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granted possession of the largest part of Macedonia to Bulgaria. However, Bulgaria was defeated by the Greece and Serbia in the Second Balkan War of 1913 and as a result, possession over a large portion of Macedonia was transferred to the Greeks and Serbs. On September 8, 1991, Macedonia finally achieved its independence and, in 1993, became a member of the United Nations under the name Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). (Infoplease) II. UNIQUENESS OF THE CULTURE Besides Macedonia’s…

new era were Jews getting away from political and financial abuse in czarist Russia and eastern Europe (exactly 484,000 landed in 1910 alone) and Italians getting away destitution in their nation. There were additionally Poles, Hungarians, Czechs, Serbs, Slovaks and Greeks, alongside non-Europeans from Syria, Turkey and Armenia. The reasons they cleared out their homes in the Old World included war, drought, starvation and religious mistreatment, and all had sought after a more prominent open…

the heads of many countries and led to the advancements of technology used in military warfare. Another cause of WWI was the assassination of, the heir of the Austro-Hungarians throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914. Gavrilo Princip, a Serb belonging to the group Black Hand, shot and killed Archduke and Franz wife Sophie. The Black Hand wanted to make Serbia to be independent from Austria Hungary. The assassination of Ferdinand led both countries to eventually declare on each…

was very confusing as much of the information wasn’t written down. This battle comprised of the Austrian army that had many ethnic groups with different languages and culture. The ethnic groups are as follows,Austrians, Czechs, Germans, French, Serbs, Croats, and Polish, This difference was very confusing when gypsies came to the army and offered alcohol that made the soldiers take a quick break. Some soldiers refused the alcohol and this started a fight within the army. While the soldiers…

wanted to try to increase the amount of land that they currently had in control of. The solution was basically to increase nationalism. Nationalism was a huge cause of the war, which led to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand because the Serbs wanted more…

Nationalism was the primary cause of WWI. Nationalism is a feeling of being loyal to and proud of one’s country, and the belief that one’s country is superior to other countries. Countries with nationalistic tendencies emphasized the culture and achievements of their own country and put their interests above other nation’s interests. Citizens believed that their own country was fair and without blame, and that their rival nations were aggressive, deceitful, and backwards. Each nation tried to…

From the 1300s to 1700s, three powers dominated parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe. These powers were the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires. The success of these three is contributed largely to their strong armies and mastery of advanced artillery. This leading weaponry allowed them to conquer neighboring peoples and expand their territory exponentially. Due to this common attribute, these three Empires are all referred to as “Gunpowder Empires”. The longest lasting of these was the Ottoman…

A wolf has always been an important part of the Slavic mythology and folklore. It is involved in many of their rituals; a wolf is also believed to be a totem animal of the ancient Slavs. Wolves were considered travellers between the world of the dead and the real world. (CT 15) Moreover, in Slavic mythology they are closely related to werewolves and vampires. It may not be straightforward right away, but there are a number of similar ideas that can be found in the Slavic perception of a wolf and…

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand was the beginning of the Great War because for a long time Bosnia wanted to secede from Austrian Rule to join the independent state of Serbia. Austria would not let them do that so a group of Bosnian Serbs got together and assassinated the heir to the Austro- Hungarian throne. The relationships between Austria and Serbia and Austria and Germany along with Russia and Serbia lead to an even greater conflict and eventually to World War I. Austria and Serbia…

What if the United States Never Existed? The United States is an area on the Earth in the continent of North America It’s a plot of land that is divided into 50 pieces and a region of the world inhabiting about 326,000,000 people and different species of animals. This is America; the land of the free and the home of brave. But what if this place never existed? How different would the world and society be today? Would it still thrive, or would it wither? The spirit and history of the United…