Causes of WW1 I think that the First World War was the product of long-standing rivalries rather than a badly mismanaged Balkan Crisis because it was these rivalries that led to the Balkan Crisis. The Balkan Crisis may appear mismanaged because previous crises such as those in Morocco in 1905 and 1911 did not result in war. In the July Crisis Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) despite not
Created by Balkan Nationalism Before 1914 Balkan nationalism was apparent in the years leading up to 1914 in two forms: The desire for expansion, or rather, self-determination, within the immediate region, and also in the support of Pan-Slav nationalism (a Russian idea). In the years from 1900 to 1914, this nationalism caused the key problems of mistrust and suspicion between the two great powers of Austria Hungary and Russia, who’s conflicting national interests concerning the Balkan states
The First Balkan War Taking advantage of its preparedness and smaller size when compared to the other members of the Balkan League, Montenegro declared war on the Ottoman Empire on October 8, 1912. Within 10 days, the other members of the Balkan League, Serbia, Greece, and Bulgaria, joined the war. Spread thin by previous campaigns and financial difficulties resulting in a shortage of military equipment, the Ottoman defeat by the Balkan Alliance came easy. The Balkan forces outnumbered the Ottomans
Britain's Abandoning of Splendid Isolation Under the Conservatives From 1895 to 1900 Britain continued the policy of 'splendid isolation'. This policy was started by Lord Salisbury in his previous government of 1886-92; Salisbury was more concerned with affairs out of Europe then becoming entangled in the Bisamarkian alliance system. Britain could afford to follow the policy of 'splendid isolation' because of her naval supremacy. However 'splendid isolation' is a misleading term as it was
criticizes throughout his play. An Inspector Calls was written in 1945, the year the Second World War ended, but was set in 1911. The social climate of both years was of great unrest as was many areas of industry in Britain and many strikes took place all over the country much like the strike which took place in Mr. Birling’s factory. Priestley set the play in 1911 because of the onset of the First World War and he would be able to write the play with the advantage of hindsight, he could also
Herman Wouk's The Winds of War - How Should One Read A Book? While reading Herman Wouk's classic tale, The Winds of War, I came across several passages describing a young man's vision of Germany. Although the author supplies me with his ideas, his desire and his provocative details on how this young Major views Germany at the time of the second world war, I still find myself wondering and questioning aspects of the written text before me. Apart from being drawn from my sub-conscious
The Second World War (II) Wars are good business. They create an immediate demand for a wide variety of materials needed by the government in order to fight the war. They create work opportunities for people that might not ordinarily be considered part of the normal work force. And, while not necessarily good for the soldiers engaged in the fighting, wars are always good for the businesses that provide the materials used in a war. The Second World War was very good for business. The Second World
military leader during the Second Punic War 218 BCE through 201 BCE against the most power rising adversary the Roman Empire. Hannibal was born in Carthage to a family of great wealth. He was reared by a military father, whose ambition was to defeat and conquer the Roman Empire. Although, his father plans never became a reality of defeating the enemy, His investment was in his son Hannibal to bring the powerful Roman Empire to a devastating end. During the First Punic War Rome, Rome successfully
The inboekeling system in the Transvaal area was made possible by the practices of the African allies, the AmaSwazi, and the African societies; The Zulu, Xhosa and Pedi. They will all be looked at along with the structure of the Boer society to show how their practices and customs and the political alliances all helped establish an inboekeling system in the Transvaal area. In this essay, the African ally of the Boers, the AmaSwazi will be shown to help the inboekeling system by trading their captives
the field, the first category is slightly more important than the second, although it is useless, of course, if separated from the second, and vice versa. Alexander III of Macedon and Hannibal of Carthage are considered among the greatest generals to have ever lived. Alexander's legendary feats and his ability to grasp the strategic and tactical situation are absolutely worth studying for all military leaders in learning the art of war. What he was able to accomplish before he was thirty-three years
to fight not only colonial rule of the British and war but social wrongs such as racial discrimination. Throughout Mohandas K. Gandhi Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Gandhi is faced numerous times with decision of participating in war on behalf of the British Empire and the constant struggle with discrimination. WAR In chapter XXXIV ‘A Spiritual Dilemma,’ Gandhi is faced, yet again, with the decision of participating in war for the British. He had done his part in ...
