4.2 Shifting borders in Europe

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4.2 Shifting borders in Europe

1. Changing borders
2. Lviv
3. Wrocław
4. Shifting borders

Changing borders

In Lviv (Ukraine) and Wrocław (Poland), the consequences of all sorts of border shifts since 1900 can clearly be seen.

Lviv --> How has the city developed between 1902 and today?

1902: Lemburg

- city in the east of Austrian Habsburg Empire

- ‘melting pot’ of peoples and cultures --> religions, languages

After WWI: Lwow

- city in the east of Poland

- Austrians moved out

Lviv --> How has the city developed between 1902 and today?

During and after WWII: Lvov

- German killed nearly all Jews in WW II

- Soviet Union took over power from Germany --> Lvov part of Soviet Union

- Ukrainians and Russians instead of Poles

After 1991: Lviv

- Ukraine became an independent state

- city in west of Ukraine

Wrocław --> How has the city developed between 1902 and today?

Before 1945: Breslau

- big city in the east of Germany

- 94% Germans, 6% Jews and Poles

After 1945: Wrocław

- city in the west of Poland

- many Poles: Lviv --> Wrocław

- Germans: Wrocław --> Germany

Shifting borders

When borders shift, peoples and cultures suffer.

Border shifts are caused by political factors.

--> Present-day examples?

What is the difference between a natural and a man-made border? Can you give an example of each?

Border shifts mainly happen in the east and southeast of Europe.
The borders of the Netherlands seem to be permanent.
Are they? Explain your answer...