First conceived in the Soviet Union‚ there was an expectation that communism would be a revolutionary tide that would sweep across all of Europe. After WWII‚ the Soviet Union still dominated with communist ideals in the countries of Czechoslovakia‚ Hungary and Poland. After the Berlin Wall that separated Germany into East and West collapsed‚ representing the fall of communism in Germany‚ the other countries followed suit. While the collapse was sudden‚ reforming an entire country that had been under
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treaties. Hence‚ Germany is held accountable for World War I because of their interactions with other European countries and conflicts. To introduce‚ Germany involves themselves in a conflict between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. “Germany’s rulers made possible a Balkan War by urging Austria-Hungary to invade Serbia‚ well
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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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when a country declares war the allies of that country‚ have no option but to declare war as well‚ therefor a chain reaction occurred with multiple countries. The most famous alliances were The Triple Alliance between Germany‚ Italy and Austria-Hungary and The Triple Entente between Russia‚ France and Britain. (Tomaszewski‚ 2002). Alliances were believed to keep the peace between countries‚ however this was not the case since the rivalry between nations was too great‚ countries and colonies all
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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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Austria-Hungary and unify with other Slavic nations. Russia as a Slavic nation backed up the two countries in this matter‚ therefore causing tensions between Austria-Hungary and itself. Nationalism was also a source of anger between France and Germany as France resented its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Alliances between European nations can also be considered an underlying cause of World War I. As a result of the Triple Alliance consisting of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy
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threatened by Germany and the triple alliance (Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy) Britain joined because they were worried about the German Navy. Finally Russia joined because they were worried about attacks from Germany and Austria-Hungary who both had growing armies. Russia also promised Serbia help if they were attacked. The Triple alliance The Triple Alliance was formed in 1879. At first it just included Germany and Austria-Hungary because they would support each other if they were attacked by
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specific purposes.”2 This been said the alliances involved more countries in war since it tied countries together dragging them to war. By the 19th century there were two alliances in Europe. One was a triple alliance that includes Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Italy but later Italy switched sides‚
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