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Andrew Reimann

Only county in Europe Never to


Changed Its Name
Independence
 Freedom from
Communists
 Communism after
WWII
 People wanted
reforms
 Took small steps to
Democracy
The Flag of
Bulgaria
 Russian flag
 Blue with green
 White - love and freedom
 Green - farming wealth
 Red - struggle of Military
power
 Coat of Arms - 14th
century
 For Tsar Ivan Shishman
Map
 Capital - Sofia
 Varna- historical
 Greece, Rome,
Ottoman empires
 Burgas
 Beaches, Pubs, and
Shopping
The Renaissance
 Ottoman Empire
 Took over
surrounding
countries
 Fought Greek
empire (and won)
Age of Absolutism
 Ottoman
Empire
 African
Colonies
 Concurred
more
countries
Industrial Revolution
 Russia mad at Turks
 Russian kicked out
Turks 1878
 Ottoman empire
falls
 No social structure
 Balkan Wars
WWI
 Central Power
 Lost some land
 Population did not
like WWI
 Fighting same religion
 Russian Revolution=
anti war
WWII
 Neutral till 1941
 Axis Power
 USSR took over
 Gained Territory
The Cold War
 Communist after
WWII
 On Soviet’s side
 Unemployment-
1500 to USSR
 East Berlin
Government

 Parliamentary
Democracy
 President -
Georgi Parvanov
 Vice President
-Angle Marin
Current Relation
 Friends
 NATO
 Established 1903
Tourist Atraction
 Albena Resort
 Sea and Woods
 Extremely clean
 Close to Varna
 Fortress Kranevo
Important Person
 Tzar Simeon I The
Great (893-927)
 Prosperity
 Byzantine Wars
 Third Son
 Christianity
Bibliography
 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/135
 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-wor
 http://www.geocities.com/stevestravelguides/bul

 http://www.travelseurope.eu/bulgaria-places.htm

 www.articlebase.com

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