Essays on Serbia

DO YOU SUPPORT OR REFUTE THE ARGUMENT THAT THE PROLONGED AND BLOODY STALEMATE OF WORLD WAR I STEMMED FROM A SLAVISH ADHERENCE TO THE THEORIES PROPOSED BY CLAUSEWITZ? While the theories proposed by Clausewitz remain remarkable, they also caused the prolonged and bloody stalemate of World War 1 from a slavish adherence to them.

World War 1 was characterized by plenty of bloodshed making it correct to say that this was due to the slavish adherence to the proposed theories by Clausewitz.

The theory of Warfare led to World War 1 whereas the theory of Combat steered the War further and prolonged it.

The theory of Warfare brought about a declaration of War between Austria-Hungary and Serbia that was the ...

Introduction

World War 1 also known as Great War started in the year July 1914 and continued till November 1918 killing more than 17 million people. The war started due to various reasons and there were different events that led to fighting among different European nations. There are debates and discussion about the root cause that led to the war. However , the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie on 28the June 1914 in Sarajevo who were shot dead by Gavrilo Princip was the prime cause of the war (Hamilton & Herwig, 2004).

Imperialism

There were various treaties ...

Mass conscription refers the compulsory recruitment of the public to military service. In other words, conscription refers to the ability of established authorities to influence and mobilize the armies and the public of conflicting powers to engage in wars with their rivals. The act dates back to the ancient times and it continues to date in some countries. The authorities involved in the conscription also influence the ability of the military to win the wars by forcing a large number of the army to take part in the fights involuntarily. This type of influence has contributed to the outbreak ...

The First World War was a global war that originated from the European countries and involved approximately seventy million military soldiers. The war lasted for a period of four years as it started on 28th July 1914 and ended on 11th November 1918 leading to the death of over seven million civilians and nine million combatants, making it one of the deadliest wars in history. During this period, more than thirty countries declared war against each other with the main participants being two European central powers. One party consisted of Russia, Serbia, Britain, France, United States and Italy. The ...

Introduction

The Caucasus is a region, characterized by diverse ethnic and religious composition and the high number of ethnic conflicts and separatist regions. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the post-Soviet states of this region witnessed and suffered numerous confrontations on the ethnic ground and faced several claims for separation and independence. Azerbaijan and Armenia confronted each other because of the Nagorno-Karabakh territory; Chechnya was a problematic region of Russian Federation, striving and fighting for independence, as a result, suffered two wars; and Georgia – a tiny mountainous state that shares borders with Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey, witnessed a ...

Of the world’s many disputed regions, perhaps none is as unique as Kosovo. To be sure, depending on one’s national origin, ethnicity, religion, legal-historical perspective or political point of view, especially if you live in or are from southeastern Europe, Kosovo is either an independent nation or it is a province, albeit autonomous province, of the Republic of Serbia. The starting point to these differences in understand about Serbia is most likely 1389 and the Battle of Kosovo. Prior to that event, the region that is now known as Kosovo was under the control of the Serbian ...

Song 1

Introduction- Spomal by Peha is a soulful award winning song by the contemporary Slovakian band. The beautiful song presents a smooth flow of instrumentals and the deep soulful rendition is truly inviting. The song represents modern pop culture of Central Europe, showing the departure from traditional music and contemporary orchestra and embracing modern pop music and dance. Its good reception is also reflective of the new generations’ taste that is influenced by other cultures like American pop. Link- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyfjLCajbCwSong 2 Introduction- This is the kind of song that gets you up on your feet to the dance floor to ...

According to a physics principle, “every action has a corresponding reaction and every cause has an equivalent effect” (Cause and Effect, 2016). In the field of history, the meaning of this principle is that in every historical event, there is an underlying cause. This cause is the root of all subsequent events that follow, considered as the effects or consequences. Some people say that this principle is valid because many events or consequences would not happen if there is no root cause just like attributing all misfortunes on earth to Adam and Eve. In essence, these people believe that ...

_____________ University Kosovo is a landlocked territory located in the South Eastern part of Europe known as the Balkans. On average, Kosovo gets hot summer and cold winters ranging from +30 C to -10 C (Independent Commission for Mines and Minerals, 2005). According to a 2013 World Bank report, the population of Kosovo is 1.8 million people. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook lists the primary crops in Kosovo as being “wheat, corn, berries, potatoes, peppers, and fruit” (2005). Additionally, Kosovo produces dairy, livestock, and fish. The Kosovar industries listed in the CIA World Factbook are “mineral mining, ...

