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    The siege of Sarajevo, the longest in the history of modern warfare, began on April 5th 1992 and ended on February 29th 1996. During the four years, the politically motivated Army of Republika Srpska, under the command of Radovan Karadžić and Ratko Mladić, dropped an average of 377 shells every single day causing damage to over 64% of the buildings and over 100,000 apartments. The Bosnian Serb army also used the hills surrounding Sarajevo to its advantage by placing snipers there who targeted…

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    To continue, nationalism was an element of growing popularity and importance among nations worldwide. There were countries seeking to become the most powerful nation that they could possibly be, but there were also some groups of people wishing to achieve national autonomy. For instance, Slavic people living in Austria Hungary wished to achieve sovereignty as a common ethnic group. “Many small nations under Turkish or Austro-Hungarian rule seethed with nationalistic fervor. These Balkan nations…

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    Over the past 100 years, various historians have released statements on who, in their opinion, was responsible for the beginning of World War 1. To fully determine who was to blame, you must look into all arguments and their reasons to gain a complete understanding. World War 1 was and is one of the most well-known incidents in history. It caused many domains to crumble and also claimed the lives of millions of people. Franz Ferdinand was the Arch Duke of Austria and was next in line to be…

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    60 million casualties. 20 million soldiers and innocent civilians’ dead. Another 20 million that left the battlefield wounded. These are just some of the results of what historians call today as “The Great War”. As we dig deeper into the reasons for the outbreak of one of the most atrocious wars in history, we see a common trend that references the crisis of 1914 as the reason for the outbreak of war. When we look at the chain of events that led up to the war, aka the July Crisis, we see that it…

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    June 28th, 1914 On June 28th, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was travelling in Sarejevo, Bosnia to observe the imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While touring the city a Serbian extremist named Gravrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. The killing of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set off a chain of events that would lead to the beginning of World War 1 July 28th, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian man August 1st,…

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    WW1 causes By: Noah Reardon World war one was the war to set the face of the world for the coming century. It was a time of rapid militarization across europe. It was a time of newly formed alliances between weak and strong alike. The key causes of World War one can be boiled down to three main reasons. Firstly the vast militarization across europe and the european belief in militarism, secondly the buildup of tensions due to this vast militarization and lastly the system of…

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    While World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and lasted four years, ending in 1918, tension had been stirring long before throughout Europe; specifically, in the southeast Balkan region known as the “powder keg.” European powers such as the Ottoman Empire, the Russians and other parties had a number of alliances that were threatened by political instability. The murder of the heir to the Austro Hungarian…

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    The years 1914 to 1918 were highly influential to history. This period of time became known as World War One, often referred to as “The Great war.” These four years would lead to drastic upcoming events centered in Europe. Creating a balance of power was not enough to prevent combat. More than 10 million lives of combatants and civilians lives were taken. In addition to the assassination of Archduke sparking the war, Alliances, Militarism, and Imperialism were the underlying causes of WWI. One…

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    Although the main cause of World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, this was not the only factor that sparked the war. Many historians believe that there were many long-term causes and that it wasn’t just the assassination that was the responsibility for the war. In fact, the death of the Archduke didn’t affect Austria. Reported by an Austrian newspaper, the general consensus among the various political circles was that the assassination, though a tragedy, was for the…

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    moment before impact that was the last instant of things as they were. Then the visible world exploded” (Galloway, p.1). This is how the novel The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway opens. In a small city overtaken by war, the citizen’s lives are completely changed. The author expresses the harsh social conditions of the siege of Sarajevo and how war can completely change the way of life. Galloway conveys the hardships endured through the characters beliefs, through the symbols and through…

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