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    Causes of World War One

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    World War One or ‘The Great War’ as it became known‚ occurred due to many causes‚ some of which still remain unexposed today. The obvious trigger for the war was the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on 28th June 1914. The assassination occurred during the Archduke’s visit to Sarajevo‚ the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Archduke was targeted due to the general feeling amongst Serbians that‚ once appointed to the throne

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    She wanted to expand into the Balkans and West Asia. This alarmed the powers like Britain and Russia and increased the tension between the powers. Thirdly‚ for the Pan-Slav Movement‚ Russia wanted to unite all Slavs into a big Slav state under Russian leadership. These complicated the

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    therefore advised to rely solely on the information presented in the exercise and not on any prior expertise when responding to questions. For this exercise you will assume the role of desk officer at DG Enlargement within the Unit responsible for the Balkan Region. The documentation you need‚ is integrated in this booklet. You will find in it a certain number of e-mails‚ reports‚ articles and other documents that you will need to analyse and integrate in order to be able to properly deal with the assignment

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    reasons were Balkan nationalism‚ entangling alliances‚ and militarism. Balkan nationalism was one of the major causes of World War I. Balkan is a peninsula in Southeast Europe‚ it contains Greece‚ Turkey‚ Albania‚ Macedonia‚ Bulgaria‚ Kosovo‚ Montenegro‚ Serbia‚ Moldova‚ Croatia‚ Slovenia‚ Bosnia‚ and Herzegovina. Britain‚ France‚ and few other countries were interested in the territorial gain of this section of Europe since right on the border of the East and West. In 1912‚ several Balkan nations signed

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    Serbia in WW1

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    Serbia in WW1 The Balkans Crisis 1908 Austria-Hungary was worried about Serbia’s aim- to unite other Balkan states under one rule- Greater Serbia. Races that live in Austria-Hungary may revolt in order to join greater Serbia. Events: Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia The annexation of Bosnia annoyed Serbia who appealed to Russia to help Russia called for an international conference Austria-Hungary backed by Germany refused Russia‚ too weak to fight was forced to back down Consequences: Austria-Hungary

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    territories they lost‚ and bringing pride back to their nations. Therefore‚ nationalism fueled the joining of many nations into the war because it created competition and a hope for gaining lands. Nationalism was also a main cause of the Balkan crisis. The Serbs in the Balkan Peninsula were very nationalistic people‚ that were proud of their culture and didn’t want to be colonized by anyone. They rebelled a lot and created tension between them and the Austro-Hungarians. Therefore‚ nationalism was the cause

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    The South Stream project is designed by Gazprom and ENI; two large companies in the industry of oil and energy. As a result in the following essay‚ the South Stream project and its impact on the economic development for the South Eastern Europe will be discussed and critically evaluated. Hence‚ the geographical and political developments regarding the South East Europe will be provided for better understanding the impact of South Stream. Additionally‚ the impact of economic development of the South

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    Amid a period of decline in the power and extent of the Ottoman Empire‚ Abdülhamid II ascended the throne in 1876.[1] As sultan‚ he witnessed insurrection in the Balkans‚ the Russo-Ottoman War of 1978‚ the loss of massive amounts of territory‚ and the end of the Tanzimât period of reform. These points set the stage for a consolidation of imperial power and the utilization of the role of caliph as a legitimation tool in the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century. Beginning in 1517‚ Ottoman sultans

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    including British involvement in the Eastern Question. Britain’s aims in the Eastern Question were to maintain the integrity of the Ottoman Empire as a buffer to Russia‚ to encourage the reform of the Ottoman Empire‚ to prevent Russian penetration of the Balkans and contain the Russian Navy‚ to prevent Russian Influences in the Dardanelles and at Constantinople and also to prevent the advancement of French interests in Egypt and in the Eastern Question. During this period‚ there were several different Prime

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    system. The disaster that Marx predicted came in the form of World War I. The political climate in Europe before World War I was tense for a number of reasons‚ many of which were results of capitalism. Military alliances‚ continental interest in the Balkan region‚ and rising levels of nationalism all contributed to the start of World War

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