and imperial competition and fear of war prompted military alliances and an arms race‚ which further escalated the tension contributing to the outbreak of war. Much of the origin of the war was based on the desire of the Slavic peoples in Bosnia and Herzegovina to no longer be part of Austria Hungary but instead be part
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ENG 370b Balkan Cinema Final Project Research Paper The Eastern perception of homosexuality in ‘’Go West’’ “In Bosnia‚ when you buy land and start to dig the foundation for a house‚ you can never be sure you won’t find a mass grave; there’s been so much bloodshed‚” said Ahmed Imamovic when asked about his latest film ‘’Belvedere’’‚ the Bosnian nomination for the Oscars of 2012. (Hampton 2011) Although the movie is considered his greatest accomplishment so far by both critics and audience‚ he
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extent is rape a weapon of war in the Bosnian War? The Bosnian War began in 1992 and ended in 1995‚ throughout those years more than 20‚000 rapes occurred. The war was fought between the Serbs and the Croats that were residing in Bosnia. Both sides wanted to annex an area of Bosnia either for Serbia or Croatia. Systematic rape was one of the most common weapons primarily used by the Serbs. It was disturbingly successful in purposeful impregnations‚ instilling widespread fear‚ and stealing every bit of
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The Yugoslavian Conflict Yugoslavia is a country burdened by feuding sides in a war that cannot soon be resolved. The United Nations are attempting to help the situation‚ but until the people of Yugoslavia can come to an agreement continued warfare and heartache is inevitable. The problems in Yugoslavia began because the country is separated into two distinct parts. The north and west parts of the country were once under the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ and the south and the
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was born in Bosnia-Herzegovina in July‚ 1894. Gavrilo was one of nine children‚ six of whom died in infancy. His health was poor and from and early age suffered from tuberculosis. Princip attended schools in Sarajevo and Tuzla‚ but in May 1912‚ left Bosnia for Belgrade to continue his education. while in Serbia‚ Princip joined the Black Hand secret society. For the next two years he spent most of his spare time with other nationalists who also favoured a union between Bosnia and Serbia.
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Causes- Theres only one immediate cause‚ the assassination of Franz Ferdinand :P. This one event made all the aforementioned items come into play. This was in protest to Austria-Hungary having control of this region. Serbia wanted to take over Bosnia and Herzegovina. This assassination led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia. Once that was declared Russia declared war on Austria-hungary due to their alliance which led to Germany declaring war etc etc. If we look at the causes‚ it seems Serbia
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Genocide in Bosnia The Bosnian genocide is often referred to as the hidden genocide‚ yet it had catastrophic effects on humanity. Over 100‚000 people were killed and it displaced millions of people. The genocide occurred between 1992 and 1995. The Social Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was made up of six nations under the leadership of Josip Broz Tito. Once Tito passed away in 1990‚ there was a power vacuum‚ and politicians began a nationalistic campaign pitting Serbs‚ Croats and Bosniaks against
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Serbia’s strategic location between two continents has subjected it to invasions by many peoples. Belgrade is believed to have been leveled to the ground by 30 different armies in recorded history. Apart from being under nominal Serbian rule since the 7th century (having been allowed to settle in Byzantium by its emperor Heraclius)‚ through history various parts of the territory of contemporary Serbia have been claimed or ruled by the Roman Empire (conquered the indigenous Celts and Illyrians); the
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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 trip to Sarajevo. Ferdinand was in line to be the next emperor of the Austria-Hungarian
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the Greater Serbia movement brought unrest in the Eastern Europe and intensified the conflicts between Russian-Serbia and Austria-Hungary too. Explain why they were rivals in the area. These two movements were to enlarge Serbia with Albania‚ Bosnia-Herzegovina‚ and Montenegro‚ and to unify all Slavs under the leadership of Russia. The Treaty of San Stefano and Congress of Berlin in 1878 made the situation worse as the Russian gains were limited by other powers‚ led by Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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