but also on the international community as a whole. This essay will argue that the reasons for both the first and second Chechen war are intertwined in that the whole conflict has turned into a so far unwinnable game of cat and mouse between Russia and Chechnya. While the reasons for the first conflict obviously catalyzed and opened the way for the second conflict, both of the wars can be seen in the same light in that they stemmed from the same origins, including resentment of legitimacy, incompetent
The Liberal victory in General Election of 1906 has gone down in History for being one of the biggest landslides in modern UK politics, but it can be argued that it was more of a Conservative loss than a Liberal gain. The Conservatives made many mistakes in policy which alienated much of their support base that originally elected them into power. The key policy that they pushed in their election campaign was Tariff Reform, an issue that divided the party, making them appear weaker to voters
of two wars with Russia. The war was over the fact that many basic human rights were taken away. Chechnya wanted to be free from Russia. The attacks were brutal and more than a tenth of the population was killed. Chechnya lost the war and were still a part of the Russian Republic. There was some unstable peace from 1996 to 1999, but in 2000, the second war began. It was over the exact same thing. Once again. Chechnya lost, and they are still a part of the Russian Republic today. The two wars completely
Haig as a Successful Commander Field Marshal Douglas Haig was one of the most controversial people of the Great War. While he brought eventual victory, he is accused of being responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of young men during 1916 and beyond. I will begin by looking at source C and the opinions of the fighting man on Haig. Fred Pearson was an infantryman that fought under Haig, and so might not have ever met him. His thoughts on Haig are in an angry, annoyed tone, saying
first put to the test at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and the casualties began to rise into unacceptable numbers. The British army put their faith into Haig because of his reputation as a great leader. He had had past success' during the Boer War in South Africa, were some of his tactics proved to be very successful. These tactics would soon come under scrutiny later on. Many historians believed that Haig's tactics were outdated. Haig used conventional tactics and believed that one final
The Chechen-Russian Wars were, and continue to be, a period of intense fighting within the state of Russia. Though the struggle is between Russia and Chechnya, only Russia is internationally recognized as a state. The wars themselves are historically divided into two periods, 1994-1996 and 1999 to present day. Yet, this has only been one war, one that lasted over a decade, where the only thing that changed is the ideologies of fighting. To understand why the fighting continues to present day,
Lloyd George, Asquith and Churchill believed that the government should help the vulnerable, which could not stand on their own two feet, such as the young, old, sick and unemployed. The other reasons could be Britain’s economic position, the Boer war, the Laissez-faire approach, international competition, work of social researchers such as Booth and Rowntree, socialist ideas and finally municipal socialism. Old Liberalism was a political party that came into power in 1867. Old Liberalism believed
independence in October 1991. The Russian Government did not approve this and President Yeltsin declared war against the newborn regime in 1994. Yeltsin feared that if they had not declared war the other Caucasus states may have followed suit, to prevent this they preferred to curb it at the out set. The second Chechen war, which began in September 1999, was a result of the actions taken by Russia in the first war and was a product of the same policies. The fight for independence for Chechnya has been ongoing
The Boer War was a conflict that lasted from 1899 to 1902 in southern Africa between Great Britain and their allies, Transvaal (South African Republic) and Orange Free State, in what is now South Africa. Throughout the 19th century, after Great Britain conquered the Cape of Good Hope in 1814 and expanded its territory in Southern Africa, there was tension between the British settlers and the Dutch-descended population which were called Afrikaners or Boers. This resulted in the Afrikaner migration