1. The Balkans Information Collaborated By: Aaron Mara

2. The Balkans: Countries Austria Hungary Slovenia Croatia Bosnia & Herzegovina Serbia Montenegro Macedonia Albania Romania Bulgaria Greece

3. The Balkans: 1900

4. The Balkans: 1913

5. The Balkans: 1920

6. The Balkans: 1941

7. The Balkans: 1945

8. The Balkans: 1900-1949

9. The Balkans: 1992

10. The Balkans: 1995

11. The Balkans: 1998

12. The Balkans: 2003

13. The Balkans: Climate Three Climates: Mediterranean Dry summers and mild, rainy winters Southern California Humid Subtropical Warm to hot summers and cool winters Like the climate in the southeast Humid Continental Mild to warm summers and cold winters Like our climate

14. The Balkans: Austria Population: about 8 million people Climate: humid subtropical Religion: 74% Roman Catholics, 5% Protestant, rest belong to different faiths Key Events: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914, sparked the start of WWI March 12th, 1938, Nazis invade during WWII

15. The Balkans: Hungary Population: about 10 million people Climate: humid continental Religion: 54.5% Roman Catholic, 21% reformed Protestant, 6% Lutheran, 18.5% other Key Events: After WWI the countries size was cut by two-thirds Sided with the Germans during WWII

16. The Balkans: Slovenia Population: about 2 million people Climate: humid subtropical/humid continental Religion: 82% Roman Catholic Key Events: Became part of the former country of Yugoslavia 1945 Became an independent country in 1990

17. The Balkans: Croatia Population: about 4.4 million people Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/ mediterranean Religion: 90% Roman Catholic, 4% Christian, 1.5% Muslim Key Events: Was part of the first Yugoslavia Gained independence during WWII Joined the second Yugoslavia Croatia went through a civil war from 1991-1995

18. The Balkans: Bosnia & Herzegovina Population: 4.2 million people Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/ mediterranean Religion: Muslim, Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant Key Events: Great hostility broke out in the country after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914 Part of the old Yugoslavia Joined Germany during WWII Since the end of Yugoslavia, there has been constant civil war within the country

19. The Balkans: Serbia Population: about 10 million people Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/ mediterranean Religion: Orthodox, Muslim, Catholic, others Key Events: Part of the Balkan Wars Serbian nationalist was the one responsible for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which started WWI Part of the old Yugoslavia

20. The Balkans: Montenegro Population: about 600, 000 people Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/ mediterranean Religion: Orthodox, Muslim, Catholic, others Key Events: Part of the Balkan Wars Part of the Second Yugoslavia Just became a independent country on July 27th, 2006

21. The Balkans: Macedonia Population: about 2 million people Climate: humid continental Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christian, Muslim, Roman Catholic, Protestant Key Events: Part of the former Yugoslavia A lot of tensions between Albania and Macedonia over land in the Balkans

22. The Balkans: Albania Population: about 3.5 million people Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/ mediterranean Religion: 70% Muslim, 20% Albanian Orthodox, 10% Roman Catholic Key Events: Declared independence shortly after the Balkan wars but everything was about to collapsed at the beginning of WWI As a country, never sided with one side in WWII, but most of the Albanians took side of the Germans

23. The Balkans: Romania Population: about 22.5 million people Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/ mediterranean Religion: 87% Orthodox, 5% Roman Catholic, many others Key Events: After WWI all the parts of Romania were unified under one nation During WWII the countries land mass and population was cut massively Was taken under the communist USSR

24. The Balkans: Bulgaria Population: about 8 million people Climate: humid continental/ humid subtropical/ mediterranean Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Key Events: Involved in both the Balkan Wars In WWII sided with Germany

25. The Balkans: Greece Population: about 10.9 million people Climate: Mediterranean Religion: Orthodox Christian Key Events: During WWI, Greece stayed neutral but with much difficulty internally Germany invaded in 1941, which caused a civil war that lasted until 1949

26. The Balkans: Sources http://www.austria.info/xxl/_site/us/_area/416153/hom e.html http://www.austria.info/xxl/_site/us/_area/416153/hom e.html http://www.gotohungary.com/main.php?folderID=1073 http://www.slovenia.info/ http://www.croatia.hr/ http://www.bulgariatravel.org/eng/index.php http://www.greeka.com/greece-twentieth-century.htm

27. The Balkans: Sources http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe /ba.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe /ba.htm http://www.macedonia.org/ http://www.albanian.com/information/countries/albania /index.html http://www.albanian.com/information/countries/albania /index.html http://www.worldbook.com/ http://www.greeklandscapes.com/ http://www.ici.ro/romania/en/romania.html