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Just like many great duos throughout history, Bulgaria and Germany have a fascinating (though uneven) relationship. In today’s episode, we’re going to take a closer look at the impact of politics on economies as we trace this history of Bulgaria and Germany following World War II, and examine the ways capitalism, and communism, impacted their economic strength today.
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General
Getis, Bjelland, and Getis. Introduction to Geography, 15 ed. McGraw-Hill Education. 2017. ISBN: 978-1-259-57000-1
Gregory, Derek, Ron Johnston, Geraldine Pratt, Michael Watts, and Sarah Whatmore, eds. 2009. The Dictionary of Human Geography. 5th ed. Willey-Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-4051-3288-6
For a free and open source option for Intro to Human Geography, see: humangeography.pressbooks.com/
For a free and open source option for World Regional Geography, see: worldgeography.pressbooks.com/front-matter/introduction/
Cracking the AP Human Geography Exam: 2020 edition. The Princeton Review.
Sofia and Bulgaria General History
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia
cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bulgaria/
Germany
vividmaps.com/germany-is-still-divided-by-east-and-west/
britannica.com/place/Germany/The-East-German-system
arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=a575ead674b84f15a72c6196dbbd777a
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/11/06/east-germany-has-narrowed-economic-gap-with-west-germany-since-fall-of-communism-but-still-lags/
bmwi.de/Redaktion/EN/Publikationen/jahresbericht-zum-stand-der-deutschen-einheit-2018.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3
Bulgaria Economy
etd.ohiolink.edu/apexprod/rws_olink/r/1501/10?clear=10&p10_accession_num=osu1141408829
cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bulgaria/#economy
worldbank.org/en/country/bulgaria/overview#3
open.lib.umn.edu/worldgeography/chapter/2-4-eastern-europe/
imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLS/world-economic-outlook-databases#sort=%40imfdate%20descending
imf.org/en/Countries/BGR
worldstopexports.com/bulgarias-top-15-import-partners/
oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/rou/partner/bgr
bbc.com/news/world-europe-17202996
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4001113.stm
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/327199.stm
German Bulgaria relations
oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/deu/partner/bgr
trademap.org/Country_SelProductCountry_Map.aspx?nvpm=1%7c100%7c%7c%7c%7cTOTAL%7c%7c%7c2%7c1%7c1%7c1%7c1%7c1%7c2%7c1%7c1%7c3
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria%E2%80%93Germany_relations
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