Sarajevo

Mark Biondich is a professor of the Balkans at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. His book, The Balkans, looks at the region following the decline of the Ottoman Empire. More specifically, he discusses how the contrasting forces of nationalism and foreign intervention have caused the mass violence which are unfortunately synonymous with Balkan history. Balkan nationalist movements followed a similar path beginning with cultural revival and ending with political agitation for national…

1) Anila K N and Emmanuel J (2013 A) conducted a study on Impact of a clinical pharmacist in improving knowledge on cardiology out patients about anticoagulants, in AIMS health care campus, Kerala. In this study the interventional group received an additional care by the clinical pharmacist and was compared with a controlled group which received only the usual care of the physician. At the end of the study it was found that the patient’s awareness of the INR values is correlated with improved…

military changes. Civilians were living through some hardships both physically, emotionally and mentally. Many of this could be looked at by how the leadership was dealing with the economy. World War I started before the murder of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914 but this is what perpetuated it to start. How did the poor leadership from the government officials weaken the country econom-ically and militarily? The Soviet Union suffered drastically during the Great Depression because of poor…

The United States had progressively become more and more involved with foreign affairs in the 1860s-1920s. The United States ' influence had grown, just as much as the nation 's industrial power had grown during those years. Due to the United States growing imperialism "American 's were increasingly aware of themselves as an emerging world power." The United States ' surge of imperialism was aided by its drastic increase in military strength, and massive industrial and agriculture…

In the summer of 1917, British forces launched a strategic offensive campaign near the town of Ypres, Belgium, against the German Army resulting in approximately 200,000 dead German Soldiers, and nearly 300,000 dead British Soldiers. The British aimed to relieve the worn-out French forces already in place, and then take possession of the areas above the plain of Flanders, mainly the city of Passchendaele and its surrounding areas. The result was a sound beating of the British forces by the…

Introduction and Literature Review In this lab report, I will compare the experience of soldiers during World War I and the Afghanistan war and the similarities and differences of their experiences on the front line. On the one hand, World War 1 is an international war which occurred between 1914 and 1918 where the Central Powers ,Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey, fight the Allies, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and United States in 1917. This war ends with the victory of the Allies…

On the 28th of June, 1914, the world-famous assassination took place in Sarajevo. The heir of the Austria-Hungary empire ------ Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a member of the Black Hand[ Black Hand: A secret military society in Serbia which mainly consisted of young Serbian men who is willing to die for his country.], which had given the A-H empire a good reason to declare war on Serbia. This had pulled out the complicated national relations within the European continent bonded by variety…

alight the European tinderbox and tripped the machinery of industrial age mobilization. One cannot say with certainty that war between the great powers was inevitable in the early 20th Century. However, even if the Archduke happily passed through Sarajevo in June of 1914, it is likely another flashpoint would have set in motion the gears of war in that decade. The inability of the international leaders and systems of the time to effectively deal with the rising power of Germany, complicated…

A commotion in the hall startled Saban. He opened his eyes and sat up on the cot confused by the unrecognizable surroundings. A dim light seeped into the dark room through cracks in the wooden door. On his way to the door, he stumbled into Elisaveta’s cot jarring her awake. He opened the door, peered down the hall, and shuffled toward the sounds. A hand touched his shoulder. Turning, he saw Elisaveta. She smiled, and he took her hand as they walked toward the activity. Four people had gathered…

The Battle of Passchendaele, or the Third Battle of Ypres, was a campaign fought in World War I by the Allies, namely the British Empire and France, and Germany. The campaign began on 31 July 1917, lasting until 6 November of that year, when Passchendaele fell to the Allies. Its impetus can be found in the long-term background preceding it, such as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the alliance system, the Schlieffen Plan, and trench warfare which resulted in a war of attrition; as…