NATO’S EVOLUTION By Mike Sofka United States History II Mr. Appel December 22‚ 2013 NATO or North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created on April 4th‚ 1949 in an effort to counter Russia’s threat to the US. Only 12 countries were originally part of NATO where as now there are 28 countries.1 When it was created‚ NATO had few purposes‚ mainly as a defensive pact to retaliate against any country that invaded a NATO member.2 "By this treaty‚ we are not only seeking to establish
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break-up of Yugoslavia‚ a multicultural country created after World War I by the Western Allies. Yugoslavia was composed of ethnic and religious groups that had been historical rivals‚ even bitter enemies‚ including the Serbs (Orthodox Christians)‚ Croats (Catholics) and ethnic Albanians (Muslims). During World War II‚ Yugoslavia was invaded by Nazi Germany and was partitioned. A fierce resistance movement sprang up led by Josip Tito. Following Germany’s defeat‚ Tito reunified Yugoslavia under the
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The Catholics‚ Muslims‚ and Orthodox Christians in the former Yugoslavia have been fighting for centuries. They fight for land‚ they fight for ideas‚ and they fight for proof that they are best race. The fighting between these three have taken a devastating turn in the latter part of the 20th century. The Serbs (Orthodox Christians) have systematically killed Ethnic Albanians (Muslims)‚ both soldiers and civilians. This is called genocide. Genocide is the systematic destruction by a government of
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since World War II. Despite warning signs though newspaper and media‚ the international and the U.S. failed to intervene sufficiently. A good starting place would be after the year of 1980‚ in which President Josip Broz (also known as Tito) of Yugoslavia died. He was responsible for keeping the country
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following person so significant. Dragan Obrenovic‚ who was the only person who admit guilt for the Genocide and it taking place. The accused‚ Dragan Obrenovic was being tried under the Statute Of The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia‚ he was charged with charged with 5 counts under the Statute‚ Complicity In Genocide‚ Exterminations‚ Murder on 2 accounts as a violation of war a Crime Against Humanity‚ and Persecutions on Political and Racial Grounds. Dragan Obrenovic expressed
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To what extent is rape a weapon of war in the Bosnian War? The Bosnian War began in 1992 and ended in 1995‚ throughout those years more than 20‚000 rapes occurred. The war was fought between the Serbs and the Croats that were residing in Bosnia. Both sides wanted to annex an area of Bosnia either for Serbia or Croatia. Systematic rape was one of the most common weapons primarily used by the Serbs. It was disturbingly successful in purposeful impregnations‚ instilling widespread fear‚ and stealing
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Columbus planned to arrive In the east by sailing westward across the Atlantic. This journey was the logical outcome of Spain and Portugal colonization of Atlantic islands and of their African expeditions. In this respect Columbus was just another European voyager caught up in the discovery mania. This had taken over maritime life in Spain and Portugal in the 15th century. In fact.‚ although Columbus came before vasco da gama‚ da gama’s activities and plans seemed. More practical and more fascinating
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Sexual offences are often used by combatants and and non combatantsnon-combatants in times of conflict for the advancement of military and political agenda. This was not different in former Yugoslavia and the Rwanda genocide of 1994. In the former state of Yugoslavia women were targeted while at the same time being forced to witness other crimes like murder being committed as part of a system of planned criminal activities. During the 1994 genocide‚ Rwandan women were subjected to sexual violence
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effectiveness in this world. I will end my paper with the resolution for the Bosnian war and finally conclude with a summary of the essay. Yugoslavia was once a country that bordered Austria‚ Hungary‚ Romania‚ Bulgaria‚ Greece and Albania. In the 1990’s there were a lot of disputes with Yugoslavia from the U.S and Germany. The U.S wanted Yugoslavia to break up because they “were interested in the more recently established states” (Mahiras) because they controlled key routes through the Balkan
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Extended Essay in History World War II and the Bosnian Genocide of 1992-1995 Research Question: To what extent did the Axis occupation of Yugoslavia influence the Bosnian Genocide of 1992-1995? Name: Topias Hokkanen Candidate number: 03939051 Session: May 2012 School: Coppell High School Supervisor: Michael Cook Word count: 3‚847 Abstract This extended essay deals with the Bosnian Genocide from 1992-1995‚ where the Bosnian Serb army committed various
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