Europe's Last Summer by David Fromkin considers the origins of World War from the perspective of the alliances Germany had formed prior to the war and how those alliances affected its entry into the war. It also examines how relatively small events (such as the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand) can spiral out of control and lead to a world war. In particular, Fromkin looks in detail at the European crisis that occurred in mid-1914 and pieces together his argument that it was Germany’s alliances and how poorly it handled its diplomatic relations which resulted in the terrible calamity ...

Throughout the world history, there were many examples of genocides. Most of them took place in the XX century and they were the most violent ever in history. According to the estimates, only during Holocaust (Germany) and Holodomor (USSR) over 10 million people dies due to the unlawful and inhuman actions of the governments. For sure, the reasons for those genocides were different as “the leaders goals vary, depending on the time, place, and circumstances” (PBS). For instance, Adolf Hitler wanted to create a vast political empire, Joseph Stalin wanted to secure himself from any kind of rebellion, Slobodan ...

POLITICS AND WARFARE

The world wars and especially the First World War was one that took the world with a shock, it is was unprecedented. Never I the history of the world had there been so many nations forming allies and fighting each other in a bid to gain military strength and help protect national interests(Beckett 225). To say that the growing tensions that lead to the occurrence of this war had been foreseen as something that could lead to a potentially catastrophic world war would be tantamount to rhetoric, however, there were subtle cues and several instances that when keenly ...

Introduction

The First World War (1914-18) was triggered by the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which invoked several alliances between different countries in order. But, other events that preceded the assassination worked as a build-up towards the First World War that engulfed the whole world. The increasing nationalism, militarism and imperialism, also played a major role as states and people within started to identify themselves one nation. Also, the presence of the alliance system and the rise of Pan-Slavism started to light the fire. Combined together, these factors brought the world to the brink of a war, which ...

The recipe for Greek mussaka and good advices I received from my neighbor who originates from Greece. Mussaka is a main course dish that is prepared in all countries of the Balkan Peninsula and is considered as a national meal in every one of them. The difference is in the meat and some people, according to taste add two egg yolks in the bechamel sauce and change the bottom or both layers with potatoes. The word béchamel has a French origin and it came much later with many other words as names to the similar things, prepared in ...

Question 1

Basing on the major causes of the Bosnian war, the above statement by Maass is true and very applicable. This war was essentially fought because Croats and Serbs who lived in Bosnia wanted to seize the Bosnian territory for Croatia and Serbia respectively. This was trailed majorly by several mitigation factors, with ethnic tensions in addition. Slobodan Milosevic was the national leader for Serbia by then and was assertive for what he referred to as a “Greater Serbia”. The Muslims and the Croats who lived in Bosnia feared that Milosevic would endeavor to take the land that they occupied ...

China and South Korea signed a bilateral free trade agreement on 1 June in the year 2015, and the major aim of the trade is to eliminate around 90% of import tariffs, which will substantially boost trade between those regions. The trade between those two regions always had quite big volumes. The discussions about the agreement began in the year 2012, when the China-South Korea trade constituted around $215 billion. The expectations state that with the signing of this free trade agreement, the trade will significantly increase and the volumes will exceed $300 billion. This agreement includes various spheres ...

International and local beauty pageants is a very popular and, obviously, profitable kind of show business, which is extremely spread worldwide, especially after the Second World War. Every year in different parts of the world over a hundred local, regional, national, international competitions of beauty are held. This essay will reveal some major pros and cons of beauty pageants, on focusing on its negative side. The beauty pageant is a so called expression of the ‘women power’, even though it has both positive and negative sides. Divisive, subversive and provocative role of popular international show beautiful women clearly demonstrates ...

The first war the world went to took place in 1914. This event was seen as a political endeavor that would realign the powers of the Great Nations at the time and assert their influence and power in global politics. The war was featured by alliances of ally nations in Europe as each side sought to protect its individual interests and authority. All major powers such as Germany, Russia, Britain, and France went to war with the auspices that they were defending their national honor. At this time, these countries called for the need for presentation of a united ...

Abstract

Stress and cigarette smoking have been linked in many studies. An assessment was also done to measure how the variables of finances, workload and dependency add to stress, anxiety, depression and addiction among the respondents. This study puts weight to the fact that smoking is prevalent among healthcare workers around the world. In many parts of the world, nurses are found to be smokers, and even though there are campaigns to influence smokers, many nurses continue smoking for several reasons, but one given factor was the role that stress plays in causing people to reach out for a cigarette ...