Belgrade

southeastern Europe to help Mussolini conquer Greece. For Hitler and his Generals, control of the Balkan states was necessary to protect the southeastern flank and safeguard access to Romanian oil. On April 6th, 1941 the Luftwaffe launched an air raid on Belgrade. Along with Italians, Hungarians, and Bulgarian troops the Germans invaded Yugoslavia to assert their own territorial…

Islam is the 2nd largest religion and is most of the time misunderstood. Islam believes in only one God and Muhammad is his prophet. When the started believing in only one God that made them realize there should be only one people, so they eliminated all tribes. This made every single person equal. The Islamic people were developed in the Koran, a representation of God. The movie, Islam: Empire of Faith, was very good at describing every little detail, and it was trying to help you understand…

Byzantine leaders by surprise at the speed of their arrival . Peter’s follower encountered a lot more trouble along the path, with a riot breaking out in Zemun, Hungary, resulting in the death of many Hungarians . By the time Peter’s followers got to Belgrade they sacked the deserted area and exchanged hostages for supplies with nearby Nish, who sent troops after the crusaders, some of which were killed, in retaliation for burning down mills . Eventually they reached Constantinople at the cost…

hemorrhagic fever (Marburg HF) affects both non-human primates and humans and is a zoonotic or animal-born RNA virus of the filovirus family. In 1967, outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever broke out in laboratories in Marburg and Frankfurt, Germany, as well as Belgrade and Serbia. Few became ill (only thirty-one people), so initially only a few medical personnel and close family members took care of them. Those that became ill were exposed to imported African green monkeys and their tissues while using…

Germany found herself in a state of despair in 1945 due to the economical, political and physical damage the war had caused ‘Wohin wir blicken. Ruinen, Schutt und Asche […] Die Wirtschaft ist desorganisiert und völlig gelähmt.’ In the aftermath of the war, the Soviet Union, the Western powers and those within each Allied regime had different views on the way in which Germany’s future should be shaped. This was particularly evident at the Potsdam conference, with the introduction of the…

1. The three fundamental variables that added to the Ottoman Empire's development after it rose in northwestern Anatolia were the pioneers' knowledge, the arrangement of an armed force with conventional abilities and new military innovation, and its control of the Dardanelles strait, which was a beneficial connection amongst Asia and Europe. 2. Selim had a vital impact in the historical backdrop of the Ottomans by consummation the Safavid shah's potential risk on the Ottoman Empire. He…

The movie Grease displays the epitome of girls night, Sandy and her new-found friends spend a night at Rizzo’s house singing, gossiping, and writing love letters. Sandy goes in the bathroom, flustered and overwhelmed by the plethora of questions being pushed on her by the Pink Ladies, and Rizzo begins the iconic song, “Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee.” The song is funny at the expense of Sandy, and the recognition of being made fun of drives Sandy to a ponderous ballad. As the Pink Ladies ridiculed…

with institutionalised frames such as schools. There are many debates regarding whether the traditional school curriculum with its standard formats of textbook learning is the most inspiring and productive way for young people to learn. Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre created the Theatre in Education (TiE) movement in 1965, as an ‘educational outreach using theatrical performance and drama workshops to explore issues of cultural, social, political and moral significance’ (Turner, 2010). Learning…

Chris is dull and completely unsure of himself. In his rare moment of courage he heads for a dodgy area of London to find a prostitute. At the same time, Roza, a bored Yugoslavian illegal immigrant, decides to get dressed “cheap” and lurk in the streets for fun. He thinks he is in love with Roza, but makes no move towards her, other than to visit and to listen to her stories. She is intelligent, top of her class, but left University after one year when she was dumped by her boyfriend. She ran…

one of Suleiman’s main opponents. In 1521, Suleiman sent word to Hungary offering to seize Turkish assaults so long as they pay tribute; Hungarians severed the envoy’s nose and ears and sent him back to the sultan. Outraged, Suleiman waged war on Belgrade, one of Hungary’s defense lines; the Ottoman Empire was going to pursue Europe. The timing for this siege was impeccable due to the civil and religious wars taking place in the countries of Hungary’s allies. Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq described…