World War I (WWI) was a hard fought‚ crude war that lasted just over four years. Nationalism‚ a group’s desire to form their own country‚ militarism‚ a group’s opinion of military use to gain power over another‚ and imperialism‚ a gaining of power due to conquering other countries‚ all played a big role in the beginning of WWI. However‚ this was not actually the cause of the war. The famous start of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Here are some other factors
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displayed a huge issue and people consider this one of the big reasons the genocide occurred. These two groups have had tension amongst them for a while and once the genocide occurred they just attacked one another. As you can see the cultural and social differences between this group was another factor that led to the genocide in Rwanda. Although the Tutsis were the main group being attacked they both played a huge role in the genocide because the previous tensions between the two was showed. In the movie
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into the most devastating war the world had ever experienced. The assassination wasn’t the only reason. Several other causes‚ such as the M.A.I.N. causes (militarism‚ alliance systems‚ imperialism‚ nationalism)‚ the crises‚ and the annexation of Bosnia‚ had built up a tension in Europe that could only lead to a massive war. . Firstly‚ there were several crises that strengthened alliances and weakened trust between the European countries. The First Moroccan Crisis was a major crisis that led to
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The book I read was The Warriors Heart‚ a true story about Eric Greitens life. The story mostly follows Greitens as he serves as a US navy seal. The main conflicts are talking about the Rwandan Genocide and the refugees in Rwanda to Bosnia and then the War in Iraq.. The principal lesson Greitens learned through his unique background in military service and humanitarian work was that in order to create meaningful change‚ one must be both good and strong. The vocabulary wasn’t very complicated and
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story on the life of Paul Rusesabagina‚ a hotel manager of Hotel des Mille Collines‚ who saved the lives of 1‚268 people in the face of genocide. This movie is based on the true events of the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 that occurred in Kigali‚ the capital and largest city of Rwanda in Africa. It touches upon when the Hutu extremists of Rwanda initiated an act of genocide on thousands of the minority group‚ Tutsis. This movie was directed/written by Terry George and Keir Pearson. Major cast include Don
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Causes of World War 1 In 1914‚ a conflict arose in Europe that started what is now called World War 1 (WW1). This war did not just spring up out of nowhere there many causes involved that started this vast conflict. The immediate cause of WW1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand who was killed in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo (Mulligan). The main cause of WW1 is M.A.I.N which represents militarism‚ alliance systems‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism (Danzer 579). And a contributing factor
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Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria was born on December 18‚ 1863 in Graz‚ Austria. Even though he was the third person in line to succeed to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ all those before him died and Franz Ferdinand was groomed to ascend to the throne. Over the course of many years‚ prior to his taking the throne‚ Franz Ferdinand served in the military‚ fell in love and married‚ and battled tuberculosis. During the final days of the month of June in 1914‚ Archduke Ferdinand was shot dead in
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The Causes of World War I World War I is essentially much more complicated and complex than a simple list of causes. While there was a series of events that directly led to the fighting‚ the actual origin causes are much deeper and a part of continual debate and discussion. Ultimately‚ countries all over Europe made joint defense agreements that would pull them into battle. Therefore‚ if one country was attacked‚ allied countries were bound to defend them. Before World War 1‚ the following
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disintegration of the country was a violent process. It culminated in open armed conflicts involving Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY)‚ and to a much lesser extent also Slovenia. Second‚ there remains no consensus among the successor as to states what actually happened on the territory of the SFRY. In contrast to the four successor states‚ namely Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ Croatia‚ Macedonia and Slovenia‚ and the international community as a whole‚ which argue
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What were the geopolitical realities of Europe at the end of the 19th century? What alliances were the result? What destabilized the alliance system? Between 1870 and 1914‚ European states were locked in a competition within Europe for territorial dominance and control. In the years 1871 to 1914‚ European diplomacy involved an increasingly precarious balance of power. The politics of geography combined with rising nationalist movements in southern Europe and the Ottoman Empire to create an increasingly
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