War One ended on November 11‚ 1918. The initial event that sparked this global war was the assassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Archduke Ferdinand was visiting the Bosnian Capitol‚ Saravejo‚ on July 28th‚ 1914. While he was visiting‚ six assassins had gathered‚ waiting to kill him. These assassins had swore an allegiance to an independent Hungary‚ and wanted to kill Ferdinand to free Hungary from Austrian rule. The six assassins had gathered in the street where the Archduke’s vehicle would pass
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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo‚ or • The Schlieffen Plan? You must refer to both sources when explaining your answer. (10 marks) Assassination of Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo - 1914 • Direct cause (short term) - spark • Shot by Gavrilo Princip (a member of the Black Hand – A Serbian nationalist group) on 28th June 1914. • Thought to be because Bosnia had been taken over by Austria-Hungary and many Serbs were in Bosnia. • Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife Sophie were visiting
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The Spanish Golden Age:In the context 1474 to 1598‚ to what extent did Ferdinand and Isabella lay the foundations for a Spanish Golden Age? By the end of the 16th century Spain had within the space of 100 year risen to become the greatest power in Europe and as quickly and dramatically as it had risen out of a divided peninsular it came crashing down back into despair. By the end of Philip II reign the country had been become bankrupt several times due to excessive spending through his
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Black Hand gang. Their mission was to recreate a greater Serbia once again by killing the son of King Ferdinand‚ who was next in line for the Austrian/ Hungarian throne. His name was Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Their plan was to be present at the carriage ride that Franz Ferdinand was taking before making his big speech in Bosnia. Many different problems arose during the assassination but Franz Ferdinand was successfully killed. The members of the Black Hand gang were captured and the truth about their
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Ferdinand E. Marcos Burial at the Heroes’ Cemetery after 22 years A Proposal Presented to The faculty of Undergraduate School Western Leyte College Ormoc City In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements of English 24 by GENEN LLENA MARIE M. SAYRE May 20‚ 2011 ABSTRACT Title: Ferdinand E. Marcos Burial at the Heroes’ Cemetery after 22 years Author: Genen Llena Marie M. Sayre Subject: Business Technical Writing School: Western Leyte College Adviser: Prof. Carmelita
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Simple Stresses Simple stresses are expressed as the ratio of the applied force divided by the resisting area or σ = Force / Area. It is the expression of force per unit area to structural members that are subjected to external forces and/or induced forces. Stress is the lead to accurately describe and predict the elastic deformation of a body. Simple stress can be classified as normal stress‚ shear stress‚ and bearing stress. Normal stress develops when a force is applied perpendicular to the cross-sectional
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n 1478‚ King Ferdinand II of Argon and Queen Isabella I of Castile established the Spanish Inquisition. Many people from other religions‚ such as Judaism and Islam‚ converted to Christianity and the Inquisition guaranteed that those who converted really left their old religion behind. Specifically‚ there were Jews who converted to Christianity that were called the conversos‚ who were also known as the New Christians or Crypto-Jews. The conversos converted to escape anti-Semitism‚ to gain high positions
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Upon becoming the joint monarchs of Castile and Aragon‚ one of the main challenges that Ferdinand and Isabella faced was to extend the crown’s authority over the Iberian peninsula thus increasing the stability of the kingdom and power of the crown. This was a daunting task‚ especially given the power of grandees such as Mendoza and Carillo at the time. The Catholic kings had some considerable success in consolidating royal authority‚ but there were limitations on this success and compromises were
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Was the outbreak of general war in 1914 inevitable after the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand? Various different factors led to the outbreak of the first World War- a war which incorporated all human‚ economic and military resources available to achieve total victory over the enemy. Roughly‚ the causes can be classified into long term (Franco-Prussian War‚ Imperialism‚ Alliance System‚ Anglo- German Naval Arms Race‚ etc.)‚ short term (Morrocan Crisis‚ Agadir Crisis‚ Bosnian Crisis‚ Balkan
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Catholics Kings role in this dramatic rise and fall in the Golden Age was limited‚ yet essential. As the founders of Spain‚ they set the tone of foreign and domestic policy‚ religion and most importantly (although indirectly)‚ the succession. Ferdinand and Isabella presided over the making of Spain; as young heirs and monarchs they united Aragon and Castile under one crown. For Aragon this was overwhelmingly desirable‚ for political reasons more than any imperialistic view of unification and described
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