Sarajevo

The world has seen many genocides, but most people have only heard of a few main mass killings. Most haven’t heard of the Bosnian Genocide, though. Right after Bosnia became independent, there was a war and then the genocide. Many citizens of Bosnia were killed or injured in many unique ways. This is a very negative topic to learn, but the world should be aware that this can happen anytime and anywhere. The Bosnia Genocide was a horrible mass killing. The genocide happened in South East,…

Visual WWI Memory Project by: Lance Canlas Conditions/ Life in the Trenches Conditions in the trenches were considered horrific and filthy, with many men living in a very small area. Living half underground and being unable to cleanse yourself for days or weeks on end created severe health risks for the soldiers. Rats were a common pest that would spread disease and inevitably infect hundreds of soldiers for months. Lice would also spread disease and would often live in the hair follicles of…

the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary was their reason. For the United States, it was the signing of the Lusitania Ferdinand was assassinated in the summer of 1914 by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo. Ferdinand's assassination created immense tension between Germany and Russia. As mentioned before, Germany had been looking for any excuse to dominate Europe, so they used the tragedy of Austria-Hungary's heir as reason to start mobilizing their…

his beloved wife were "Sophie, Sophie, don’t die! Stay alive for our children." (Grant, 29). On June 28, 1914, the heir to the Austro- Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot to death by Gavrilo Princip, a young Serbian in Sarajevo. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a turning point that had an immediate impact on the world, his assassination was the event that sparked World War I. (Webley) There were many factors that led to Ferdinand’s assassination,…

and W. B. Yeats. Akhmatova, a Russian, and Yeats, an Irishman, each encountered the turmoil caused by World War 1. However, Jarrell writes from an American standpoint about World War 2 and Vesovic, born in Montenegro, speaks about the Serb siege of Sarajevo (Steere). The themes of four poems written by these authors are all the same: war. Yet, the tones and literary…

The book, Library: An Unquiet History, by Mathew Battles, discusses the history of libraries and books and how they have shaped the way, we as people have advanced throughout history. The destruction of books throughout history has been pretty common. The dozens of political brawls and genocides in history of mankind have proved that books are a sign of freedom that isn't seen highly by war mongering generals and power hungry dictators. Yet, Battles repeatedly explains that although history…

was the perfect spark. Serbia was eager to start a war with Austria, but in order to start a war with Austria, Bosnia funded a terrorist organization better known as ‘The Black Hand’. In 1914, the Archduke of Austria, traveled to the Bosnian city Sarajevo, where both the archduke, and his wife were shot by Gavrilo Princip, a member of The Black Hand. Austria then declared war on Serbia for their responsibility of the assassination, and the delicate peace between Europe 's great nations…

by a Serbian nationalist. A nationalist is someone who is extremely proud of their country, and who believes that their country is supreme. On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Austria-Hungary blamed the Serbian government and hoped to use the assassination as, “Justification for settling the question of Slav nationalism.” Russia was supporting Serbia. The peace…

World War 1 was a major event in history, not for just one country but for many. World War 1 was also associated with the making of the modern world and modern technology as well as helping us understand what mistakes not to make. There are long-term effects and short-term effects that led to World War 1. Some of these long-term causes included Imperialism and Militarism which are big contributes for the world to go at war. There were also these short-term causes that started to light the fire…

The Great War was one the first modern wars, as well as one of the deadliest at a world scale. Seventeen million people, civilian and soldier, died as a result of the outbreak of World War I. The war also wounded twenty million people with flying lead, poisonous gases, and roaring explosives. The border of Belgium and France became a series of trenches and a desolate field known as no-man 's land. Soldiers peering over trenches were shot by snipers on the opposite side of no-man’s land. Millions…