI LABLE
KEY CONCEPTS KEY CONCEPTS
BALKANI ZATI ON
DEVOLUTI ON
SHATTER BELT
I RREDENTI SM
ETHNI C CLEANSI NG CLEANSI NG
BALKANI ZATI ON BALKANI ZATI ON
FROM THE VERB BALKANI ZE BALKANI ZE, , WHI CH MEANS TO BREAK UP WHI CH MEANS TO BREAK UP (AS I N A REGI ON) I NTO (AS I N A REGI ON) I NTO SMALLER AND OFTEN SMALLER AND OFTEN HOSTI LE UNI TS HOSTI LE UNI TS
ORI GI NATES FROM A MOUNTAI N RANGE I N MOUNTAI N RANGE I N BULGARI A BULGARI A
APPLI ED TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF EASTERN EUROPE, HALF OF EASTERN EUROPE, i.e., THE i.e., THE BALKAN COUNTRI ES BALKAN COUNTRI ES OF THE BALKAN PENI NSULA OF THE BALKAN PENI NSULA
The former The former Yugoslavia Yugoslavia has has become five independent become five independent countries and the province of countries and the province of Kosovo is currently fighting to Kosovo is currently fighting to break away of what is left of break away of what is left of Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia.
