Sarajevo

A chain of five events occurred in 1900’s that would lead to World War I otherwise known as “The Great War”. The five events made an acronym known as MANIA: Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination. Militarism was the creation of armies, was the biggest problem in Germany, and other countries followed to have the strongest military. Alliances were a problem, but the main problem about them was secret alliances. Nationalism was a pride in one’s country and people were…

taking part in the conquests of Africa. None of these wars, however, could prepare Italy for what it would encounter in World War 1. World War 1 started when Gavrilo Princip shot Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his impregnated wife in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. Austria-Hungary…

the vista of empty streets, bare ground and solitary trees brought “Godot” to mind: he had already used the play’s landscape as a setting for one his animations. This in turn evoked the memory of Susan Sontag’s production with amateur actors in Sarajevo in 1993, and performances in prisons before…

The first major war since the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most devastating and unjustifiable wars of all time. The Great War of 1914 began in Sarajevo with the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian terrorist group, the Narodna Odbrana. The war began as a small dispute between two countries but soon spread through the entirety of Europe. The expansion was largely due to alliances made prior to the war. These alliances were made due to fear, revenge,…

Franz wanted reassurance of Germany’s support in action against Serbia. Germany confirmed the support and nine days later, the Kaiser gets the news of Franz Ferninands’ assassination by a Serbian terrorist. The Archduke was assassinated in Sarajevo on a tactless visit. He was killed by a nineteen-year-old Bosnian Serb. He was part of a radical organization that wanted to “strike a blow at Austrian rule.” [Gilbert, pg. 17] Austrian authorities saw the assassination as a chance to reduce the…

visit to Washington DC in the United States on 17/18 June to advance the American Red Cross landmines battle. The Princess' last open engagements incorporated her visit to Bosnia from 7 to 10 August, when she went by landmine ventures in Travnic, Sarajevo and Zenezica (“Charities”). The foundations…

starting such as the arms race between Germany, and Britain in Britain’s bid to possess the dominant Navy in all of Europe, and conflicts in the Balkans over Bosnia. On June 28’th 1914 Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were in Sarajevo, capital of Serbia when an assassination bombing attempt by the order of the Black Hand a group seeking Serbian independence from Austria was thwarted. Upon returning from the hospital Gavrilo Princip from the order saw an opportunity to…

The First World War was an incredibly complicated conflict involving numerous state actors each with their motivations and war aims. In this respect, it presents one of the greatest challenges for those who seek to prove theories of war in the international system. The first theory of the conflict we will examine is one of the most popular, the rise of European nationalism necessitating a grand struggle of nations. Instead of the traditionally dominant realist theories revolving around the…

thoughts of “moral obligation” or their own interest were exposed to the dangers of the war. The events leading up to the first World War were the assassinations of the archduke and duchess of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The assassination occurred in Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, by the assassin Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb. This lead the Austrian government to believe that Serbia had plotted the archduke’s assassination pressuring the Austrians to go to war with Serbia as a retaliation.…

It was so useful for me when I started to write my essay because I had the main information that I needed together in one place. At the beginning of my essay I found it hard to do, but later I knew how I want in to look like and what I want to say write. I wrote out a rough draft which was too short so I had to add more details about the event. ESSAY ! The word Genocide means killing or destroying members of an ethic group because of their race, nationality or religion. It is one of the…