Introduction
Time to pay the bills and the total is $704.59. Wouldn’t you love to be in that situation? Hungarians are. Before they became a country, the people of Hungary traveled many places. Because of this, there were many changes to the government, and the economy was badly damaged in the many wars Hungary fought. Today Hungary has a healing economy along with a vibrant culture.
History
The Hungarian people were known as globetrotters. Hungary first started was laid around 895 AD under the leadership of king Árpád. Hungary was officially founded in the year 1000 AD and there standard religion was Catholic. One of the first wars in Hungary occurred from 1241-1242. The Mongols damaged the country terribly and half of the population was either
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It is one of 16 landlocked countries in Europe and there are 7 countries that surround it. Those countries are Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, and Ukraine. Hungary’s major river is the Danube River, dividing the country almost in half; the Danube River is also there main trade rout. People soon learned that the richest of soil is along the river. The people call it the “Black Land” because of the affluent, black soil. And because of the soil Hungary can grow many good crops which are a big part of their economy.
Climate
Hungary has a mixed climate; it is between Mediterranean climate and the Continental climate. The southern region of the country near Pécs gets to appreciate a Mediterranean climate while the rest of Hungary lives in the continental climate. Overall in the summer time the average weather temperature is 72⁰F - 82⁰F which is considered comfortable weather, but Hungary is known for its bitter droughts. During the winter time the average temperature would be 19⁰F - 27⁰F and that is expressed to be generally uncomfortable, humid, and chilly weather (Weather Guidelines for Children).
the land and yet it had such a weak economy and could use the money
The seventeenth century was undeniably a period of great division, war and turmoil for Hungary. After the events of the previous century, Hungary remained divided into three distinct areas. The largest was Ottoman Hungary, under the direct control of Constantinople, which encompassed the south and south-east of Hungary. Second, there was the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom founded by János Zápolyai in 1526, who after the defeat of the Hungarian forces at the First Battle of Mohács sought the support of Sultan Suleiman I to be crowned King of Hungary by a rival faction of the nobility and became the Sultan’s vassal. After 1571, with the coronation of István Báthory, this Kingdom became the Principality of Transylvania which was semi-autonomous with Habsburgs and Ottomans vying for control. Lastly there was Royal Hungary, the only part of Hungary still under Habsburg control in this period. It consisted of the western and north-western areas that had been secured by Ferdinand I after being declared King of Hungary by the pro-Habsburg part of the noblity in 1526. This division remained the status quo into the seventeenth century. In this essay, it will be argued that due to this division the Habsburgs found it impossible to consolidate power in Hungary as well as a variety of other factors such as, confessional divisions in Hungary opposed to the Catholic dynasty, Habsburg priorities resting in religious conflict in Germany and securing influence in the Mediterranean from Ottoman and French fleets, Habsburg involvement in the Thirty Years War and the revived Franco-Ottoman Alliance. All these factors together ensured that the Habsburg would not gain control of Hungary until 1699.
Many countries around the world experience great poverty, maybe because the country has little amounts of natural resources or it has never gotten out of a slump that dragged down the economy. The people of the country are affected greatly by this, almost directly, if there are no resources available, people can’t work to refine the resources, make or use them. So instead of using the resources available, the country buys the materials needed. This puts the country in debt, along with the people. In order to get out of debt, taxes are raised and people slowly lose their jobs and their money. The affect of that is turmoil, some people blame their misfortune on a certain race or culture, some on a religion. In the case of Germany in 1938...
It all started on June 28, 1914 when a Serbian terrorist group, called ‘The Black Hand’ assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his pregnant wife Sophie. This was because the group wanted all the states of the south Slaves to be united, but they were scared that when Archduke Francis Ferdinand would become king, he would bring out reforms that would prevent the union of south Slaves. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was the nephew of Emperor Franz Josef and next in line to the throne of Austria and Hungary. The man who shot Franz Ferdinand and his wife was a Bosnian revolutionary named Gavrilo Princip. Austria-Hungary then
Ray, Rob, and John S, eds. “1956: The Hungarian Revolution.” Libcom. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2014. .
