was a trigger for WW1‚ but imperialism‚ nationalism‚ militarism and alliances were the major causes of WW1. Many countries had strong interest to expand their empire by colonizing smaller countries. A good example of this was the colonization of Bosnia by Austria-Hungary‚ which eventually led to the killing of Franz Ferdinand. While imperialists felt that they had the right to colonize other countries‚ nationalists fought hard to defend their sense of identity. Nationalist groups like the Black
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Montenegro‚ Bosnia‚ Croatia and Macedonia. As the USSR crumbled Yugoslavia went with it. Without communist rule holding the country together‚ extreme nationalism and tension between ethnic groups caused the Serbians to lose grip on the more distant Slovenia and Croatia. Soon these countries started to fight for independence; Slovenia gained its freedom within ten days and although it took much longer Croatia gained its independence from the Serbs afterwards. The largest problem came when Bosnia wanted
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over the Austria-Hungary empire in the beginning of the 20th century‚ and he was rising at a very dangerous and tense time. In the early 1900s‚ Austria-Hungary was in a stressful conflict with the country of Serbia. The Serbians wanted the land of Bosnia‚ in which the Austria-Hungarian empire had annexed into their country‚ and Serbia wanted to unite all of the Serb ethnic groups to form a country known as “Greater Serbia‚” (Bodden 19). They wanted to send a message to Austria-Hungary‚ and they wanted
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Chotek( she was of the empire that the Austro-Hungarians did not appreciate very well). The Actual Event of the Assassination: Archduke and his wife are shot and killed by a Serbian Nationalist on June 28‚ 1914 in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia. The archduke and his wife were visiting Bosnia on political matters. While they were touring Sarajevo‚ they were in a processional of cars with very little security. They
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Franz Ferdinand was assassinated on June 15th around noon in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia. The alleged assassins have been identified as a Siberian terrorist organization‚ The Blackhand. Franz Ferdinand‚ the Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ and his pregnant wife were on their way to have Ferdinand recite a speech and meet with the mayor of Sarajevo. He was there on behalf of Austria-Hungary as he wanted Bosnia to follow Austria-Hungary. The Blackhand had executed a poor attempt to kill him during Ferdinand’s
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Each had its own parliament for internal affairs‚ but foreign policy‚ war and finance were decided by common ministers. In the summer of 1914‚ on June 28th the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was attending army maneuvers in Bosnia. He was accompanied by his wife and the governor of Bosnia and Hercegovina. After making his speech at the Town Hall in Cabrinovic both he and his wife were assassinated by Gavrilo Principe a member of the Slav "Black Hand Society". After several speculations and conflicts the
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South-East Europe and the Balkans‚ and was equally anxious that their large empire would break up into smaller countries. The Balkans was a region residing between the Mediterranean and Black Seas‚ consisting of several small countries; Serbia‚ Bosnia‚
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Causes of World War 1 In 1914‚ a conflict arose in Europe that started what is now called World War 1 (WW1). This war did not just spring up out of nowhere there many causes involved that started this vast conflict. The immediate cause of WW1 was the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand who was killed in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo (Mulligan). The main cause of WW1 is M.A.I.N which represents militarism‚ alliance systems‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism (Danzer 579). And a contributing factor
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S. A Novel about the Balkans‚ by Slavenka Drakulic‚ is a story about a Bosnian woman‚ named S.‚ who was tortured by the hands of brutal soldiers during the Bosnia war. The novel mainly centers on a series of S.’s flashbacks‚ as she recounts the horrific ill-treatment she endured throughout this time period. Through telling S’s story‚ the author creates a vivid image of how deep and dark human nature is during wartime. The story is a revelation of the terrifying aspects of war‚ which include torture
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also appear to have been motivated in part by revenge (Rhode 1).In 1992 Bosnia was recognized as an internationally independent state. The Muslim-led government wanted to maintain Bosnia as a unified‚ multi-ethnic state‚ but the militarily powerful Bosnian Serbs assisted by Serbia had taken control of approximately 70 percent of Bosnia and they did not see the muslim-led governments ideas as a priority (The Crisis in Bosnia 2). The
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