was an effort by both states to unite its segmented lands‚ so that they could have a more international standpoint. By 1870‚ both Italy and the Austrian Empire had been re-established. Italy had become unified into a central power‚ whereas Austria-Hungary had established a dual monarchy. The political structure of the Italian peninsula prior to 1861 was that of a fragmented group of small kingdoms and principalities. There was no unity whatsoever among the Italian states‚ and internal violence hindered
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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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with an infantry regiment in Prague and Hungary. While in the army Franz received several promotions: captain (1885)‚ major (1888)‚ colonel (1890) and general (1896). In 1889‚ Crown Prince Rudolf‚ the son of Franz Josef‚ shot himself at his hunting lodge. The death of Prince Rudolf passed the crown to Franz Ferdinand’s father‚ Carl Ludwig. When he died in 1896‚ Franz Ferdinand became the new heir to the throne. After the death of Franz‚ Austria/Hungary needed to enforce its authority in the face
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independence after the Russo-Turkish war. In 1903‚ the pro-Austrian King Alexander of Serbia was murdered and was replaced by a new king determined to reduce Austrian-Hungarian influence. Austria-Hungary feared the influence of a strong country with a multi-ethnic empire. In order to combat this‚ Austria-Hungary started a tariff war and the Serbs went to France for support. Tensions grew when Baron von Aehrenthal became Austria’s new foreign minister. His belief that an aggressive foreign policy demonstrating
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International Intercultural Management Tartalom 1. Introduction: The inter-cultural dinner was organised in my flat. Our group contained four people and the four involved countries were Denmark‚ Austria‚ the USA and Hungary. We had Hungarian appetizer‚ American main course and Dutch and Austrian dessert. The culture plays significant role in the business life because it is a success factor. Misunderstanding the cultural differences may lead to defeat. In cross-cultural
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During the two decades following World War II‚ Hungary was transformed from a predominantly agricultural land into an industrial-agricultural state. This transformation was carried out under a system of central planning patterned on that of the Soviet Union. Consumer desires were ignored‚ tight labor discipline was enforced‚ and living standards were depressed‚ so that the largest possible share of Hungary’s resources could be used to develop an industrial base. Investment in industry was encouraged
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In what year was the alliance formed? The dual alliance was formed in the year 1879. The German chancellor Otto Von Bismarck was responsible for forming the alliance as he strove to form stronger links with Austria-Hungary. The secret treaty stated that both nations would agree to help each other if attacked by Russia but that they would remain neutral if there was an attack on another power such as France. Question 6: Which nation joined the dual alliance in 1882
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these causes. This question implies that an event that occurred in 1914 triggered and spread the battle to the five major empires. From the early 1900’s ‚ the two major alliances in Europe were on the one side the Triple Alliance between Austria-Hungary‚ Germany and Italy ‚ and on the other side‚ Great Britain ‚ France and Russia forming the Entente Cordial. It must be noted that‚ the Entente Cordial became anti-German after the two Moroccan crisis (1908 and 1911) ‚ because of Germany’s lack of diplomacy
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broke the military strength of Hungary‚ the Hungarian king‚ Louis II‚ losing his life in the battle (see Battle of Mohács). The vacant throne of Hungary was now claimed by Ferdinand I‚ the Habsburg archduke of Austria‚ and by John (János Zápolya)‚ who was voivode (lord) of Transylvania‚ and
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History Notes on the 19th Century Nationalism- fanatical devotion to “nation’s” commonalities Imperialism- one nation dominates another Industrialism- mass production of technology to be more effective Capitalism- competition (between nations) to eradicate; all for profit Militarism- utilize military as 1st choice; espirit de corps Scientificism- reasoning and justifications; technology Social Darwinism- “survival of the fittest”; why you take place in other “isms”- hierarchy Crimean
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