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Russo Japanese War Tsar Nicholas
932 wordsThe Romanov family, a great and prestigious lineage, ruled over Russia from 1613 to 1917. Although it had, in the past, overcome all types of dilemmas, the Romanov family was to fall, at last, in 1917 with the resignation of Tsar Nicholas the Second. After the Russo-Japanese war of 1905, the Russian army was severely weakened and, as a result, the Russian government was forced to endure the restraints of a cautious foreign policy. As it was necessary for the Russian army to rebuild itself before...
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Russia And Austria Austria Hungary
1,172 wordsBetween the years of 1890 and 1908 there was a period of relative stability in the Balkan area. Whilst, in this essay, it is my primary objective to look at what factors caused this, it is first important to understand that the climate was only stable in comparison to the years before it when there was great tension, argument and conflict. It would be nave to assume that after 1890 there was none of the aforementioned; the importance of the word relative should not be overlooked. Take, for examp...
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19 Th Century Triple Alliance
2,109 wordsThe causes of World War I have been discussed in great detail in many publications. Most agree that the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was the final piece of the complex puzzle, but there were other factors that contributed to the outbreak of war. James John uses the approach of starting from the assassination and building layers of other possible factors around it, while Joachim Read gives us a timeline approach to the events leading up to the murder. Bismarck, the German Chancellor from 1...
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19 Th Century Power And Prestige
807 wordsNationalism in the Balkans helped contribute to the outbreak of WWI. Beginning in the late 19 th century, the social unrest in the Balkan States became the focal point of many European powers. The Balkan peninsula was that of great importance due to its territorial and economic significance; however, the Balkan States consisted of many proud ethnic cultures who did not wish to be ruled by any authority other than themselves. The unification of other countries and strong patriotism fueled the des...
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Ethnic Minorities Ethnic Groups
1,106 wordsOver Comparative Politics Comparative Politics Over the past decades there has been a major paradigm shift between the idealist and realist model of self-determination. Earlier on in this century, U. S. President Woodrow Wilson promoted national self-determination as a basic political principle. Yet more recently, President Bill Clinton warned of the ills of unrestrained nationalism. Stating, Militant nationalism is on the rise. transforming the healthy pride of nations, tribes, religious, and e...
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