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and Nationalism. Consequentially, the competition for supremacy had also resulted in many disputations, a correlation that epitomised this was the Serbian gang (Black Hand) who assassinated Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand after they failed to retrieve the Balkan lands. Ultimately, the expansion of this utmost historical calamity can all be traced back to the Austro-Hungarian’s retaliation as they exasperatedly declared war on Serbia. As the news disseminated across the globe, a few of the…

Alexander The Great Alexander the Great served as king of Macedonia from 336 to 323 B.C. During his time of leadership, he united Greece, reestablished the Corinthian League and conquered the Persian Empire. Alexander The Great was born on July 20, 356 B.C., in Pella, in the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia. Alexander The Great died of malaria in Babylon, Iraq, on June 13, 323 B.C. Alexander The Great's parents were King Philip the second of Macedon and Queen Olympia. His siblings were…

1,500 cow bones in a white dress, she spent four days, six hours a day, washing each of these bloody bones, surrounded by projected images of her parents and herself. The accompanying sound included her recorded description of methods used in the Balkans for killing rats and her singing of her native folk songs. The performance progression was made visceral due to the unbearable heat of the basement room and fetid smell. For Abramovic, it was not enough to simply recount the number of people…

to break up is caused by Nationalism and the different ethnicities that existed within Austria-Hungary and then Yugoslavia later. Austria-Hungary's primary culture was Austrian, part of the German Cultural branch, yet most of the empire was Slavic Balkan. The breakup of Austria-Hungary created Yugoslavia, and while the ethnicities were part of the same cultural group, the different ethnicities trying to gain power would lead to its breakup as well. Even in 2018 the process seems to still be…

Introduction Nowadays, there is much talk about Greece’s bankruptcy because of failure to service its foreign debt. Internationally renowned economists, politicians, and government advisors have spent a great amount of time to analyze Greece’s economy, bankruptcy, and also indicating possible dates. Ottoman Period During the Ottoman rule, the Greeks, like other people of the Ottoman Empire were practicing their professions, worked their crafts and trades, and in some periods their…

Slavery itself was an evil greater in scope and magnitude than most people imagine and as a result, its place in history is radically different from the way it is usually portrayed. Mention slavery and immediately the image that arises is that of Africans and their descendants enslaved by Europeans and their descendants in the Southern United States - or at most, Africans enslaved by Europeans in the Western Hemisphere. No other historic horror is so narrowly construed. No one thinks of war,…

positive reaction to the increasing effectiveness of the firearms and gunpowder technology by producing, improving and distributing every kind of firearms. The Ottomans had good and strong army which their raids and campaigns into Europe through Balkans helped them for the diffusion of European military technology into empire (Agoston, behind turk.. 111). Gunpowder weapons remained as an essential part of Ottoman’s army for military success between 1400 and 1700 nevertheless; they were…

As a way of preventing this from happening, Austria-Hungary quickly annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina. The announcement of their annexation in October 1908 damaged the already fragile balance of power in the Balkans, enraging Serbia and Pan-Slavic nationalists throughout Europe. Infuriated by these events, the Serbian-Nationalist group the “Black Hand” sends in a group of assassins to kill Archduke Ferdinand as he visited Sarajevo with his wife. Though the assassination…

Prisoners of Geography: Western Europe and Russia Although technology is increasingly advancing and shaping the way our world works, the bottom line for the human geography of a region is its physical geography. Prisoners of Geography, a book written by Tim Marshall, takes this idea and further applies it to the various regions of the world. The book discusses the diverse environmental features in the world’s regions and their impacts, which can both resemble and differ from impacts in other…

World War I and II were the most catastrophic and impacting wars ever. The early 1900s were a tumultuous time in the world. It was a time when many different nations began to fight and compete for different countries and territories before World War I. Many nations grew along with their military and power, while other nation began to decrease in size and power. There were two major events in the twentieth century, World War I and World War II, both caused by unique events that greatly…