History of Football in Croatia Valeri 2 In the late 19th century football was popularized in Croatia by Franjo Bučar. When the beautiful game first came into play, its Croatian name was ‘Nogomet’. The earliest clubs in Croatia were founded before World War I. Some clubs included HASK and PNISK in 1903, Hajduk and Gradanski in 1911. The Croatian Football Federation was founded in 1912. After World War I, the
Croatia is a country with a lot of history and in order to make an adequate decision for our company we must first take a quick look at the recent history. Croatia has been in a hotspot for turmoil in the last hundred years. Consumed by wars, civil unrest, and political havoc. Heading into the 1900s Croatia did not even exist as it was officially part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After the fall of the empire it join the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes becoming Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia was
Architects as Managers of Change in Croatia Transition in a social sense is a change from one system into another. Globally, the modernist paradigm changed to the post-modern with the disappearance of central authorities, universal dogmas and foundational ethics. The post-modern world introduced fragmentation, instability, indeterminacy and insecurity. Architectural responses to these conditions occurred as a 'semantic nightmare' of the post-modern discourse and/or the attempted completion of
SUBJECT: ZAGREB, CROATIA Welcome to one of the most beautiful cities in Central Europe, Zagreb! Although located in a country plagued by war, it offers safety, a strong history, and many tourism destinations. It is considered to be “the focal point of culture and science, and now of commerce and industry as well” in Croatia. HISTORY: Originally a “suburb of the ancient Roman town of Andautonia”, the Mongols invaded it in 1242. It became an important city of Croatia and Slovenia, which at the present
Croatia and Bosnia, previous allies, began open warfare. Croatia and Serbia both wanted control of Bosnia. Bosnia was also largely Muslim. Acts of genocide were reported by all sides during the Yugoslavian conflicts. However, at this time genocide became more common. Serbian military groups engaged in widespread genocide against the Muslim Bosnians. This sparked the increased involvement of the United Nations and NATO. In 1994, the United States brokered peace between Croatia and Bosnia
between 1990-1995, the war started when Croatia declared their independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Serbians had control over the Yugoslavian People’s Army as well as cooperative local Serbian forces. Croatia intended to break away from Yugoslavia to become an independent country, while Serbians living in Croatia, supported the Yugoslavian war efforts. They combated the withdrawal that Croatia wanted because they wanted Croatia to stay under the control of Yugoslavia
I: Background After the Second World War, the Balkan states of Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia and Slovenia joined the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia. Years later, in 1980, after the untimely death of Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito, the growing nationalism and patriotism among the different Yugoslav people threatened to split their still fragile union apart. This process reached a tipping point in the mid-1980s during the rise of the former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic
south and 250 miles from west to east at its widest part. Its total area was 98,766 square miles. Three years later the country’s area had been reduced by 60 percent and its population of 23 million cut by more than half. The provinces of Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina had seceded, leaving Serbia and Montenegro as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The description below covers Yugoslavia, as it existed prior to disintegration. Yugoslavia has a mountainous terrain. The northwestern
Split the second biggest city in Croatia,is one of the beautiful cities in the world, known for its great balance between tradition and modernity. The cities most renown and unique features include the coastal mountains, ancient walls and the Adriatic waters. The city hosts the largest ferry port since it is a point on the transit routes towards other islands in Croatia. The city contains narrow streets where tourists like to stroll and catch a glimpse of their hidden treasures. Built using historical
he said. ‘It’s just the Fourth of July!’ I could not understand what the date had to do with an air raid” (Nović 129). Even though they were fireworks, she believed it was an air raid, because the large explosions reminded her of the war back in Croatia, her home. In America, her adoptive parents tried to avoid talking to Ana about her past, which is a good thing because they wanted her to forget about her past and instead sent Ana to a guidance counselor. Even with the counseling, Ana was still
centuries living peacefully with one another and were able to carry out regular life. The three major religions recognized in Yugoslavia were Islamic, Serbian Orthodox, and Roman Catholic. There were three main republics in Yugoslavia; Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The three different republics in the region of Yugoslavia is what allowed for such ethnic diversity. Each religion was specific to one area of religious practice but all people could practice any one the religions in any location
worked well in the nation and revived the crisis frame of ethic relation. The rise of nationalism in Serbia broke the nationality balance in Yugoslavia, since Serbia gained control over half the votes in all federal bodies and institutions. Therefore, Croatia and Slovenia reacted with their own nationalism. The rising nationalism in all parts of Yugoslavia exacerbated the crisis frame as the hostility between ethnic groups was no longer fabricated but truly
Austria-Hungary was a multi ethnic state which implied that it was comprised of individuals frame a wide range of nationalities. This caused issues when Nationalism grabbed hold since the greater part of the diverse gatherings of nationalities needed their autonomy, they needed national statehood. This caused turmoil and insecurity inside the Empire. What was the fate of the domain of Austria-Hungary after World War I? After World War 1, Austria-Hungary was broken into pieces, generally along ethnic
because many of the countries didn’t think it was appropriate to be a single country. There were many different religions, languages and cultures within Yugoslavia and the nations did not want that excessive diversity in one country anymore. Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia left first. Then, Bosnia decided to split up and following it Montenegro and lastly Serbia. The
Yugoslavia was fabricated in the year of 1918. Located near the country of Italy, the territory is now broken up into six independent countries. The nation started to fall apart in the late 1980 's, following the World War II victory for the Allies. While some countries can benefit from diversity, there was just too much for Yugoslavia to survive. Yugoslavia as a nation failed because of too much autonomy between the six nations that came to be, too many different cultures in one nation, and simply
Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia made the first pushes for independence in the early 1990’s. However, as these countries were formed with diverse ethnic demographics and no clear political aims for each ethnic group, it was a mere free for all as ethnic groups throughout
Herzegovina in April of 1992 but the Serbs were not content with the new leadership and left the new Republic and began preparations for war, aided with heavy armaments and ammunition from Serbia, the Croats quickly followed suit and gained support from Croatia but to a lesser extent. War broke out in early April of 1992 and the initial aggressor remains a point of contention between the Bosniaks and the
The economy of Croatia was hit by Global Financial Crisis in 2009 and currently is in its 6th consecutive year of recession. The country has also been affected by the Eurozone crisis, since Croatia is dependent on the economy of the EU. Approximately half of Croatia’s trade is with the Eurozone, namely with Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Austria, and the Eurozone is the basis of around 75% of foreign direct investment (FDI) that flows into Croatia. Nowadays Croatia’s economy remains to be in need of foreign
Snyder1 Zachary Snyder Commander Baca Naval science spring project April, 13, 2013 “THE BATTLE OF LISSA” “THE BATTLE OF LISSA” “The battle of lissa took place on July 20, 1866. The battle occurred as part of the Third Italian Independence War”. Which Italy allied with Prussia in the course of the conflict against Austria? The main objective of the Italian’s was to capture Venice. The battle took place in the Adriatic Sea and was a decisive victory for an outnumbered Austrian Empire force over a superior
World War I was one of the first biggest war of the 20th century. The argument of who started World War I has been discussed and blamed ever since the war started. There are those who believed that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the cause of World War I, but the assassination was not the only reason that causes World War I. After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Because Russia has a special ethnic tie with Serbia, Russia declares