The so called “Eurozone Crisis” began in 2009 when it became a publicly known that Greece national debt was over 113 % of their GDP. Consequently, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy joined the club with their debt ratio exceeding 100 %. The investors concerned with the level of the sovereign debt, led to increased yield on the bonds of affected countries, which effectively caused the unsustainably deficits in those countries. Although European Union took certain preventive measures by setting up a rescue package, further political disagreements, lack proper planning and compliance with newly established rules, made the problem to grow and continue through 2009-2013. Needless to say, the Eurozone crisis with its complexity had a very inflicting effect on European and Global economy. Since the Eurozone is the world’s biggest economy, the impact of the crisis was felt in Asia and even has some effect on the recovering economy of the US (Eurostat, 2014). Furthermore, it exposed the weakness in the Eurozone monetary system – lack of sufficient monetary integration and need of fiscal responsibility of member countries. In addition, implicit guarantees of the sovereign debts of Eurozone members to the investors pushed the interest low, which in return gave an opportunity for the countries with weak economies to borrow more – that included governments, business and individual households to borrow more than they were able to repay. Moreover, long-term spending on social programs, such as public pensions, health care further exceeded what the countries’ economy could possibly pay for and required austerity measures contributed to the public discontent and anger.
Hungary is in Central Europe, Northwest of Romania. It was “a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until its collapse during World War I” (Factbook). After World War II, the country fell to Stalin’s regime. The announcement of Hungary’s removal in the Warsaw Pact caused a vast riot. The Hungarian Revolution was a spontaneous nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-forced policies. It was the first major threat to Soviet control since the USSR's forces drove out the Nazis at the end of World War II. In spite of the failure of the revolution, it was exceedingly significant, and came to play a position in the downfall of the Soviet Union years later.
‘Pan-Slavism is the belief that the Slavic peoples of eastern Europe should have their own nation.’ (Llewellyn et al, paragraph eight). Young Serbians joined nationalistic groups like the ‘Black Hand’. These groups wanted to remove Austria-Hungary from Serbia, which led to the encouragement of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne. Aimed to liberate the southern Austro-Hungarian provinces which was mainly populated by Slavs from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the assassination served as a great excuse for Austria-Hungary to attack Serbia. This dispute between Austria-Hungary and Serbia later escalated into what is now known as World War I, which was fought from late July 1914 until November 1918. Besides Austria-Hungary and Serbia,; Russia, Germany, France and Great Britain were drawn in the war. The carnage left behind at the conclusion of World War I was astounding. The casualties of military and civilian during the war totalled approximately ‘10 million soldiers were killed. That averages to about 6,500 deaths a day, every day. Plus, millions of civilians were also killed. Link back to nationalism to conclude’ (Rosenberg, paragraph 30). This is what came out of Serbia’s nationalistic feelings, a war and millions of people, not just soldiers,
Lasky, Melvin. "The Hungarian Revolution." Historical Text Archive: Electronic History Resources, online since 1990. Web. 28 Jan. 2014. .
The economic forces in Austria provide both positives and negatives. Austria is a member of the European Union (EU) and is very closely tied to Germany economically. Austria and Germany both conduct trade fairs that provide fantastic marketing opportunities. Austria is advanced technologically and has an efficient infrastructure that makes doing business there desirable. As a member of the EU, Austria switched to the euro as its currency. Relinquishing control of its monetary policy causes uncertainty for currency stability.
Corfield, Justin. "Austria-Hungary." American History Online. Facts On File News Services, n.d. Web. 12 Oct.
Many countries were fighting over the Balkland Peninsula before the start of WWI. Russia was trying to obtain access to the Mediterranean Sea, and Austria Hungary had taken control of Bosnia in 1878 ...
They lived mixed among themselves, dispersed throughout the regions with the race of the majority. In addition to the problems left to those who drew up the peace treaties (in accordance to the “ethnic problems”) were that there were still populations of a race of people within various nations that belonged ethnically to another nation. For example, within Hungary ...
Also a strong influence on Austria is its previous 50 year involvement in the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867-1918. During this time, Austria already had a strong alliance with Germany, and Austria infrequently held power over the German states during this time period. During a treaty made by the emperor at the time, Austria was lumped with Hungary as one state, binding the countries together. The people of the Empire were not consulted for this act, nor were they generally happy with it. However, throughout the remaining years of the Empire, the countries exchanged influences throughout each others cultures. As the countries melted together, their political distinctions soon began to disappear and this area was often referred to simply as Austria by the end of the Empires existence (The Editors). This German and Hungarian influence can be found in most regions of Austria and its cuisine to this day...
The population of the country includes about 84,619,974 people. The people of this country are all very close to their families. They work together to make the income that their family needs to survive. Sometimes they will do anything possible for this to happen.... ... middle of paper ...