Balkans

His other bestselling like the revenge of geography, Monsoon and Balkan ghosts have also been translated into many languages. He was the first American writer to warn in print about a future war in the Balkan. His more controversial essays about the nature of US power have stimulated debate in academia, the media, and the highest levels of government. He is also the author of the influential…

There are many factors and chain of events that sparked World War l, also known as the Great War which began in August 1914, but the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo by a Serbian nationalist was the trigger that started the war. Tension among European countries for international order and balance of power had been underlying for decades with political, territorial, and economic conflicts contributing to the outbreak of the war, particularly among Germany, France, Great…

their accomplishments and the classical virtues they developed. (Essay). The Greeks and Romans were two different cultures who were setting forth to create what was becoming Europe. The first Indo-Europeans were the Greeks; they came down from the Balkan Peninsula to the Aegean Sea around 1900 B.C.E., occupying most of what has been called Greece since 1300 B.C.E. (Palmer, Colton, & Kramer 2014). The ancient Greeks were very culturally accomplished such as achieving heights in thoughts and…

Romani and Egyptian culture are much more than what the western general public perceives. Romani culture is more than just being nomads that go wherever they please. They have their own set of values and traditions, just like any other culture, as do the Egyptians. Egyptian culture is very different than Romani culture, yet they are comparable. Their religion, geography, traditions, and some ideologies are extremely different, but some parallels can be drawn from their music and dance. Even…

instability in less homogenous countries and created intense competition amongst European powers. Nationalism created tension between ethnic groups and nations that directly led to the war. Russia disliked Austria-Hungary subjugating Slavic people in the Balkans, which led to tension between the two countries. A Bosnian Serb who was a member of a Serbian-nationalist group assassinated Archduke Ferdinand because he despised Austrian presence and wanted to become part of Serbia. This led to…

as many places as they did. Most emperors either lead or fought in the army like Julius Caesar, Aurelian, Vespasian, Augustus and Hadrian. Hadrian was good emperor because he admired the Greek architecture and he established cities throughout the Balkan Peninsula, Egypt, Asia Minor and Greece. To prevent the military troops from becoming restive Hadrian established intense drills and personally inspected the army. Hadrian threatened the army and taught them discipline. Hadrian also had war…

The Tanzimat era represents a period of various reforms in the Ottoman Empire. Those reforms were basically in every area - political, social, economic, and military. As we have discussed in class, the main goal of the Tanzimat reforms was to allow the proliferation European practices and ideas into the empire in order to modernize and westernize it. Consequently, during the reign of Selim III, the relationship between Europe and the Ottoman Empire flourished. The Ottoman Empire strengthened its…

Rasika Somasundaram History 111 09/17/2017 Most Americans of the 1780s wanted the kind of government provided by the Articles of Confederation, despite its weaknesses becuase Most of the orignal colonies were settlements for various religious groups escaping expulsion in Europe. Also people wanting a chance to become landowners which they would never have otherwise or sent as laborers to work plantations to pay of debts . Some colonies wanted certain religious observations such as…

This caused the determination for Pan-Slavism to grow within Serbia and the Balkans, which worried Austria-Hungry. Theirs was a multi-national empire, and if Pan-Slavism gained enough momentum, soon the nationalities within Austria-Hungary could begin to push for independence, effectively dissolving their Empire. This Slav nationalism…

Imagine yourself in a situation where there is no hope. Thinking if you will ever survive and live peacefully in a place where a massacre occurred after the Holocaust. A massacre where thousands of people died because of rape, sexual violence, and force displacement. A massacre that could have been avoided if the Serbian leader didn’t take advantage of the nationalist’s feelings. A massacre where its people wanted to be independent and break apart with its country due to religious reasons.…