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  The *capital of Bulgaria is #*.                                                                                                                                 Sofia                                                  Plovdiv                                                Varna                                                  Pleven                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The new, *free government in Bulgaria faces serious opposition from #, ethnic minorities (Turks) and [*.                                                        old hard-line communists                               out-of-work Commissars                                 other eastern European countries                       Russian leftists                                       the army                                               the Red Brigade                                        the European Economic Community                        exiled aristocrats                                      	  *Since* gaining *independence, Bulgaria's political boundaries* have *changed several times as # fought to gain parts of it*.                                   neighboring countries                                  the Soviet Union                                       the Ottoman Empire                                     the Serbian Army                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      *Since WWII Bulgaria developed an important steel industry,* but the *near exhaustion of # deposits forced them to turn to imports*.                            iron                                                   coal                                                   chromium                                               nickel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The *collapse of communism in Eastern Europe* also *brought an end to the communist regime in Bulgaria; # were held in October, 1991*.                          free elections                                         trials for communist leaders                           seminars on capitalist trade                           giant clam bakes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    	  *Because of the # occupation* of Bulgaria in WWII, the* Bulgarian communists were able to *set up a communist government there* in 1945.                        Soviet                                                 Allied                                                 German                                                 Greek                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 *Bulgaria has inadequate resources for producing all the # it needs* so it must import oil from the former Soviet Union.                                        electricity                                            plastic products                                       firewood                                               food                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  The *# River forms much of Bulgaria's northern boundary with [*, thus giving Bulgaria access to this vital river transport system.                              Danube                                                 Volga                                                  Dnieper                                                Elba                                                   Romania                                                Turkey                                                 Germany                                                Greece                                                  	  *Bulgaria's support for #* in WWII *brought invasion and occupation by *the Red Army of the *[*.                                                                Hitler's Germany                                       Trotsky's counter revolutionaries                      Romel's Afrika Corps                                   Chamberlain's appeasement policy                       Soviet Union                                           Red China                                              Ottoman Empire                                         Axis Forces                                               *Bulgaria's communist government took control of most farm land* and *# that produced low yields*.                                                              set up inefficient farms                               used cheap Soviet fertilizer                           hired Romanian agricultural experts                    planted South American wheat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  *East of Bulgaria lies the #*, giving Bulgarians access to *the shipping lanes that lead to the Soviet Union and southward into [*.                             Black Sea                                              Caspian Sea                                            Baltic Sea                                             Adriatic                                               the Mediterranean                                      the Persian Gulf                                       Syria                                                  Iraq                                                    	  *Communist organization, #, and interference from neighboring nations made the *1920s and 30s a time of confusion for Bulgaria*.                                poverty                                                low quality phone service                              fights between ethnic groups                           Fascist propaganda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    *Communist mismanagement created *# in Bulgaria,* and the labor force had little incentive to improve and expand production.                                    inefficient industries                                 inequality between classes                             high unemployment                                      small cottage industries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  *Bulgaria* is a *mountainous* country, *dominated by the #;* its *highest mountain is [* at 9,597 feet (2,925 m.)*.                                             Balkan mountains                                       Carpathian mountains                                   Transylvanian Alps                                     Pyrenees                                               Musala                                                 Montenegro                                             Midzhur                                                Bobotov Kuk                                               *Under* the *communist regime* established in 1945, *Bulgaria had # with a policy of [*.                                                                        a planned economy                                      strong economic growth                                 a service economy                                      high unemployment                                      rapid and forced industrialization                     laissez-faire capitalism                               careful investment                                     maximizing short term profits                           	  *Bulgaria's #*, her impoverished peasants *and* her *closeness to Russia encouraged local [ to organize after WWI*.                                             sharp class differences                                agricultural economy                                   oppressive government                                  civil war                                              communists                                             businessmen                                            environmentalists                                      mayors                                                    *Since the collapse of communism, Bulgaria has begun to convert from state ownership of farms and industry to #*.                                               private ownership                                      a service economy                                      employee ownership                                     Japanese managed companies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  The *capital and largest city of Bulgaria is #;*  just over *60% of* the *population* now *[*.                                                                  Sofia                                                  Bucharest                                              Plovdov                                                Belgrade                                               lives in urban areas                                   wants to leave the country                             make their living from fishing                         are employed by the government                          	  Although *initially neutral in WWI, Bulgaria later entered on the side of #, hoping to gain territory from Serbia*.                                             Germany and Austria                                    Russia                                                 Sweden                                                 France and England                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    *Bulgaria* has a relatively low standard of living, has economic problems, and *would like to get # from the U.S. and Europe*.                                  investments                                            scientists and engineers                               consumer goods                                         food and clothing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  *The #*, located in the north between the Danube River and the Balkan Mountains, *is the main [ of Bulgaria*.                                                   Danubian plain                                         Romanian valley                                        Belochivik swamp                                       Darnuvian highlands                                    agricultural region                                    tourist attraction                                     industrial region                                      urban center                                            	  *Bulgaria* was *founded by* a Turkic people called the *#* who *first conquered, and later were absorbed by, the local Slavic people*.                          Bulgars                                                Burglars                                               Buglers                                                Bunglers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              *Bulgaria faces problems of severe inflation, #, a large foreign debt, and [ shortages*.                                                                        falling industrial output                              annual flooding                                        foreign interference                                   labor strikes                                          food and fuel                                          water                                                  timber                                                 manpower                                                   *# is the largest Bulgarian Black Sea resort*.                                                                                                                  Sunny Beach                                            The Riviera                                            The pyramids                                           Club Med                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            	  Until 1878 *Bulgaria was part of the #; after* its *independence*, the country *became a pawn of the [*.                                                        Ottoman Turkish empire                                 Soviet union                                           Triple-Alliance                                        Austro-Hungarian empire                                Russians and Austrians                                 Germans                                                Greeks and Hungarians                                  Turks                                                   
  The *lower elevations in Bulgaria have #, a long growing season and* suffer from *occasional drought*; the mountains are quite cool.                            a mild climate                                         hot summers                                            frequent wind storms                                   harsh winters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  Bulgaria is home to *approximately # million people*.                                                                                                           8.9                                                    9.8                                                    7.2                                                    6.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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