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BALKANS-Eastern Europe

WHAT ARE THE BALKANS???

World Book Online—Type in the word “BALKANS” in the search box, it is the first link that comes up. Read the first paragraph.

The Balkans are ______.

“Balkan” is a word that means- ______.

Why are the Balkans often called the “Powder Keg of Europe”:? Explain: ______

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On the right-side of the page is a Map-Balkan Peninsula Map---click on the map.

When you have the map open, look and study it very carefully:

How many countries are located in the Balkans (country names are in all bold-face): ______

List the countries located in the Balkans today:

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Go back to World Book Online search box: type in Yugoslavia---click on the 1st link that appears. Read the 1st paragraph.

Yugoslavia was a ______.

Click on the map on the right---Yugoslavia from 1946 to 2003. Look/study in carefully.

Everything in orange AND yellow was a part of Yugoslavia from ______to ______.

Everything in light yellow was also a part of Yugoslavia from ______to ______.

So the big issue/question then is what happened to the country of Yugoslavia starting in 1991, through 2003 when the country of Yugoslavia ceases to exist.

The video (and questions) on the back will help explain the HORRIFIC break-up of Yugoslavia and what really happened—and why it is still a VERY volatile region of the world even today. Page 16-BALKANS Name: ______Terror in the Balkans: Breakup of Yugoslavia

1. What happened in June of 1991?

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2. At the close of World War I, what was assembled (put together)? ______

3. What occurred in this region during World War II? (Describe)

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4. Yugoslavia is located in the heart of ______.

5. What two ethnic groups make up the largest #’s of people in Yugoslavia?

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6. What did Yugoslavia do in response to Croatia & Slovenia declaring their independence?

______7. What two groups of people were involved in this fighting/war taking place?

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8. What happened between people who used to be neighbors?

______9. What was/is the goal of Serbia (and the Serbians) that were involved in the fighting?

Goal was to ______

10. What is racial cleansing? Or forced emigration? What were the Serbs trying to do?

______11. What is the purpose of the terrorist attacks? What are they trying to accomplish/do?

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12. The start listing names of cities, what do they imply happened to these cities? (take a guess)

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13. What did the United Nations attempt to do?

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14. Who is to blame for this violence?

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