Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Siege of Sarajevo was an event in which two-hundred thousand people lost their lives. The book I had the pleasure of reading was “The Cellist of Sarajevo” by Steven Galloway. The purpose of this literature was to bring light to the “Siege of Sarajevo” that occurred between 1992 and 1996 and to show the humanity/inhumanity found within. The novel elicits many ideas which can be narrowed down to: war, symbolism, structure, character developments and historical context which will all be…

The Great War or First World War broke out on 28th July 1914. It took more than nine millions combatants and seven millions civilian’s lives. Many intellectuals of the time grieved over the catastrophe and expressed their views, trying to analyze the possible causes of such a great and unprecedented catastrophe. In Lenin’s words The war is a product of half a century of development of world capital and of its billons of threads and connections. It is impossible to escape from the imperialistic…

1. How did nationalism and militarism contribute to the tensions in Europe prior to 1914? Prior to 1914, nationalism became more popular among the ethnic groups who still wanted to achieve the goal of being an independent nation. However, it wasn’t just one or two ethnic groups, but several who had struggled for a long time in attempt to win their independence. As a result, the ethnic groups with their ideal of nationalism contributed to the increased tensions within Europe, but militarism…

Within every memoir, there has been this common theme of a young individual becoming more exposed to the dangers of the world and how this turns their life as they once knew it, upside down. These authors face some events that one may have never thought possible in their life but also raise many questions about the reliance of their perspective. In each piece of what we assume is non-fiction, comes a problematic nature of what these individuals may have had to create to fulfill a story line.…

Nationalism was the primary cause of WWI. Nationalism is a feeling of being loyal to and proud of one’s country, and the belief that one’s country is superior to other countries. Countries with nationalistic tendencies emphasized the culture and achievements of their own country and put their interests above other nation’s interests. Citizens believed that their own country was fair and without blame, and that their rival nations were aggressive, deceitful, and backwards. Each nation tried to…

so a group of rebels attacked the capital of Bosnia after the country declared its independence (“The War in Bosnia and the Moral Dilemma of Refugees”). This act of protest is what sparked the fire in Bosnia. The Bosnian government was also well known for genocide. Many people describe it as the worst display of mass murder since the Holocaust in Nazi Germany. The death toll in Bosnia was approximately 100,000 people in 1995. (“Bosnian Genocide”). Bosnia was the third largest refugee people…

One of the four main causes was imperialism. This means that countries were trying to have to most colonies, or smaller countries. The more colonies you had, the more wealthy and influential your country was. France and Britain had lots of colonies in Asia and Africa and pretty soon, Germany and Italy wanted a colonial empire as well. This race to have the most land causes lots of conflicts. Great Britain was so close to having a war with the United States and France over colonies! Alliances…

annexed (taken over) many other places that are shown in the map on the left. On the 28th June the same year, a man named Franz Ferdinand, that was heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, went to inspect the army in Sarajevo with his wife Sophie in Bosnia- much to the indignation of Serbian Nationalists. These nationalists were united in the belief that they should be part of an independent and ambitious Serbian nation. (Due to the fact that Austria-Hungary had annexed the capital in 1908) The…

The first world war included powerful countries that were all in conflict with one another in one shape or form. The article, “The July Crisis”, written by Annika Mombauer gives clarity to who were the core countries involved in this gruesome war. These countries include, Austria-Hungary, the nation who caused the war, Germany the nation who expanded the war, and lastly, Britain, the nation who was simply not to blame. Austria-Hungary caused this war because of their conflict with Serbia.…

Kosovo is located in the Balkan region of South-east Europe and has been point of contention throughout history. Neighboring Serbia has longed alleged that “Kosovo is Serbia”, while Kosovo Albanians (Kosovars) strongly disagree with this perception. The intent of this research paper is to identify the causes of strong ethnic tensions and oppression in the region. Furthermore, to identify the operational variables that have affected unit operations during the NATO lead air and missile campaign…