Balkans

Racism is a tree that was planted long ago whose seeds spread throughout the diaspora along with African people. Racial formation, caused by of social, economic, and political conditions, is a source of power for the oppressors and a way to justify the treatment of the oppressed. Over time, it has caused the spiritual death of millions of African people because of its’ brutality. However, its origin is not as evident as the origin of those who it affects on a daily basis; in order to understand…

First, nationalism was displayed by multiple countries leading up to and during the First World War. For example, the Black Hand, a pan-Serbian nationalist group in the Balkan Region, organized the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which directly led to World War I. The Black Hand “specialized in encouraging ethnic Serbs…to work for unification with Serbia,” and the organization felt that Austria was…

play an important role in hastening Europe's rush to conflict.”(Robert Wilde) Even though this may have not been the major one it still is very important to how things would go and play out. Austria-Hungary and Russia both wanted control over the Balkans and Italy had some territorial disputes with Austria-Hungary over the large Italian communities that inhabited the Austrian empire. All of these conflicts between the two allied groups would result in a messy world war. According to A Medium…

World War I, which began in the Balkan Peninsula in July 1914, had many immediate and underlying causes which originated from different nations. Unlike World War II, it is not clear which party started World War I. Germany has been blamed by some, but there are others who see it differently. While the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, and his wife is widely regarded as an immediate and impactful origin of the war, the underlying origins have not been so clear. Political,…

In a historic referendum, the citizens of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union on June 23. Throughout history, nations that have strived for independence have created instability in their states. Nationalism within these countries has escalated in times of instability towards ultranationalism in which nationalism is excessive to the point of harming another nation, causing historic events such as WW1 and WW2. The pursuit of peace and economic growth after this era of horror has…

After the defeat of Napoleon I, the Allies needed to redraw the map of Europe. This plan was drawn in the Treaty of Vienna in 1815 which created a new balance of power. For example, the Allies reduced France to her prewar borders and she had given up territories which was conquered by Napoleon I. Moreover, the Allies strengthened the states bordering France as a barrier against the renewal of French aggression. The settlement of 1815 undertaken by the Allies was harsh to France and the…

The last hard copy piece of literature I read was the novel called “The Tiger’s Wife” by Téa Obreht. It is a 337 page literary fiction, involving magical realism, politics, and the supernatural. I read “The Tiger’s Wife” for english class and it took about one or two months to read the book. Although this is true, if I truly had time to read it without making annotations and journal entries, it would have taken only one day to read.The novel includes four important characters; Natalia,…

Immigrants are not the ones who are endangering the American civilization, but by the Americans themselves who believe in Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism was a common belief held by people during 1880-1925 that lead to problems with economic discrimination, immigration, and racism. Social Darwinism caused most Americans to believe they are superior, which made them attack other races by saving they will disrupt Americans civilization just because of the country they are from and the…

Ideas and beliefs have proved to be an extraordinary force throughout all of history. Ideas in the enlightenment period leading to a new way of thinking, religious beliefs leading to war. For Italy, Germany and others it was nationalism which changed their history in the 19th century and led to wars for independence. Although nationalism helped Italian and German unification it also led to the breakup of empires such as the Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman. Nationalism is the idea that people of…

The proposition side’s first contention is that it provides research for militants and scientists. When countries are going to attack a area, they need to know what the area is like and that is what exactly one of the good uses a drone has without risking a life. According to the Brookings Institution, “all countries excluding third have 13% higher success right when studying the target zone in terms of killing the terrorists using drones.” When we success rate goes up then the terrorists will…