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removing a mine was at least $1,000, but putting the mines in the ground was much cheaper, which made it easier to put them in the ground. The Princess visited many cities and countries that were covered in land mines, including Angola, Kuito, Travnic, Sarajevo, and Zenezica. While visiting Angola, she talked with victims of land mine explosions. Seeing many children in poor conditions made it very difficult for Diana and her work crew to keep a dry eye. Studies have shown that victims of…

The Years of the Great War and the Great Communist Takeover The four year span of World War I caused the death of nearly 8 million civilians alone, and left many more handicapped or injured. The Russian Bolshevik takeover started a revolution that Russia is still feeling to this day. Russia’s descending into the communist lifestyle and the overall devastation that came along with World War I jolted the world out of its comfort zone and propelled us into the modern age, whether we were ready for…

times since 1805, when the population first hit one billion people worldwide. Today the population has grown nearly to 7,400,000,000 (7 billion and 400 million) people globally. On October 12th, 1999 the six billionth person was born, Adnan Mevic in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Only twelve years later in 2011, the world hit a record of seven billion people. That’s roughly 150 babies born per minute worldwide-that makes the average birth rate 1.13% for 2015-2016. The human population is quickly climbing to…

especially Europe, because it was the first major conflict involving many different countries. It started in 1914 due to many different factors but the most famous one was how the future archduke of Serbia, Franz Ferdinand was shot and killed in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip . WWI was mainly a terrible time period for the world, but it also was a point in history where many new technological advancements took place. These new advancements helped each country build a stronger society and a stronger…

Children squabbling over the last packet of Play-Doh. Presidential candidates debating over the possible ways to create jobs and a fruitful economy in the United States. Sons and daughters instigating a family feud during the loss of a parent over inheritances. What do these everyday situations have in common? Fighting. Since the dawn of recollection, humans have found confrontation to be the simplest way of solving a conflict. From cradle to the grave, contest and struggle are as integral to…

WWI was the war to end all wars; it is referred by many as the “Great War”. Just what about this war was so great? The changes that happened during the war nearly put an end to all of Europe. It was the aftermath of the war that truly had the largest effect on the world. Five sentences is one paragraph Perhaps one of the most vital parts of information to the start of World War was the large amount of treaties. These treaties meant that if one country was attacked, the countries that the…

the fight for equality. What sparked the uproar in the east that eventually lead to the beginning of “The Great War”? On June 28th, 1914 a Serbian nationalist assassinated the Archduke of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, while he was visiting Sarajevo a city in the Bosnia-Herzegovina province. This gave them an ample reason to declare…

Julius W. Karangi is one of the highly regarded Kenyan general officer cadre who in November 2003, transitioned from an operational role within the Kenyan Military into a senior leadership position, the rank of Major General. As a result of his ability to impress his seniors in the daily decision-making process, that enhanced Kenya Defense Force’s (KDF) efficacy and competence, he rose up in rank to Lieutenant General. In addition, his personal dimensions eventually saw him further get promoted…

During World War I, approximately 17 million people died, and in that number 7 million of them were innocent civilians. That is equivalent to the whole population of Moscow dying. Before World War I, there were different events taking place all over the world because of the upheaval in Europe. Over the years, countries had taken land from other countries. A specific case from this, is when Austrio – Hungary seized Bosnia taking it from the Serbians. Serbia was frustrated at Austrio – Hungary for…

Imperialism was a belief that a country must expand and take over other weak nations to be powerful/successful. The British Octopus illustrates that the Germans are trying to convince other people that the British are trying to imperialist Europe; and the Germans should declare a war to stop them, because the British octopus’s tentacles are stretched over Europe towards North America and other continents. This primary source helps explain imperialization was an underlying cause of the war…