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    Croatia, the home of Marco Polo, is a beautiful country with an interesting and complex history. Croatia has many landforms intersecting in the country of Croatia. The actual name of Croatia is the Republika Harvatska. Croatia is 21,831 square miles (Croatia) and is located in the Balken peninsula bordering the Adriatic Sea. The countries that border Croatia are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro and Slovenia. Croatia is an interesting country with a unique history, and is rich with culture. Croatia has a very interesting history, its three independences. First independence was, from the Rome Empire, second independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the last independence was from Yugoslavia. First, the country…

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    unique cultures in many different ways such as food,people,clothing, and traditions. Croatia, however is not known for what you predict. Croatia is world-renown in their architecture and art. In Croatia, buildings are considered to be art instead of just regular, everyday structures. Many ancient monuments were built back in 390 BC by the greek artists during the Bronze Age. The structures considered to be the most beautiful were the cathedrals and churches. Many of these old structures are…

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    Slobodan Miloševićs role in the destruction of Yugoslavia Callum Pastuszak The Yugoslav Wars were some of the most complicated and devastating wars of the 20th Century and has had massive effects on the Balkan Region today. Slobodan Milošević was an instrumental part of the Yugoslav Wars, his actions were the greatest factors in the ethnic tensions sparking into an all-out war. Milošević had the ultimate goal of creating a Greater Serbia, one that would encompass most of Yugoslavia…

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    Croatia Immigration Crisis

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    Croatia is currently an independent nation in Eastern Europe. It has rich culture and a compelling past. Since 1918, Croatia was one of fourteen different nations that made up the country of Yugoslavia. Although many Croats felt connected to the other citizens of Yugoslavia, nationalistic movements gained popularity due to ethnic tensions between the republics. The Croatian government felt that the government was not benefitting them as much as it should, and therefore declared independence in…

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    It is bordered by italy to the west, austria to the north, hungary to the northeast, croatia to the south and southeast, and the adriatic sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.06 million. It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, European Union, and NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana There are a lot of places in Slovenia but majority of them are smaller then what we're use too. Depending on…

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    Democracy In The 70's

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    Back in 1848 a wave of revolutions swept across Europe, where rebels took power in Hungary. Eventually, Hungarians and Croats developed problems with one another and they went to war. Later the Austrian monarchy soon reclaimed power and both Hungary and Croatia became a part of the Austrian Empire, again. Then in 1867 the Austrian Empire split into two halves, one half Austria and the other Hungary. This caused Croatia to split. Hungary completely controlled Croatia while Dalmata controled most…

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    and especially getting to participate in karate. Kenan was outstanding at the sport and loved the challenge of bringing pride to his coach and father. “If I nailed this, at ten years old I’d be the youngest brown belt in my division. It was the biggest challenge of my life. One little slip could embarrass coach Pero, the brilliant black belt I’d looked up to for the last six years. I wanted to make him proud.” (Trebincevic 15) The amount of pride that he took in the sport and gratitude he shared…

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    Yugoslavia was composed of 6 different Republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia) and 7 different ethnic groups( Bosniaks, Croats, Slovenes, Serbs, Montenegrins, Macedonians, Albanians) which were apart of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1991. Yugoslavia was held together and was under the rule of a communist leader named Josip Broz Tito. From 1945 until his death in 1980 he was able to run the country under peace and great economic prosperity. He was able to…

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    During, world war II Yugoslavia modern day Serbia was under the occupation of the Axis powers. While, under the German rule a group called Ustase came into power, the Ustase intended to create an ethnically "pure" Croatia, and viewed Serbians that followed the Eastern Orthodox church and Jews living in Croatia, and Bosnia as the biggest obstacles. Thus, started the Serbian Genocide, the Ustase coincided with German Holocaust as many Serbian were executed, expelled and converted to Catholicism.…

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    Bosnia and Herzegovina Background In the first part of this research it will be studied the historical background of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to know the main features of this country and the political situation that cause the Civil war and the Genocide. History of BiH After the First World War Bosnia and Herzegovina became a part of the kingdom of Yugoslavia. During the Second World War, BiH became a part of the independent state of Croatia, but at the same time, large parts of Bosna were…

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