Hofmann Senior Division Individual Historical Paper 2120 Words Hungary went through great sacrifices to stand up against the oppressive rule of the Soviet Union for a world they could chose for themselves. Led by the idealistic Imre Nagy‚ civilian demonstrations erupted across the nation in 1956. Despite their efforts‚ the country was overpowered and crushed; Nagy was privately executed and his legacy buried. Yet‚ people of Hungary refused to remain hidden or silent; they protested‚ fought‚ screamed
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the classic case of security dilemma in which international anarchy encouraged Germany to increase its own power due to uncertainty of neighboring states’ intentions. After this dilemma created rising tensions in Europe‚ Germany encouraged Austria-Hungary to start a war with Serbia‚ and therefore Russia which had to protect its influence in Serbia. In regards to the
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On June 28‚ 1914 the archduke or Austria and his wife visited the city of Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina. During their visit there was two attempts on taking the archduke’s life by the Serbian militants. The first attempt was they threw a bomb at the car the archduke’s were arriving in town in. But obviously the bomb bounced off the car and failed to injure the archduke’s. Later the same day the archdukes were on the way to the hospital to visit an officer who had got hurt by the bomb incident early
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right and that their military would win any conflict. Arguably‚ nationalism led to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the trigger cause of World War One. Serbia had had sour relations with Austria-Hungary since the beginning of the 20th century. Serbia was part of the Austria-Hungary empire but in around 1904‚ Serbia wanted to expand so it decided to break free
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had ruled the Balkans for many centuries was in decline‚ in addition‚ Austria-Hungary and Russia both wanted to control this area so they could have access to the Mediterranean sea. The Balkan crisis started in 1908 when Austria took over the provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Russia and Serbia protested‚ nevertheless‚ when Germany made it clear that they supported Austria-Hungary‚ Russia backed down. Austria-Hungary became very confident knowing that they could count on Germany‚ what is more they
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Lorraine and this victory for Prussia led to the German states being united as one whole Germany. The new united Germany leader Bismarck set out to create alliances to make Germany more powerful and in 1879 they made the Dual Alliance with Austria-Hungary‚ then in 1882 it became the Triple Alliance when Italy joined. 12 years later France approached Russia they agreed terms and the Alliance became known as the Franco-Russian Alliance‚ this alliance became the Triple Entente in 1907 when Britain turned
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assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand had in the run up to war. On June the 28th 1914‚ Gavirilo Princip along with two other students living in Serbia were waiting in the crowd‚ watching Franz Ferdinand‚ who was to be the future ruler of Austria-Hungary. One of the students threw a bomb‚ which was then deflected by Franz Ferdinand. They rushed to the town hall and cancelled their visit. When they were about to leave‚ their chauffeur accidentally took a wrong turn and by chance Gavirilio Princip was
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Europe in the early 20th Century created a tension between Austria-Hungary and Serbia that culminated in WWI. This tension was caused by the threat Pan-Slavism posed on Austria-Hungary due to its high Slavic population and its recent annexation of Bosnia Herzegovina. Another tension-builder was that Russia‚ a Slavic nation and a super-power at the time‚ was fully supporting this movement‚ thereby indirectly challenging Austria-Hungary to control of its own people. The tension had been mounting long
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attained many victories‚ in the end she lost more than she won. After Crimean War Russia had been more or less isolated by the other great powers‚ until mid 1860s when she made an alliance with Prussia‚ on the contrary Empire’s rivalry with Austria-Hungary had not disappeared‚ rather deepened over the Balkans. This complex relationship became the main obstacle in constructing the Three Emperors League in 1873. Though Russia understood that the league was her best chance to avoid Crimean Coalition revival
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ultimatum‚ and the Schiefflen plan. Therefore it is completely valid to claim that Germany is responsible for the outbreak of world war I. The Blank Check was a sympathy card given to Austria Hungary from Germany. Germany gave unconditional support to Austria Hungary. Germany gave the support to Austria Hungary because of the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 18‚ 1914. Kaiser Wilhem had an emotional connection with archduke. He was upset when he had heard the news of the assassination
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