"Merciful Angel”. The more common name for the events in Serbia‚ still used in historical records‚ is "NATO aggression”. The NATO bombing marked the second major combat operation in its history‚ following the 1995 NATO bombing campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 1999 bombings led to the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces from Kosovo‚ the establishment of UNMIK‚ a U.N. mission in Kosovo and put an end to the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. Kosovo War: Operation Allied Force Conflict: Operation Allied
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World War 1 is undoubtedly one of the greatest tragedies in the history of the modern world‚ responsible for the deaths of over 11 million young men. From 1914-1918 the European powers fought out one of the bloodiest series of battles ever recorded‚ including some horrific battles like the Battle of Fromelles‚ the Battle of the Somme‚ Gallipoli and the Battle of Verdun to name only a few. The reasons behind this tragic event are complex‚ but several factors including Imperialism had a rather influential
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Rafael L. Cortada-Brzykcy Professor D. Portillo English 091 2 April 2013 The Slavs: East vs. West vs. South When the term “Slav” is mentioned‚ the first people to come to mind are the Russians. We know them by their unique script of writing‚ vodka‚ and are the most populated of all of the ethnic tribes that populated the mountains‚ rivers‚ and plains of Eastern Europe. Although a quintessential people of this continent‚ they differ greatly from many of their brothers and sisters of the same
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Modern History Account for the different goals of the Big Three Allied leaders at the Paris Peace Conference The Paris Peace Conference took place in 1919 to set the peace terms for the defeated Central powers. Three men took charge called ‘The Big Three’ and they were President Woodrow Wilson of the United States‚ Prime Minister David Lloyd George of Great Britain and George Clemenceau of France. The Conference was initially planned as a pre-meeting to set the terms of what they were going
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before becoming apart of the Parlaiment. In the year of 1988 Paddy Ashdown shifted to become the very first leader of the newly formed Liberal Democrat party. Soon after leaving the Parlaiment Mr. Ashdown served as the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ a country in Southeastern Europe. Paddy Ashdown expresses his opinion about the world and believes that as individuals‚ we are living in a moment in history where power is constantly changing in ways which it has never before. He outlines
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Alphonse Mucha & Art Nouveau New York: Dateline 1939: Alphonse Mucha‚ the highly regarded Art Nouveau artist passed away today‚ July 14‚ 1939‚ shortly after being questioned by the Gestapo. Since the late Victorian period‚ Mucha’s art‚ in particular‚ his posters that hang in many homes and businesses‚ has enriched the world with its beauty. Mucha was born in 1860 in southern Moravia‚ which at the time was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His rural roots resulted in a deep folk art influence
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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‚ Ferdinand would continue the persecution of Serbs living within the borders of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Just moments after the two
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Pan-Slavism created the trigger cause at the conflict. The multi-cultural and ethnic empire of Austro-Hungary was submerged with internal discontent via nationalistic fervor. On June 28th‚ 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand met at Sarajevo‚ of modern Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ to give a speech to his diverse people on why they could not be granted independence from the Empire. The assassination of the heir to the throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ his wife‚ and unborn baby in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip‚ a member
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Cited: "Charter of the United Nations." The Annals of America 16 1976): 321- 331 McGovern‚ George Morris‚ Christopher. "United Nations Forces in Bosnia." photograph. Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia‚ 2000 ed. Reuters. "United Nations Peacekeepers." photograph. Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia‚ 2000 ed. Roosevelt‚ Eleanor. "The United Nations." The Annals of America 16(1976): 613-617 Truman‚ Harry
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The 3 main causes of World War 1 World war one‚ also known as the Great War‚ began in 1914 due to feuds between European countries. It was one of the worst wars of its time and had a huge effect on the people of the world. There are many different reasons argued for the cause of world war one and whilst there were many different reasons that contributed to the outbreak of the war‚ such as significant individuals or militarism‚ there were 3 main reasons for the start of World War 1‚ these reasons
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