be taken into account. Imperialism‚ militarism‚ the arms race and the balance of power in Europe were all important factors that lead to WW1. The conflict commenced when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo‚ the capital of Serbia. This act‚ however‚ was merely the spark which lit the flame of war. Though there are many cause of the war arguably the most significant of these was the widespread feeling of nationalism in Europe at
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What caused the outbreak of the war? In late June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Bosnia. A rapid increase of threats followed the incident led to the world’s first global conflict‚ The First World War. The Great War between the Allied Powers of Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia and the USA and the Central Powers of Germany‚ Austria Hungary‚ Italy and Turkey had began in mid-August 1914. The introduction of the modern technology and weaponry such
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One of the most useless wars that America had the displeasure of being apart of was World War 1. It was started by the Austrians on July 28th‚ 1914 and nearly lasted four years finally ending on November 11th‚ 1918. The war consisted of two teams‚ the Allies who were the United Kingdom‚ France‚ and the Russian Empire and were later joined by Italy‚ Japan‚ and of course the U.S. of A but the Central Powers were Austria-Hungary and… Germany but as time went on the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined
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"CROATS AND SERBS: TWO OLD AND DIFFERENT NATIONS" Dr. O. Dominik Mandic PREFACE The constitution of present-day Yugoslavia generally recognizes that Yugoslavia is a multinational state in which there are several nations: Serbs‚ Croats‚ Slovenes‚ Montenegrins‚ Macedonians‚ as well as national minorities: Albanians‚ Rumanians‚ Hungarians‚ Germans and Italians. A separate republic was created in 1945 for every nation in Yugoslavia and allowed by the constitutional law to secede from the common
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1. Austria and Hungary were previously independent entities. Through the Compromise of 1867‚ the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary united‚ but previous boundaries were unaffected. Austria’s land before the compromise already wrapped around Hungary’s‚ so there was no change (Siegel). 2. Austria-Hungary decided to invest into a strong navy‚ as predicted. While a significant portion of people thought it was a waste of money‚ the government funded it for defense. These dreadnoughts and submarines
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International Marketing Marketing strategy to attract bulgarian and international students in joint- master degree programs “European Business and Finance” and “International marketing” in University of National and World economy Contents: 1. 2. 3. 4. Defining our goals a. Defining the problem – the low numbers of foreign students in the joint programme and in the university as a whole. b. Defining the products with which
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QUESTION: To what extent was Europe a powder Keg ready to explode in 1914? Europe was to a great extent a ‘powder keg’ ready to explode prior to 1914. Despite conflicting views on the causes of World War 1‚ the outbreak of this War was not inevitable‚ nor was it the result of one key event. However‚ it was more a product of rising tensions‚ rivalry and fear within Europe‚ which dated back primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries. Emerging new ideologies and the development of new technologies facilitated
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Unfortunately‚ his father and cousin died so in 1889 he became next in line to the throne and was crowned emperor of Austria. Then in 1911‚ a new group called the Black hand formed. The group was based in Bosnia and comprised of many Bosnian nationalists. Serbia also supported the Black Hand in its efforts. Bosnia was a country that was owned by Austria. The nationalist wanted to have independence from the empire and thus the Black hand was created to seek this independence. The terrorist group turned to
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From 1870 to 1910‚ countries around Europe had been making deals to work together as some countries were growing more powerful and looking threatening. Some countries stayed out of it‚ hoping the heat would pass‚ but in 1914‚ WW1 started and the alliance system was one of the main reasons for the outbreak. The first alliance was made in 1879‚ 35 years before the outbreak. It was between rising power Germany and the Austro-Hungarian empire. It was so Germany could think about attacking other countries
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iThe Congress of Vienna in 1814 was created to develop an atmosphere of peace in Europe that would last 100 years. Over time‚ militarism was starting to set an aggressive atmosphere in Europe. Alliances were beginning to cause a “ripple effect” between the Great Powers‚ and imperialism increased tension and competition. Militarism‚ alliances‚ and imperialism are the three main causes of the first world war. Rising tension among the Great powers had created competition that required only the slightest
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