unpopular because he told the people that once he became Emperor he would make changes and he also married Sophie who was counted as a lower class. They were visiting Sarajevo because Archduke Ferdinand was asked by his father to go make a speech to the Bosnians about how to improve relations between the monarchy and the people. A Serbian terrorist group‚ called The Black Hand society decided that the Archduke should be assassinated. The terrorists were placed along the route that Franz Ferdinand’s car
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times. Throughout the four paragraphs I will explain why I think that is true. To begin‚ Anne Frank lived during the reign of Hitler and was a targeted group in the Jewish genocide that took place between 1938 and 1945. Nadja Halilbegovich was a Bosnian girl living in the siege of Sarajevo‚ which took place in the early 1990s. In the diary selection from the book it is shown that Anne remains an optimist even through enormous strife. Her optimism and faith in humanity is best summed up in her
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as the Triple Alliance opposed Great Britain‚ France and Russia (Triple Entente). These allies were obligated to help one another if attacked. On June 28‚ 1914‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to Austro-Hungarian thrown was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb. On Saturday‚ July 18‚ 1914‚ Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia. The President of the United States‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ insisted on neutrality and did not want to get involved. Eventually the US pulled away from “absolute neutrality” and sided
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the Austrians in order for Bosnia to be returned to Serbia. 2). What was the purpose of the Black Hand? The purpose of the Black Hand was to carry out actions that would convince Austria to return Bosnia to Serbia. It consisted of a group of Bosnian citizens who were dedicated to the cause and often attacked Austrian individuals and property. It was also suspected
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London Olympics 2012- London has hosted the Olympic Games on two past occasions‚ in 1908 and 1948‚ with a third scheduled for 2012. The planned 2012 Summer Olympics will make London the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads. London is the only city in the United Kingdom to have ever hosted the Olympics; the United States is the only country to have hosted Summer Olympics on more occasions than the UK. No city in the UK has hosted the Winter Olympic Games. British participation
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Year 11 Modern History 2013 Summary: The World at the Beginning of the 20th Century Overview The world in 1900 was dominated by European powers‚ the industrial revolution had over the proceeding century given Europeans (specifically Western European nations such as France and Great Britain) a technological advantage over the rest of the world which these nations used to develop huge global empires under a system known as Imperialism. The late 19th and early 20th saw dramatic changes in many
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civil war that occurred in the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s saw the rape of tens of thousands of women‚ an accurate estimate has not been established. Serbian men attempted to impregnate Bosnian Muslim women in order to force them to have Serbian children while attempting to annihilate the entire Bosnian male population. The Rwandan genocide also used rape as a weapon of war. From April to July in 1994‚ 250‚000 to 500‚000 Rwandan women were raped (Brouwer‚ 1998). The conflict in Rwanda
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WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR?? While there were quite a few events that led to fighting‚ the actual causes of the war are fairly deeper. The major causes of the First World War were: the Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ Nationalism and how all this had increased tension between the powers of Europe which were: Britain‚ France‚ Russia (Triple Entente) and Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy (Triple Alliance). The minor causes of the war were: the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ Franz Ferdinand
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I decided to attempt to conduct some outside research to use in conjunction with the materials that were provided for this week. Unfortunately‚ my efforts came up short. I’d like to note that I had primarily conducted my research on some of the international organizations’ websites. This is how I reached a very puzzling and daunting question within this topic. Why is there seemingly a lack of recognition of the crimes against humanity and human rights violations that are occurring under the circumstance
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1.1 Economic background of Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) Bosnia and Herzegovina was among the poorer areas of the old Yugoslav Federation and remains one of the poorer countries in Europe. Agriculture remains in private hands‚ but farms have been small and inefficient‚ and net food imports increased dramatically in the aftermath of the 1992-1995 war. Many industries are still overstaffed‚ reflecting the legacy of the centrally-planned economy‚ though limited privatization has improved efficiency
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