1 erupted in 1914. World War 1 had many countries involved but not all of them entered at the same time. There were three sides to choose from at the beginning of World War 1. One option was the Central Powers which included Germany‚ and Austria-Hungary‚ and were later joined by Bulgaria‚ and the Ottoman Empire who were neutral at first then joined the Central Powers. There were the Allies which were made up of Ireland‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Belgium‚ Russia‚ Montenegro‚ and Serbia. The Allies were
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the Korean War. ( Notes on how Khrushchev brought a thaw in the Cold War‚ and how he made it worse. ( An essay: ‘Did superpower relations improve after 1953?’ ( Notes on the Polish Riots of 1956. ( A mini-essay: ‘Why was there a revolution in Hungary in 1956?’ ( Notes on the events
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3.0 GOVERNANCE INNOVATIONS IN THE 19th CENTURY In the 19thC‚ commerce and trade among the European countries and between European states and their colonies expanded and inter-state relations became more frequent and more intense. Ideas for a more international approach to governance were proposed. In a pioneering textbook on international organization‚ Swords into Plowshares‚ 1964‚ Inis L. Claude describes three major innovations of governance that emerged in the 19th C: i) The Concert of Europe
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Bela Bartok Bela Bartok was born on March 25th‚ 1881 in Baratian‚ a small town in Hungary. His father‚ Bela Bartok Sr.‚ belonged to a lower noble family of Hungary though his mother Paula came from a Roman Catholic Serbian family in Serbia. At an early age‚ Bela started showing talent for music and often distinguished rhythms when his mother played the piano. This was before he could even properly speak. At the age of 4‚ he played 40 pieces on the piano and his mother‚ recognizing his
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important being the power countries of Europe. The countries of Europe that were considered the great powers were the central‚ Germany Austria-Hungary‚
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Paris Peace settlement‚ reshaped the international order. Before the First World War‚ Europe still dominated the world. Among the six major powers in Europe‚ Britain and Germany were the strongest and then came France and Russia. Italy and Austria-Hungary ranked the lowest. After the First World War‚ even the victorious powers received many benefits from the defeated countries‚ they also got affected by the casualties and destruction of the First World War and adopted appeasement policy. Hence‚ when
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The 3 main causes of World War 1 World war one‚ also known as the Great War‚ began in 1914 due to feuds between European countries. It was one of the worst wars of its time and had a huge effect on the people of the world. There are many different reasons argued for the cause of world war one and whilst there were many different reasons that contributed to the outbreak of the war‚ such as significant individuals or militarism‚ there were 3 main reasons for the start of World War 1‚ these reasons
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countries‚ but Moldavia‚ Walachia and Ionian Republic. Territories of today’s Croatia‚ part of Serbia‚ Slovenia‚ Hungary‚ Czech Republic‚ and Slovakia‚ half of Poland‚ South of Germany and North East of Italy were under Austrian Habsburg dynasty. It was all called Hungary and it had two regions- Galicia and Transylvania. The only country in East Europe that was free from Ottoman Empire and Hungary was Prussia who had its few possessions in Germany. Apennine and Iberian Peninsula had many small countries
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How valid is the claim that in 1914 states went to war due to fear rather then motives of gain?Austria ’s quarrel‚ Germany ’s warOne of the theories about the outbreak of the First World War is that nations went to war not to necessarily gain something but mainly because of fear which caused by many different factors. Europe before the war can be compared to a round-about with the countries involved‚ Germany being the central pole‚ speeding up and thus causing the nations into uncontrollable chaos
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as apolitical power play in Europe. Russian and Austria-Hungary competed for control of Balkan region. Many Serbians wanted to unite all Slavs into a one country‚ so Austria-Hungary started to worry for the Pan-Slavic movement and they annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina. This angered many Serbians‚ as they wanted to be in control of Bosnia. Thus‚ on June 28 1914‚ Serbians assassinated the heir of Austro-Hungarians throne. As a result‚ Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on 28th of July. Russia‚ which was
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