Today’s Issues of Europe Chapter 14 Notes: Today’s Issues of Europe

Section 1: Turmoil in the Balkans DON’T WRITE The Balkans has many different religions & races in a confined space.

Section 1: Turmoil in the Balkans DON’T WRITE Used to be one country (Yugoslavia), divided into 6 republics Now 5 countries

Section 1: Turmoil in the Balkans Ethnic Cleansing- trying to eliminate an ethnic group through violence DON’T WRITE Slobodan Milosevic- Serbia’s leader who tried to get rid of Bosnia’s Muslims & Croats

Section 2: Cleaning Up Europe Sources of Water Pollution Industry Sewage Chemical Fertilizers Oil Spills

Section 2: Cleaning Up Europe Sources of Air Pollution- Using Fossil Fuels Smog Ozone Fires Chemical Use Industry

Section 2: Cleaning Up Europe Smog- brown haze that occurs when the gases that are released by burning fossil fuels reacts with sunlight & forms harmful chemicals.

Section 2: Cleaning Up Europe Ozone- harmful form of oxygen that causes health problems Chemical found in Smog

European Union- Post WWII idea began as a trade agreement between a few countries DON’T WRITE Grew to idea of community, unify continent so war could no longer tear the continent apart Goals: Conflict resolution and economic development (compete with USA) United States of Europe? Problems with that?

DON’T WRITE Euro- the currency of the member states of the European Union

So what is the EU? Don’t Write Has its own parliament (786 members), bill of rights, court system, currency, flag, anthem, army (Rapid Reaction Force) Employs 30,000 people and follows 80,000 page legal code/regulations

Don’t Write Objectives of the EU Establish European citizenship Ensure freedom, security and justice Promote economic and social progress Assert Europe’s role in the world