They wanted the disorders in the streets to end. * The university students also wanted reforms. They started a second uprising. This frightened the Austrian emperor to such an extent that he fled. This created unrest among common people of Austria. * In mid June‚ men working on government projects rebelled. They demanded higher pay‚ or else they would join the rebellion force. This revolt was crushed by the government. Their leaders were also arrested. * In October‚ the Austria’s Minister
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Tim O’Brien‚ author of If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home attempted to reveal the true horrors accounted for during the Vietnam war that changed many people’s lives in a sullen way by narrating personal stories from memory‚ showing his revamped lifestyle‚ and psychologically explaining how the draft affected Americans. O’Brien demonstrates through his writing how evil the war actually was. Toe poppers‚ Bouncing Betties‚ booby-trapped artillery‚ mortar round and hand grenades were
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Notes on ‘Martin And The Hand Grenades’ Subject Matter Martin is a young boy presenting a grenade to his classmates as part of a show and tell segment of a history lesson. The classes’ reaction to the grenade is one of great excitement. In contrast‚ the narrator‚ the classroom history teacher‚ is disgusted by the weapon and the children’s excited reaction. Themes The main theme of the poem is the differing attitudes towards weapons which are symbolic of war. From that stems three other
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1. Why Did International Tension Increase In Europe In The Period 1912 To The Assassination Of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914? One of the reasons why international tension increased in Europe in the period 1912 to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1912 was because the Balkan States were fed up of being owned by the Ottomans‚ so Serbia‚ Greece‚ Bulgaria‚ and Montenegro came together and formed the Balkan League and decided to attack them. This was the first Balkan War.
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Common Assessment: the Assassination of the Archduke Was the Most Important Cause of WW1. Do you agree? Two bullets fired in a Sarajevo back-street on the morning of the 28th June in 1914 set in motion a series of events that have shaped the world we live in today: World War One‚ World War Two‚ the Cold War and their conclusions all trace their causes to the gunshots that shook that summer day. But why was this so important? Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife were the victims‚ the
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before the family left Austria. Maria did not marry Georg von Trapp because she was in love with him. As she said in her autobiography Maria‚ she fell in love with the children at first sight‚ not their father. When he asked her to marry him‚ she was not sure if she should abandon her religious calling but was advised by the nuns to do God’s will and marry Georg After a prolonged period of economic stagnation‚ political dictatorship‚ and intense Nazi propaganda inside Austria‚ German troops entered
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the son of King Ferdinand‚ who was next in line for the Austrian/ Hungarian throne. His name was Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Their plan was to be present at the carriage ride that Franz Ferdinand was taking before making his big speech in Bosnia. Many different problems arose during the assassination but Franz Ferdinand was successfully killed. The members of the Black Hand gang were captured and the truth about their motives were spilled. All anger broke loose and a month later‚ Austria/Hungary declared
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Austria Hungary in 1914 The Dual Monarchy before WWI The Austro-Hungarian Empire was established in 1867 by the Ausgleich (Compromise) by Austria and Hungary. They both became self-governing states under a common monarch‚ the ruling Habsburg. Each had its own parliament for internal affairs‚ but foreign policy‚ war and finance were decided by common ministers. In the summer of 1914‚ on June 28th the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was attending army maneuvers in Bosnia. He was accompanied by
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Austria Austria is said to ba a beautiful country‚ with the quality of life which is very high in Austria. Austria’s capital ranks as one of the most attractive cities world wide. In Austria‚ there is a place called Vienna‚ which is the capital of Austria‚ and its history goes way back to roman times. Many cities in Europe are based on Romen military settlement called Vindobona. Another city in Austria is Salzburg‚ the birth place of the town could be set in the year 696 when the missionary
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AUSTRIA Economic Freedom Score 25 World Rank: 24 Regional Rank: 14 Least free 0 economic score is 72.4‚ A ustria’s24th freestfreedom2014 Index. Itsmakingisits economy the in the score 0.6 point better than last year due to improved scores for investment 50 75 Most 100 free 72.4 Freedom Trend 74 freedom‚ business freedom‚ and trade freedom. Austria is ranked 14th out of 43 countries in the Europe region‚ and its overall score is well above the regional
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