of the interests of the losers. For example‚ Germany completely lost right to possession of colonies and spheres of influence‚ as well as was subjected to marine and an economic blockade. Turkey and Bulgaria were under similar conditions. Austria-Hungary as a unified state ceased to exist. Countries winners‚ mainly the United States‚ Britain and France‚ secured with the help of this system its economic‚ political‚ and territorial leadership‚ which was expressed not only in the possibility of controlling
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the Balkans‚ which created huge tension in Europe from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th. An area where nationalism was creating huge tension at the time was Serbia. Serbians are part of an ethnic group called Slavs. Austria-Hungary‚ Serbia’s neighbour had a population that consisted of a high percentage of Slavs. The Serbians saw the Slavs in Austria as being oppressed and dreamed to unite them under one large Slavic state; the creation of this country would mean that Austria
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caused further patriotism among the nations in Europe that evolved into a fear and suspicion of other countries. This patriotic attitude was negatively impacting the relationships among the people living in Europe such as in the multinational Austria-Hungary where there were conflicts between different cultural groups due to the desire to be independent from Austro-Hungarian rule. Additionally‚ the Serbians living in Bosnia murdered Franz Ferdinand because they wanted to be free of Austro-Hungarian rule
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Herzegovina‚ a southern state of Austria-Hungary‚ in an open topped car; not in any sense protecting himself. A War was becoming inevitable in the heated competitive environment of Europe. I think the assassination of Franz Ferdinand only bought forward an unavoidable occurrence. Kaiser Wilhelm was looking for an excuse for war; the Kaiser globalised a minor skirmish that could have ensued from the assassination. The Balkan’s war could have happened between Austria-Hungary and Serbia and Russia; it should
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SAINT ELIZABETH of HUNGARY Widow (1207-1231) Elizabeth was the daughter of the just and pious Andrew II‚ king of Hungary‚ the niece of Saint Hedwig‚ and the sister of the virtuous Bela IV‚ king of Hungary‚ who became the father of Saint Cunegundes and of Saint Margaret of Hungary‚ a Dominican nun. Another of her brothers was Coloman‚ King of Galicia and prince of Russia‚ who led an angelic life amid the multiple affairs of the world and the troubles of war. She was betrothed in infancy to
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The Central Powers of Germany‚ Austria‚Hungary faced off against the Allied forces of Great Britain‚ the United States‚ France‚ Russia.World War 1 began in 1914 and ended on November 11th 1918. Modern technology included in the war resulted in more than 41 million casualties and 9 million deaths by the end of the war in November of 1918. But why did World War One start in the first place? And What ended It? was it Germany or was it everyone else? Who was responsible for this global conflict?
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automobiles‚ Europe was on an upswing. That all ended on June 18‚ 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne. Gavrilo Princip‚ a student‚ shot and killed the Archduke. Princip was a member of Young Bosnia‚ a group that wanted the unification of the South Slavs‚ and independence from Austria-Hungary. On July 23‚ 1914‚ Serbia was sent a list of ultimatums‚ some so extreme that the Serbs rejected the sixth demand. The Serbians‚ relying on support
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Alliances ‐alliance: agreement between countries to work together in the event of war‚ formed to protect each other against common enemies ‐European countries formed alliances: a) Triple Entente: Britain‚ France‚ Russia b) Triple Alliance: Austria‐Hungary‚ Germany‚ Italy ‐alliances were dangerous because they increased fear and suspicion‚ and any war that did start would likely involve many countries. Feb 611:17 AM Imperialism imperialism: is a policy of controlling lands in other regions
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The Cold War was partly fought in the Olympics Games. Discuss. The Cold War was a ‘war’ fought from 1947 to 1991‚ a battle fought with tension and subdued hostility‚ in which most of the world was affected. The main ‘participants’ in this war were America and its allies‚ against Russia and the aligning countries with that nation. Instead of fighting the war straight up‚ the countries played it out in more subtle ways.1 Politics have been involved in the Olympics for a long time2‚ and the Cold
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It began as a local war between Serbia and Austria-Hungary in 1914 and later grew into a war involving 32 countries. It has been one of the great watersheds of the geopolitical history of the 20th century. Over 70 million military personnel were mobilized in this war which was one of the largest wars in world
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