The following Europe PowerPoint slides were submitted by Col Penny (NC-939)

1. The following Europe PowerPoint slides were submitted by Col Penny (NC-939)

2. EUROPE

3. Europe • Cultural Awareness • SCIS Documentaries and Student Presentations • Guided Discussion Addressing U.S. Interests

4. Europe Overview • Background • Culture and Religion • Economic and Social Issues • Politics and Government

5. EUROPEAn Overview

7. Cultural Mosaic • Shared Experiences • Roman Empire • Napoleon • History of Violence • WW I and WW II • Cold War • Longstanding ethnic/religious feuds • Leads to Shared Perspectives

8. Social Perspectives • Generous Social Welfare System • State Health Care • Unemployment • Extremely High Taxes

10. Vacation & Leisure • Vacation • France: 5/6 Weeks • Germany: 6+ Weeks • U.S: 2 Weeks • Leisure • Europeans enjoy their social life • More relaxed view of alcohol use • Another Area they all agree on is …

11. Education • 2,500 Years of Formal Education • World’s oldest universities • University of Bologna est 1150 • Literacy +90% • View on Higher Education • Language requirement

12. European People • Many countries have one dominant ethnic group • Swedes in Sweden • Hungarians in Hungary, etc • Most countries also have at least one minority group • Basques in Spain • Kurds in Turkey • Roma (Gypsies)

13. European People • Migration • Fall of Communism • Rise of EU and open borders • Promotes cross cultural interaction • Sometimes Good…

14. European People • Historical Hatred • Ethnic Cleansing • Former Yugoslavia • Current Ethnic Violence • For every different ethnic group, there is also a different language

15. European People • Immigration and Integration and Negative Population Growth. • With a population growth rate of near zero and death rates exceeding birth rates, Europe must turn to immigrants to sustain its growing economy • By 2025, the population of Europe is expected to fall by more than 25 million people

16. European People • Languages • 60+ languages • Large % are multi-lingual • English is common go between language • Thankfully, there aren’t 60 main religions

17. European People • Religion • 3 Dominant Religions • Christianity • Judaism • Islam

18. European People • Religion • Christianity • Dominant religion • Roman Catholic • Protestant • Eastern Orthodox • Church attendance down significantly in recent years

19. European People • Religion • Judaism • Practiced in Europe since Roman Times • Large part of the Jewish population wiped out by Nazis • Small communities still exist in urban centers

20. European People • Religion • Islam • Practiced in Europe since the 8th Century • Fueled recently by immigration from Africa and the Middle East • Fastest growing religion in Europe today • Religion has played a significant role in European History

21. European People • Religion • Positive • Cultural blending/bonding • Negative • Religious persecution/warfare • Northern Ireland • Balkans

22. Economic and Social Issues • European Economics • A tale of two cities • Central Europe • Western Europe

23. Economic and Social Issues • Central Europe • Communist Legacy • No basic freedom • Poor economies • Corruption

24. Economic and Social Issues • Central Europe • Lack of Incentive • Under Communism no need to excel • Blindly Follow Orders • No initiative • 40 Years of failure

25. Economic and Social Issues • Central Europe • Absence of Free-Market Financial Institutions and Laws • State run banks, manufacturers • No private ownership • Communist rot ran to the core of everything

26. Economic and Social Issues • Central Europe • Decayed Infrastructure • Most Communist construction was shoddy • Poor roads, bridges • Antiquated telecommunication systems • Thankfully things were better in the West

27. Economic and Social Issues • The European Union • The Single European Union Act • Maastricht Treaty • Euro

28. Politics and Government • EU Growth • 10 new members added in 2004 (25) • 2 more set for 2007 • 2 more in talks • Coincides with NATO expansion • 7 new members added in 2004 (26)

29. NATO • Foundation • Post Cold War evolution of NATO • NATO in Afghanistan (ISAF) • NATO and consensus based decisions

30. EU Military • Foundation • Battle Groups • US Role in EU Military Force

31. EuropeSummary • Background • Culture and Religion • Economic and Social Issues • Politics and Government

32. EUROPEQuestions

33. EUROPESCIS Videos and Student Presentations

34. Europe • Social and Cultural Issues • SCIS Video • Student Presentations

36. Europe • Social and Cultural Issues • SCIS Video • Student Presentations

37. Europe • Economics and the Environment • SCIS Video • Student Presentations

39. Europe • Economics and the Environment • SCIS Video • Student Presentations

40. Europe • Politics and Government • SCIS Video • Student Presentations

42. Europe • Politics and Government • SCIS Video • Student Presentations

43. Europe • Europe in World Affairs • SCIS Video • Student Presentations

45. Europe • Europe in World Affairs • SCIS Video • Student Presentations

46. Europe • Cultural Awareness • SCIS Documentaries and Student Presentations • Guided Discussion Addressing U.S. Interests