He wanted the Soviets to withdraw their troops from Hungary‚ and even urged Hungary to leave the Warsaw pact. The Warsaw pact being a direct product of Soviet rule‚ seemed to be a key element in defining a “Soviet satellite.” The fact that he wanted Hungary to become a soviet state showed how much they intended to resist Soviet authority‚ to which these demands were wholly unacceptable. In Czechoslovakia
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"powder keg" theory to the outbreak of World War One‚ to see which countries were involved in the outbreak of World War One. In 1907 you already had a major split between great powers in Europe‚ The Triple Alliance 1904 (Germany‚ Italy and Austria-Hungary) and The Triple Entente 1907 (Britain‚ France and Russia). This was a evident factor as to who fights who an for what reasons. The two alliances‚ aware of rising tensions‚ began their preparations for war long before 1914. The Naval Race began between
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In 1848‚ many revolutions broke out in many regions such as France‚ the Austrian Empire‚ Prussia‚ and Germany. Originally‚ the intention of the revolutions were for universal male suffrage and for greater rights for the common people. There was always a constant struggle between classes‚ since the lower classes felt they were being oppressed and treated unequally by the upper class. The original intention of revolution failed in the revolutions of 1848 since many revolts were held in France‚ the
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THE CAUSES OF WORLD WAR 1 World War 1 was fought between the allied and the central powers from 1914 to 1918. It was fought between the central powers consisted of Germany‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Turkey and Italy and the allies consisting of U.K ‚ France‚ Russia and U.S.A. The war in itself is considered a notable example of a total war as all the belligerents used every means of warfare including chemical warfare to try to win. The war ended with an allied victory after the armistice in 1918
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"The way WWI developed made it impossible to negotiate a peace settlement that all belligerents could accept." - To what extent do you agree with this statement? During the period of the First World War several peace initiatives took place‚ but none of them were successful‚ until an armistice that was signed by Germany on 11th of November 1919 after 4 years‚ 3 months and 2 weeks after the beginning of the war. After the fighting ceased‚ it took additionally 6 months to enclose the peace treaty which
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HISTORY PRESENTATION Crimean War: The Crimean War‚ also known in Russia as the Eastern War‚ was fought between Russia on one side and an alliance of France‚ Britain‚ the Kingdom of Sardinia‚ and the Ottoman Empire. The war was over the territories of the declining Ottoman Empire. Most of the fighting and conflict occurred in the Crimean Peninsula‚ hence the war’s name‚ however the battles also extended to the western area of Turkey and the Baltic Sea region. In 1853‚ Russia demanded that the
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first war in history that had most of the world dragged into conflict against one another. There were many causes of WW1 the main one that actually started it was a short term cause‚ the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary Empire. But there were a lot of long term causes that were building up to war like the arms race with military sections such as navy being built up especially between Britain and Germany. Also Imperialism was a great cause because Germany had only
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imperial ruler. He ordered the construction of several large and powerful boats.”‚ leading to other countries starting to build massive gun battleships. Further‚ the Alliance System with the triple Alliance formed between Germany‚ Italy and Austria-Hungary in 1882‚ France and Russia then signing an agreement in 1894‚ followed by an agreement called the Entente Cordial‚ signed in 1904 by France and Britain which Russia then joined‚ making it the Triple Entente. And the developing Nationalism‚ plus
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bound to defend them. Before World War 1‚ the following alliances existed: Russia and Serbia Germany and Austria-Hungary France and Russia Britain and France and Belgium Japan and Britain Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia‚ Russia got involved to defend Serbia. Germany seeing Russia mobilizing‚ declared war on Russia. France was then drawn in against Germany and Austria-Hungary. Germany attacked France through Belgium pulling Britain into war with Australia and New Zealand. Then Japan entered
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escaped. The Dreikeiserbund fulfills many of Bismarck’s aims‚ therefore it can be partly seen as a success even if it ended‚ but then started again in 1887. Then‚ Bismarck led the Congress of Berlin to balance the interests of Russia‚ Austria-Hungary and Britain‚ and to establish peace in the Balkans‚ which was a crucial goal to achieve for Germany. This Congress’s results were conidered as a great achievement in peacemaking‚ however most of the countries who participated in this Congress were
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