Topic: 1st and 2nd Balkan Crisis Summary: The Balkan War took place from 1912-1913 in the Balkan Peninsula in the southeastern part of Europe. Greece‚ Bulgaria‚ Montenegro and Serbia had gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in the 2oth century but their ethnic population was still under Ottoman rule. These nations formed the Balkan League. The League decided to attack the Ottoman Empire and the First Balkan War took place in October of 1912 and ended seven months later. The Ottoman Empire
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As the news of the individual surrender spread‚ fellow Germans saw that they were losing the war and started mutinies. Many people told the Kaiser to seek an armistice with the allies. However‚ he did not show any intensions of giving up. With the end so close‚ many American newspapers started to create rumors that the armistice had signed been signed by the Germans. They assumed that our leaders were suing for peace. They were still only considering signing an armistice. The American armistice was
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World War 1 was an occurrence after the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria by a Serbian nationalist in 1914. This wasn’t the main cause of the war‚ it was only the last straw that broke the camel’s back. The main causes of the war are deeper than on the surface. They include political‚ territorial and economic conflicts. There has been a lot of tension between the powers in Europe since the shift of the balance of power. The unification of Italy and most especially Germany also
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Clausewitz Von Karl throughout European history and his role in battle. As a boy Clausewitz attended his towns school which was known as Burg. It was one of the best institution during his time‚ this tells us he was very well educated. In his class‚ there were about seventy other students‚ most of them were between the ages six to sixteen. During their classes‚ they were taught grammar‚ arithmetic‚ and a bit of Latin. The curriculum was modelled after Hecker’s Realschule in Berlin‚ which sought
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H106 Notes Essay material Clausewitz proposed that "war is not merely an act of policy but a true political instrument‚ a continuation of political intercourse‚ carried on with other means (On War‚ p. 87).” The aim of war is to overcome or disarm the enemy and “there is no logical limit to the application of that force (On War‚ p. 77).” War is “a clash of forces freely operating and obedient to no law but their own (On War‚ p. 77).” When whole communities go to war—whole peoples‚ and especially
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Sudetanland Nazi-Soviet Pact Axis Powers Allies (Grand Alliance) Corvettes Annexation of Austria Conscription Crisis Normandy Juno Liberation of the Netherlands Kamikaze Divine Wind Hiroshima Nagasaki Fat Man Little Boy Enola Gay War Measures Act Internment Camps Repatriation Atomic Bomb Black rain Victory Bonds Rationing Propaganda RCAF RCN Sept 1st 1939 June 6th 1944 Dec 7th 1941 July 16th 1945 Aug 6th 1945 Aug 9th 1945 V1 & V2 Rockets Eva Braun Neville Chamberlain
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Secondly‚ the guns show how long technology takes to evolve and than how quick evolution can happen. It took centuries to go from smooth bore to rifled bore in the guns. Flintlock gun were still being used at the start of the American Civil War‚ 1861. By the time the war ended‚ 4 years later‚ percussion guns were in style. The Gatling gun showed up around 1867‚ it was replaced in under 100 years with the .50 caliber machine gun. Thirdly‚ railroads and computers are a very interesting study on how quick
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countries to form protective coalitions‚ even with nations that had once been bitter enemies. Smaller countries were forced to choose sides‚ and by 1914‚ Europe was separated into two heavily armed camps. Any spark would have been enough to ignite the war everyone expected. That spark was touched off in Sarajevo‚ the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In an attempt to ease tensions between Austria-Hungary and people in the Balkans‚ the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife made a ceremonial
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Modern History Summary World War 1 1914-1919 * Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to Austrian throne‚ assassinated 28th June 1914‚ invoked war * July Crisis 1914 led to multiple Euro nations declaring war against each other‚ separated into Allied (Britain‚ France‚ Russia) and Central Powers (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary) * Schlieffen Plan * Based on idea that Germany would have to fight France/Russia‚ didn’t want to fight them both at once * France would expect Germany to invade
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The First World War was the first ’total war’ - the whole nation had to be mobilised to fight. Men joined the army while women took over their jobs‚ but was this change lasting or a temporary effect of total war? The population at home - the basics People in Britain were affected by six main ways: 1. Recruitment - there was a huge poster campaign to get people to join up‚ and the government had to introduce conscription in 1916. Conscientious objectors could be imprisoned. Women were recruited
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