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Twenty thousand. Twenty thousand lives. Twenty thousand lives have been claimed by the Syrian civil war since the Arab Spring in 2011. More than 400,000 Syrians have been displaced from their homes and families. The consequences of this civil war have been devastating with upwards of 3 million people being affected by the ongoing conflicts in this regions. Of those affected people are those who welcome these Syrian refugees into their country. The surrounding countries of Turkey, Jordan, Iraq,…

made alliances with Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia government was overthrown by its own citizens because of its alliance with Hitler. When Hitler heard of the news he was outraged. He ordered his Göring's Air Force to destroy the capital city Belgrade. The Luftwaffe quickly turned the capital into rubble killing seventy-thousand civilians (The Defeat of Hitler). On April 6, 1941, Wehrmacht sent 29 divisions into Yugoslavia for a quick take over and then took Greece . Which forced British…

civilians and throughout WWII an estimated 25 million civilians from allied countries were killed. Majority of civilian deaths at the hands of the Germans were collateral damage, for example the German bombing raid on the Yugoslavian capital city of Belgrade which resulted in 300,000 civilian casualties. However, cases exist of malicious civilian attacks such as the incident on the 3rd of September 1939 when a German U-Boat sunk The British Transatlantic Passenger, The SS Athenia, killing 128…

You may ask who is Marina Abramovic and how did she become so well know. She is a women that said she thinks of the body as the “point of departure for any spiritual development” and she constantly showed this in her work but she did not become successful overnight. She stared as a young girl born in Serbia in 1946” (SYME, 1). She was raised by Danica her mother and a father by the name of Vojin Abromovic; they were two people basically embedded in the concept on communism and held high…

interviews around the time of the album's release that she suffered from manic depression. "I'm manic depressive, I'm not an alcoholic, which sounds like an alcoholic in denial." (Said in interview) In June 2011 Amy was so drunk during a performance in Belgrade, Serbia, she got booed off stage by fans. Amy’s also been “seen with a crack pipe in hand”, track marks on her arms and snorting cocaine on stage. (Netwig 1). She had many drug addictions. On top of all of that Amy was also a victim of…

Huns tribes. There is a version that Attila killed his older brother- Breda to be omnipotent; he definitely had total control over Huns. Attila began military campaign against Eastern Empire and his army annihilated many Romans cities including Belgrade. The principle of military action is the same: unpredictable savage attack, killing and destroying, plunder, sudden disappearance. The Huns did not occupy territory; they did not know what to do with that. The economical principle of existence…

Many people discuss if new social media has caused problems with today’s youth in society. Many teens spend an excessive amount on social media every day. They also increase the time they spend on social media sites. Social media has caused many problems in society with teens and has led to many dangerous extremes. Social media causes a tremendous amount of issues with online bullying. It also impacts youth with face-to-face interaction and decreases their social skills. Lastly, it…

When it comes to the employment of the military instrument of national power, the ability of airpower to influence the strategic environment has been repeatedly demonstrated throughout history. Since 1991, the US has turned to airpower to achieve strategic objectives in a variety of ways. While there are numerous examples, we will examine how airpower has been utilized in two general categories: containment and humanitarian rights. The first category will discuss how the US has utilized…

The Schlieffen Plan was only used by the Germans. This plan was set out to have a war with France and Russia, but in 1905 it was all revised. The Schlieffen Plan was by Alfred Von Schlieffen who was the Chief of the Imperial, and also German Chief of Staff. The idea was to find a new war plan that would be understanding of the new factors that happened since the Franco-Prussian in 1870 and 1871. These factors included the Diplomatic Isolation. The Diplomatic Isolation left Austria-Hungary as the…

World War II brought advanced forms of military tactics and maneuvers to the battle stage. The most prominent tactic for the Germans rapidly became the Blitzkrieg military strategy. Blitzkrieg accurately translates to “lightning war” and to Hitler this meant launching a substantial number of military units extremely rapidly in order destroy the opposition 's defense. The basis behind this war tactic is the concept of “combined arms.” The design called for numerous types of military units all at…