Balkans

climate, which made it an unsuitable place for farming. However, they had access to the sea and had safe harbors that were good for trade. By trading with neighboring civilizations, the Greeks were able to obtain resources that they weren’t found on the Balkan Peninsula. They also exchanged ideas with other cultures, resulting in an advanced culture for the Greeks. Although they did not develop near flood plains, the Greeks’ usage of their geography led to their development as a prosperous…

Many of us have not even heard about this small piece of land located in Southeast Europe, in the central Balkan Peninsula. A piece in which centuries ago people were fighting to prove their religion and culture, and place it at the crossroad of eastern and western civilizations. A piece of land, which proved the world that the level of reverence and tolerance for different religious could be as high that religious and ethnic groups, both Christian and Muslim can share certain shrines, locations…

we will be talking about how Alexander made all of those accomplishments, There are so many things that Alexander the Great has accomplished and one of them is when Alexander was the king of Macedonia and how he conquered an empire that was from Balkans to modern–Pakistan. As at the fight of Issus,…

A feeling of strength. When we look back on the five causes of World War One, which are imperialism, nationalism, militarism, alliances and an assassination, nationalism is the most important cause out of the five. This is due to the fact that the other four reasons could be considered nationalism. What is nationalism? Well, nationalism is a feeling of extreme pride for your country, a feeling of patriotism. The whole idea of nationalism can bring many problems into the world, such as alliances…

Ted Talk Draft How the Kalashnikov rifle changed the world history during the 20th century The most popular weapon in the world, originated in The Soviet Union in 1947, shortly after the second World War. It was created to supply the Communist army and it was widely spread throughout armed forces around the world. In the cold war, it was used principally supply communist revolutions around the world, such as in North Vietnam, North Korea and in many African countries. The rifle was cheap,…

Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28th 1914. Another cause I am going to cover is militarism because of course they had to deal with this during the war. The last cause I will talk about is imperialism because a lot of this was trying I happen. The Balkans or black hand are a group of Serbia terrorists. One member out of the seven nationalists is single handedly responsible for actually killing the next to the throne(Franz), his wife(Sophie)…

World War I started on July 28, 1914 through November 11, 1918. It was an intentional conflict that was brought on by 10 key factors. As you continue along, you will see how each one of these helped to create a hostile environment which festered until war was inevitable. As you continue reading you will learn about what started the war, what happened during the war, and what was the result of the end of the war. The first issue that contributed to World War I was the French and Prussian War…

Germany was in all the wars except one how strange. WW1 is a well known war, there was a lot of events in this war. Many people think differently then me but how I see it, Germany was always involved. The blame on Germany and Austria from the great war was trying to be shifted onto France Russia and Serbia. A week after Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, Germany had agreed to back Austrian military action against Serbia, even if this resulted in war with Russia. Germany deliberately started a…

The causes of World War I remain diverse and debated questions. World War I began in the Balkans in late July 1914 and ended in November 1918, leaving 17 million dead and 20 million injured.Scholars looking at the long-term seek to explain why two rival sets of powers – Germany and Austria-Hungary on the one hand, and Russia, France, and Great Britain on the other – had come into conflict by 1914. They look at such factors as political, territorial and economic conflicts, militarism, a complex…

of Armenians was exclusive to World War I6. The sequence in which the two World Wars took place varies greatly. World War I started when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, as the country wanted to reaffirm its right to command as a Balkan power. As conflict was occurring between these two countries, Europe rapidly witnessed nations going to different alliances. Austria-Hungary and Germany became allies and Serbia and Russia also became allies, along with the French.…