Yugoslavia

from its soil, while China and the Soviet Union parted ways ultimately leading to a series of limited border skirmishes. Adding to the political quagmire that was being developed was the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1961, launched by Yugoslavia, Egypt, India, Indonesia and Ghana, which sought a more 3rd World alternative to the East vs West dynamic of geopolitical realities of the period. All of these events can be conveniently summed up by the Doomsday Clock, which in 1968…

On April 22, 1981 President Ronald Reagan made a statement in his proclamation, “ Like the genocide of the Armenians before it, and the genocide of the Cambodians which followed it, . . . the lessons of the Holocaust must never be forgotten (Reagan).” As a matter of fact it should never be forgotten, no genocide should be taken lightly. It takes a horrible, disgusting, and soulless person to carry out such mass extinction of an ethnic group or nation. Considering there were many genocides that…

This investigation will assess whether the Hungarian Government supported or opposed the Nazi Regime during WWII. Further, it will consider the perspectives held by the current Hungarian Government, and its citizens, regarding their potential status as victims of crimes against humanity committed in WWII. The analysis will show that the Hungarian Government supported the Nazi Regime initially, and aligned itself with the Axis Powers until 1944. Thereafter, it initiated a separation. Finally, the…

1. First of all I would like to say not one single event soley caused the war the train of corrupting events did. On June 28, 1914 the serbian Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz-Ferdinand cause of this Kaiser Wilhem and his fellow germans sided with Austria. Within weeks of the assassination there was a series of uncontrolable rampage amoung the military and other government leaders. Most diplomatic leaders thought war would be a better option rather than peace because the wanted to…

He stressed that few months after he has published his essay, several events has occurred in the world that corresponds with his thesis, to name few, the fighting among Croats, Muslims, and Serbs in the former Yugoslavia, the war between Armenian and Azerbaijan in Karabakh, and the fighting in central Asia between the Russian troops and the Mujahedeen militants. Furthermore, he pointed out that the Civilization thesis does not account for all the significant events…

"More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations"(Annan, 1999). This quote was given by Kofi Annan to clarify the essentialness of the United Nations and to impart why its presence is required in our general public. Where the overall issues can never be dead set and settled by any one nation acting alone the United Nations as the general establishment offers the best and plays…

The remilitarization of the Rhineland and the invasion of Czechoslovakia were both significant events that bolstered Hitler’s control over the German army; however, the former was more fundamental to the establishment of Hitler’s control of the German military. The German forces had not seen the Rhineland since the Treaty of Versailles had been established, which had no influence of German diplomats to agree to the terms. This event was so significant because it altered the balance of power in…

complex to United States policy, Korean War, and Cuban Missile. The Soviet red army established communist they then created the “ Iron Curtain “ that separated East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Czecholslovakia, Yugoslavia, Ukraine, Belarus, Romania, Bulgaria, Lativa, Estonia, and Lithuania. Another important event is the Berlin Chrisis and Airlift. Stalin forced out Berlin by cutting all the highways and any access to the Western. This was a very big thing…

In Adam Braun’s memoir and life guide “The Promise of a Pencil”, the speaker relates his journey of creating Pencils of Promise and the lessons learned along the way. He employs the rhetorical technique of flashback in a way that is both elucidating and memorable, establishing mood of unwitting self-indulgence in a tone that is both austere and sophomoric. Any college worth its salt has a motto, something to aspire to. At FIU it’s “Hope, Knowledge, Opportunity”. While sounding great in…

After the era of independence wars or civil wars for land, wars became more intense because of technology and globalization. Consequently, organizations were created to help or solve global affairs. For example, the United Nations plays an important role as an organization because it is considered an intermediary in decisions for problems globally. In addition, countries have learned how tremendous the damage can be when a war comes, however, countries still invest great quantities of money and…