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EUROPE – part II I. Political issues A . Political entities- state, nation, nation-state. C entrifugal forces (devolution) Ireland/Northern Ireland Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia – Velvet Divorce. Centripetal forces Iron Curtain - East and West Europe Berlin Wall- E and W Germany.
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EUROPE – part II I. Political issues A. Political entities- state, nation, nation-state
Centrifugal forces (devolution) Ireland/Northern Ireland Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia – Velvet Divorce
Centripetal forces Iron Curtain- East and West Europe Berlin Wall- E and W Germany
D. Supranationalism – European Union 1. History of EU 2. Purpose 3. Membership 4. Challenges
Economic Issues Eastern Europe after communism
B. Eurozone and debt crisis Debt Crisis Blue- Eurozone Pink- EU, not on Euro
III. Environmental Issues A. Acid rain B. Soviet era toxins
C. Flooding • Netherlands (polders) - Netherlands • UK- Thames Flooding Thames Barrier
Energy Issues Eastern Europe and Russian gas Southern Europe and Libyan oil/gas France and nuclear energy