CONFLICT IN THE BALKANS On June 1914‚ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was brutally murdered on an official trip to Sarajevo‚ in Bosnia by Princip‚ a member of the terrorist group The Black Hand. Under normal circumstances‚ this relatively minor incident would’ve passed without any major consequences‚ but due to the build up of alliances before 1914‚ and the rapidly growing tension in Europe‚ the assassination escalated eventally into a full scale war involving nearly the whole of Europe. Firstly‚
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In 1945‚ Indonesia proclaimed its Independence from the Dutch. A strong nationalist named Sukarno lead the movement‚ soon followed by Suharto. Having to be ruled by the Dutch for many years‚ Indonesia had to build everything from the start. They suffered in unification due to their diversity‚ and faced economic and government instabilities as a new nation. During this period of unstable economy‚ Indonesia have violated many human rights. However‚ their strong belief of Independence helped them become
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For centuries Europe has had used alliances for political‚ military or economic agreement between two or more nations. As a continent full of ethnic‚ territorial and political disputes‚ these alliances served as a great tool for larger states to take control of smaller ones. The three main alliances during the early nineteenth century were the Triple Entente‚ the Triple Alliance‚ and the Balkans. The Triple Entente‚ an alliance consisting of Britain‚ France and Russia was for political and economic
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Homeland I love the smell of my country in spring. So wonderful‚ fresh and colourfull. So many different fragrances‚ unique perfumes make this smell so adorable. That smell is created by the people who live here‚ in beautiful country of mine‚ Bosnia and Herzegovina. Three constitutional nations with their own characteristic perfume together make one of great value‚ and one can not exist without the others. Sitting in my favorite cafe‚ alone in my deepest thoughts. My tea’s already gone cold
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Somalia: Frame of Reference for the United States and the UN Peackeeping Mission The victims of the 1992 Somalia war are publicized across the world. Americans are shocked by the images of malnutrition; video of underfed children in Somalia with swollen bellies and skeletal men and women hawking over bits of grain and brown water. By 1993 year‚ nearly 300‚000 Somalis die of starvation due to clan infighting following the ouster of Mogadishu dictator Siad Barre (CITED THIS). This widespread famine
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In home reading I read about one of the world’s most beautiful countries - Croatia. Croatia is located in South-Eastern Europe between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia‚ and bordering the Adriatic Sea. Croatia is the place where is meeting historic and modern‚ and where can see the beautiful mountains‚ plains‚ coast‚ lakes and rivers and it’s all in one place. [1] As the tourist destination Croatia is popular‚ of course‚ in summer and several millions tourists visit Croatia n the summer months
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officials in government equated patriotism and one’s own pride of identity to gain support of the ruling party. Those who opposed where often brutally silenced and marginalized. Lack of will to find political compromise:Former Yugoslavia was populated by Bosnia‚ Serbian and Croatian people. It was a country that needed to have great tolerance for cultural and civilizational differences and for the country with such a complex state it needed an equally complex government. It dangerously lacked all this. Yugoslavia
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of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The archduke’s wife was also killed with him on that day in 1914. One might wonder how a Serbian nationalist from Sarajevo‚ Bosnia known as Princip was even able to get his hands on archduke. Ferdinand and his wife were celebrating their anniversary and they decided to tour the city of Sarajevo‚the capital of Bosnia. While visiting they were in an open care with little security for their protection‚ and they made one of many other turns too wrong which was where Princip
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Philippines’ Untold Genocide During my elementary years when Philippine History was first introduced to us‚ it was only the Japanese and the Spaniards who were marked as the terrorists‚ sadists and brutal conquerors of our country. The Americans on the other hand were introduced to us as more of the saviors who helped our country from achieving freedom and democracy. Growing up‚ that was my belief or perhaps the beliefs of most Filipinos. But now‚ as I become more aware of the social
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The war happened because Serbs refuse the independence of Bosnia. The top of war happened when serbs dominate the capital of Sarajevo. During the domination of serbs in the capital of sarajevo‚ they do the ethnic cleansing to the society that life there. Be sides do the ethnic cleansing to the society‚ serbs also do genocide‚ tourturing‚ and rape. This war end when the delegations of the three parties that involve in the war‚ agree and sign
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