A Fatal Mistake Albert Einstein once said‚” You cannot prevent war and prepare for war at the same time”. A country entering war is not a very smart choice considering its consequences‚ but it’s a bigger error to unite to it when its conditions aren’t as good to handle its way through it. During World War One many countries entered the war and faced many difficulties after. This war lasted from July‚ 1914 to November‚ 1918‚ and was mostly centered in Europe. One of the counties to make a
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Could Austria-Hungary have deterred Russian mobilization in 1914? The confrontation between Austria-Hungary and Russia took place against the context of World War I. Basically the Industrial Revolution was responsible for this war of great magnitude – something the world had not witnessed previously. The Industrial Age led to technological advancements and it triggered arms race (Lec 8 page 6). Nations armed with these tools began to churn out goods en masse. Production meant two things – resources
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The Byzantine Empire‚ in western Asia and southeastern Europe‚ expanded into eastern Europe. The Byzantine Empire‚ with territory in the Balkans‚ the Middle East‚ and the eastern Mediterranean‚ maintained very high levels of political‚ economic‚ and cultural life between 500 and 1450 C.E. The empire continued many Roman patterns and spread its Orthodox Christian civilization through most of eastern Europe‚ Belarus‚ Ukraine‚ and Russia. Catholic Christianity‚ without an imperial center‚ spread in
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Environment. As a candidate for European Union (EU)‚ Croatia is increasingly targeting Western European FDI. With its capital Zagreb‚ being the center of economical and political development‚ the former Yugoslavian country had to recover from the Balkan wars and position itself newly in international competition. The 4.5 million inhabitants speak Croatian and have German and English as secondary languages from minor school levels on.1 Today there is
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History Notes on the 19th Century Nationalism- fanatical devotion to “nation’s” commonalities Imperialism- one nation dominates another Industrialism- mass production of technology to be more effective Capitalism- competition (between nations) to eradicate; all for profit Militarism- utilize military as 1st choice; espirit de corps Scientificism- reasoning and justifications; technology Social Darwinism- “survival of the fittest”; why you take place in other “isms”- hierarchy Crimean
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by the Balkan powers to possess Macedonia for its economic wealth and its strategic military corridors. The Treaty of San Stefano in 1878‚ ending the Russo-Turkish War‚ gave the largest part of Macedonia to Bulgaria. Bulgaria lost much of its Macedonian territory when it was defeated by the Greeks and Serbs in the Second Balkan War of 1913. Most of Macedonia went to Serbia and the remainder was divided among Greece and Bulgaria. Geography Landlocked country in the heart of the Balkans. In comparison
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WEEK 9.YOUNG TURKS * Tıbbiye students formed Ottoman Unity Society‚ laters some members joined CUP_Committe of Unity and progress. * Started against Abdulhamid’s absolute regime (istibdad). Supporting the westernizationed and modernizations. * Many member of the Y.O were educated in Western style school of Ottoman Empire‚ however these members are lower ranking bureaucrats and student of royal colleges. * Baski yonetimine karsi kendi aralarinda kurduklari birlikle mucadele baslayan
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What were the events that brought World War I? World War I is considered as one of the biggest war in the world. World War I started at July 28 1914‚ and ended at November 11 1918. During these 4 years of war‚ more than 9 million soldiers and 7 million citizens were killed. The war was caused by several different conflicts beforehand‚ such as colonial rivalry‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliances. But‚ the immediate event that triggered World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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main factor is the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary. 7. Was the description of the Balkans as the “powder keg” of Europe justified? Yes‚ the Balkans was overlapping many groups that were trying to unite the Slavs and take ore more and more territory. That caused major conflict in Europe. Powder Keg refers to a keg full of explosives. It would be very unstable. The Balkans caused instability in Europe due to different people wanting its land. Not everyone could have it. Everyone
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Latia Jackson Pd.4 Mr. Neidich World History Expansion Essay Throughout the history expansion‚ groups have set out conquer various lands‚ people‚ and cities for a multitude of reasons; social‚ political‚ economic‚ and environmental. The three groups that are known for their similar expansion efforts are the Mongols‚ Spanish‚ and Ottoman. From 1180 to 1220‚ Mongolia experienced ad drop in temperature. This meant that the growing season would be cut short‚ and it would become difficult for
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