Why this tittle? Well, there is a dispute between Greece and Macedonia about the name of this new country.Many time ago, Macedonia was the name given to a very important city in Greece and now, the government doesn't want this country to have this name that has accompanied Greece throughout its history, so, due to this big conflict, United Nations has taken part several times to stop both countries from discussing.
At the end, they have decided that the people that are in favor with Greece, this country is named 'Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia' and the people that doesn't mind this problem name it as 'Macedonia'.
But, Was Macedonia always as it is now?
Of course, it isn't. At first, there was a single country called Yugoslav formed by six republics:
-Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
-Republic of Croatia
-Republic of Macedonia
-Republic of Montenegro
-Republic of Serbia
-Republic of Slovenia
So, there was a conflict between them due to political, economic and cultural causes, as well as religious and ethnic problems, this caused a civil war that broke out this country into six new countries that you can see in the picture and also it ended the life of many people during 1991 and 2001.
Here you have a video that shows us some moments of the war and how was life during this period.
And now is time to talk about the good things that this country has. As I know you'll probably get bored reading a lot of things that you'll not like, I'm going to sum up the most important things about its culture in some pictures and videos, that way, you'll know the same things but in a quickly and funnier way:
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Here you have a quiz where you can discover funny things about Macedonia, some of them are true and others are false, you have to find out the true ones.
And that's all, due to the youth of this country, there aren't more interesting things to know.
And the questions:
1-With what name you prefer to call this country? Why?
2-Can you say me the number of deaths during the civil war?
3-What is the name of the money used in Macedonia?
4-Would you live in this country? Why?/Why not?
Hello everybody!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Blanca, you have done a good post! I didn't know anything about this country until now.
1. I prefer 'Macedonia' because is shorter than the other hahaha.
2. I am not sure but I have found that there were around a million of deaths.
3. The Macedonian Denar.
4. No, I wouldn't. I think this country's cultures are very different from our costums and I will take a long time to adapt to this type of life.
Goodbye!
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ReplyDeleteHi Blanca! Hi class!
ReplyDeleteI like very much your post, because it's original in the way that you don't talk about the culture of the country itself, you tell the story of the first years of the new territory.
Ex. 1| I like to call Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, because it's more funny and it transmits me excitement in a positive way (I don't know why).
Ex. 2| There were 66000 deaths.
Ex. 3| It's the Macedonian Denar.
Ex. 4| I wouldn't like to live there because I prefer more developed countries. I'd like to live, if I live in a foreign country, in a Scandinavian country, in the UK, or in the USA, I don't mind.
Bye class! Bye Blanca!
Hello classmates!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Blanca! You've done a very good post. Furthermore, it is very interesting :)
QUESTIONS:
1- I like to call it "Macedonia" for the same reason that Ana, because it is shorter and easier to remember!
2- I couldn't find to exactly informations... Nervertheless, I did an average of all the numbers which I found, and the result was around 100000 deaths!
3- The money used in Macedonia is the Macedonian Denar.
4- I reckon I think like Rafa, because Macedonia is a strange country and the customs of them are differents to our customs.
Good night people ;)
Hi, everyone! Congratulations, Blanca! Your post is really interesting.
ReplyDelete1- I like to call it "Macedonia" because I love fruit, and this name makes me remembering fruit.
2- I couldn't find the exactly number, but I'm able to say they were between 50000 and 100000 people. these are terrible numbers!
3- It is the Macedonian Denar.
4- As my partners had said, it is a strange country, at less, for us, but I think I would like to go there on holiday, just to try.
Bye!
1.- Macedonia because it's easier to remember.
ReplyDelete2.- There were around a million of deaths.
3.- The Macedonian Denar.
4.- No, because Macedonia is a strange country with differents customs.
Helloo class!!
ReplyDeleteGoooood post Blaancaa :)
1~ I agree with my partners because the other name is so long to remember it.
2~ I've found 130,000 people that lost their lives during the civil war.
3~ The name of the money used in Macedonia is the Macedonian Denar.
4~ I wouldn't like to live in Macedonia because for me Macedonia is very far from Spain and i don´t like it :(
Hello!!
ReplyDelete1.-I prefer Macedonia because it's shorter and easier to remenber.
2.-I found that there were around 66000 deaths.
3-The Macedonian Denar.
4.-No, because it's a strange country and as Ruben sais it is very far away from Spain.
Hi!
ReplyDeleteBlanca good post, CONGRATULATIONS! Your post is very complete.
1-. I prefer with Macedonia, because it is more easily than the other names to remember it.
2-. I found different pages with different numbers of death but there were aroun one million deaths.
3-. The name of the money is Macedonian Denar.
4-. No, I wouldn´t like to live in Macedonia, because I don´t like their costumes, monuments.. I prefer to live in a big and develop city.
Bye!
Hi classmates!
ReplyDelete1- Of course like all people, I prefer Macedonia. I also like macedonia for eat jaja.
2- I found lots of pages as many people which says that there were almost one million deaths. What a disaster!
3- Macedonian Denar
4- No I wouldn't , because I don't like these types of countries. I will like to travel to Los Angeles but I think it's a little imposible...
Bye and god post Blank!
1.- I prefer Macedonia because I like the food
ReplyDelete2.-Around 66000 deaths.
3-The Macedonian Denar.
4.-No, because it's a strange country.
Hello!!
ReplyDelete1. I prefer Macedonia.
2. 66000 deaths.
3. Macedonia Denar.
4. No, I wouldn´t.
BYEEE