Secondly‚ some Austrian politians saw the assassination provided an opportunity for an attack against Serbia‚ and a way of solving the issue of Serbs in the Austrian Empire. On July 1914‚ the Austrian Government presented an ultimatum to Serbia‚ even though there wasn’t any proof that the Serbian Government had been involved in the assassination‚ and although the Serbs indicated they were reluctant to go to way‚ the forcefulness of the Austrians meant that the Austrian Government declared war on Serbia on
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Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria was born on December 18‚ 1863 in Graz‚ Austria. Even though he was the third person in line to succeed to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ all those before him died and Franz Ferdinand was groomed to ascend to the throne. Over the course of many years‚ prior to his taking the throne‚ Franz Ferdinand served in the military‚ fell in love and married‚ and battled tuberculosis. During the final days of the month of June in 1914‚ Archduke Ferdinand was shot dead in
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“Truth and the Historian” Main argument This is both an introduction to the book and an essay about the causes of World War I‚ as seen by other historical writers and Lafore himself. He states that “World War I has become a fashion and a fad‚” and‚ while there is nothing wrong with the topic being widely discussed‚ historians should be careful in using research and analyzing historical topics. The introduction outlines the sources of the conflict that later was known as the Great War. All of the
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Nationalism was also a main cause of the Balkan crisis. The Serbs in the Balkan Peninsula were very nationalistic people‚ that were proud of their culture and didn’t want to be colonized by anyone. They rebelled a lot and created tension between them and the Austro-Hungarians. Therefore‚ nationalism was the cause of a lot of tension in that region that caused it to be called the “powder-keg” of Europe. Also‚ when Austria-Hungary declared war on the Serbs‚ Russia‚ possessing a large
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“Give War a Chance” is an article written by the American economist‚ historian and military strategist Edward Nicolae Luttwak in 1999‚ in the American magazine Foreign Affairs. It make an easily understandable “buzz”‚ since its main assumption is that most kind of peacekeeping or humanitarian operations are‚ in an objective point of view‚ a bad thing for the peace‚ and that it tends‚ paradoxically‚ to slower its establishment. We will analyze here the main hypothesis that Luttwak is developing among
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at the time wanted control of these republics but the republics wanted to be free from government control. There was a push by several ethnic groups to form their own sovereign states. When Croatia opted to declare independence from Yugoslavia the serbs and Yugoslav troops moved in to convince Croatia to re-enter the union. Croatia was not allowed to go independent. The creation of the new state was based on ethnicity i.e. share a ethnicity and they should be in the same state. But due to the way
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about 50-70 million people died in World War II. The similarities between World War I and World War II were that both World War involved Germany. Germany involved into the World War I because the Serbs assassinated Archduke and they were Austria’s ally so they helped the Austria to fight against the Serbs and its ally Russia. After the World War I‚ 5 defeated nation signed the Treaty of Versailles which declared Germany and Austria were responsible for the war and they had to pay reparation for all
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Austria-Hungary * Russians needed access to the Bulkan area so that their navy could get through to the mediterranean sea. * France Ferdinand was Austria’s elect. Was assaninated by a serbian terrorist. * Austrians sensitive about what Serbs do because they might have broken down the multi racial empire. * if people in Serbia broke away‚ austria was scared many other countries would wanna do the same * was also scared of being weak if many countries broke away * Attacked Belgrade
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Cold War Review Questions 1. After defeating the Germans‚ the United States and the Soviet Union were two nuclear-armed superpowers. 2. Containment is the purpose of which was to resist the extension of Soviet expansion and influence in the expectation that eventually the Soviet Union would collapse from internal pressures and the burdens of its foreign oppression. 3. The United States tried to contain the Soviet Union in the East of Europe. They were kept in Russia‚ Germany‚ and Vietnam
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arms race. * The Balkan Crisis: In the late 1800’s an immense amount of nationalism and self determination swept through Europe. The Serbs‚ Bosnians‚ Croats‚ and Slovenes wanted independence. The Serbs were the first to gain independence‚ but the Austro-Hungarians limited their growth. In 1908‚ the Austro-Hungarian Empire annexed Bosnia‚ angering the Serbs. * A Continent Goes To War: The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ was in the Bosnian capital‚ Sarajevo‚ where
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