Albania

Germany’s rise to power in the beginning of the twentieth century, the crises that took place in the Balkans, and alliances between powerful nations are few of the causes of the Great War. Because of the Russians surrendered in the spring of 1918, the Central Powers thought they had the advantage over the Allied Powers because they didn’t have to fight a two front war anymore. Germany had underestimated the United States and their importance for joining the Allies later in the war. The events…

Flora Sandes was born January 22, 1876 in Nether Poppleton, United Kingdom. Moved around a lot as a child, she was taught by governesses. Throughout her childhood she enjoyed riding and shooting, things that boys usually liked and said that the wished she had been born a boy. When she was older, she took a job as a secretary and in her spare time Sandes trained with the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps. She left the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps (FANY) in 1910 joining another renegade, Mabel…

prevent her family from being homeless? Now how many of these children have thrived under these conditions both academically and socially? I may not know the statistics, but I am one of them. I was 14 when I moved from a developing country like Albania to the United States. Although none of my family members spoke English or were aware of this country's policies, we were all optimistic that a brighter future was ahead of us. It seems like yesterday when my parents would turn to me, the oldest…

Requiring national service to be completed by law would be overwhelming disaster for our society regardless of how long it would be for. This is because helping people should stem from a deep desire within one 's own heart and not from needing to do so because of a lawbook. It also creates a lapse in somebody 's year where they might otherwise be attending school or working full-time to provide for a family. Finally, because there isn 't an overwhelming need for so many volunteers in the first…

contained Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. They were joined by Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). In the Triple Entente were France, Great Britain and the Russian Empire. They were joined by Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece and Albania. Even though Italy was in the Triple Alliance it was very fickle and changed sides, it fought for whoever was winning. The weakening of the Ottoman Empire was seen as a good time to take over the Balkans trade route by the Russians to increase…

Bullied adolescents see school as a stressful place. By a study made by me in Albania in 2016 with a group of 16 students from 11-17 years old , from different ages and ethnicities and gender ,by using a question sheet , I come to the conclusion that they lost the desire to go to school after were bullied. They were not focused in…

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, calling the case of Justice vs. Revenge. The cause of action brought forth by the prosecution is that it pertains to a far more fair, effective, rational, and overall more ethical approach to handling the wrest of moral, social, and legislative standards compared to that of the defendant, Revenge. Calling the defendant to the stand for the initial statement, do you solemnly swear that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help…

Vanesa R. Hyde Mrs. Bridgette Tantorno Honors U.S. and Global Studies 20 October 2015 The Warsaw Pact Imagine that the world is a roaring sphere of suspicion and all fingers are pointed toward you. Welcome to the Soviet Union during the Post-World War II era. Only four short years after the end of World War II, the United States along with eleven of its allies formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was a treaty based on collective security which means if one is attacked, it is as…

After having so much confidence going into the war the KKE was shocked to see the power of the Greece Government. The KKE received help from The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Albania. The KKE was able to use this help to set up camps and strongholds along the Bulgarian and Albanian borders. From these borders, the KKE would use guerilla tactics to attack and weaken the Greek Army. They would run out of their territory and attack…

The World War II was the most important conflict known for mankind; it costs the lives of 60 million people (around 2% of the world population at the time), most of the victims were civilians. This conflict began on September 1st, 1939 in Europe, and officially ended on September 2, 1945. This war is sadly remembered for the suffering of millions of innocent people in many situations, like the concentration camps in Europe (against Jews, homosexual, slaves, and disabled people) that became…