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Cassie Niemeier Bosnia List Paper Anyone who says that history is black and white clearly slept through class. There is no simplicity to history. Most events in history are like a Jenga tower. Events stack on top of each other creating a less stable structure until it collapses in on itself, or war breaks out. The Bosnian genocide seems very simple on the surface. In fact, genocide is a rare simple thing in history, a group of people want to eliminate another group of people because the…

Confidently, I write to you in an effort to bring to your attention a novel that I believe will, in its reprint, aid a great number of students in their efforts to better understand the history of World War I. Erich Maria Remarque expertly wrote The Road Back and originally had it published in 1931 by Random House Trade Paperbacks in New York. Despite the success of the novel, its prequel All Quiet on the Western Front unintentionally dimmed it spotlight. I believe The Road Back can draw…

The word genocide can’t help but to strike a cord in the minds of people internationally. The connotation of the word is strong, an implicit call to action, but what if the word itself created more problems for conflict than solutions? A fatal flaw with genocide is the way the term has evolved away from being a legal definition of a crime, to a threshold of evil that can be manipulated to fit or not fit different actions. Genocide, while important, has the detrimental power to create a…

Introduction With the bullets of a Serbian rebel, Gavrilo Princip, piercing the chest of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, World War I catapulted into existence. It was in the year 1914 and vibrations of political unrest resonated through Europe. The first half of the twentieth century produced more change, more economic catastrophe, and more bloodshed than any other time prior to it in human history. The conclusion of the conflict saw the breakdown of countries such as Germany and Russia, but also saw…

The Battle of Verdun which lasted from 21 February 1916, considered as the greatest battle of attrition in history. Never before or since has been there been such a drawn out battle, involving so many men, situated on such a small piece of land. In New York times article " Verdun not Menaced yet : Battle involves only advanced posts, 2 miles from outer Defer" published just three days after the war broke out talks about how both German and France was starting to heat up for the war. The article…

I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and lasted four years, ending in 1918, tension had been stirring long before throughout Europe; specifically, in the southeast Balkan region known as the “powder keg.” European powers such as the Ottoman Empire, the Russians and other parties had a number of alliances that were threatened by political instability. The murder of the heir to the Austro Hungarian Empire, Archduke…

The events leading up to World War I proved to be disastrous, both diplomatically and technologically. With the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austria-Hungary Empire by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914, the sentiment between European powers was already on the brink of war. An increasingly militaristic German Empire sought to expand their boundaries and diplomatic alliances were failing at an alarming rate between the European powers, shifting military…

The Illyrian population first developed into tribal societies that were characterized by a certain flexibility between the political and social makeup of the group. Illyrians also possessed the ability to create a livelihood from various economic and ecological conditions (Galaty, 2002:110; Stallo, 2007:25). Many of these tribes became dependent upon transhumant pastoralism, meaning they would graze their herds along coastal plains in the winter and move to the mountains for the summer (Galaty…

Human Trafficking has been around for many years and is also a violation of human rights. It involves the recruitment, movement and the exploitation of a person. However, during the last few years as it gains a big profit it has become more popular within organised crime groups. There are many definitions of human trafficking however in the United Kingdom it is defined by the National Crime Agency as ‘Modern Slavery is the term used within the UK and is defined within the Modern Slavery Act 2015…

WORLD WAR II 6.2 I. Before the war A. Italy 1. Benito Mussolini was the leader of the fascist group in Italy. 2. Fascism is a revolt against democratic values. 3. This was the world’s first totalitarian dictatorship. B. Germany 1. The Treaty of Versailles (which was instituted following World War I) placed harsh conditions on Germany to stop them from rising up in war again. 2. Desperation and starvation caused many problems among the German people. 3. Adolf Hitler led the people with promises…