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Treaty of Versailles signed 28 June 1919 The assassination, on 28 June 1914, of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, is seen as the immediate trigger of the war, though long-term causes, such as imperialistic foreign policy, played a major role. The archduke's assassination at the hands of Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip resulted in demands against the Kingdom of Serbia.[5] Several alliances that had been formed over the past decades were invoked, so within weeks the major powers were at war; with all having colonies, the conflict soon spread around the world. By the war's end in 1918, four major imperial powers—the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires—had been militarily and politically defeated, with the last two ceasing to exist as autonomous entities.[6] The revolutionized Soviet Union emerged from the Russian Empire, while the map of central Europe was completely redrawn into numerous smaller states.[7] The League of Nations was formed in the hope of preventing another such conflict. The European nationalism spawned by the war, the repercussions of Germany's defeat, and the Treaty of Versailles would eventually lead to the beginning of World War II in 1939.[8] In the 19th century, the major European powers had gone to great lengths to maintain a "balance of power" throughout Europe, resulting by 1900 in a complex network of political and military alliances throughout the continent.[2] These had started in 1815 with the Holy Alliance between Germany (then Prussia), Russia, and Austria–Hungary. Then, in October, 1873, German Chancellor Bismarck negotiated the League of the Three Emperors (German Dreikaiserbund) between the monarchs of Austria–Hungary, Russia and Germany. This agreement failed because Austria–Hungary and Russia could not agree over Balkan policy, leaving Germany and Austria–Hungary in an alliance formed in 1879, called the Dual Alliance. This was seen as a method of combating Russian influence in the Balkans as the Ottoman Empire continued to weaken.[2] In 1882, this alliance was expanded to include Italy in what became the Triple Alliance.[9]
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1. World War II 'Lost Battalion' Veterans Reunite
November 04, 2009
In late October, 1944 the First Battalion of the U.S. 141st Infantry Regiment, comprised mostly of men from the Texas National Guard, broke through German lines in northeastern France and then found themselves cut off and surrounded by the enemy. They became known as "The Lost Battalion" and would have all died had it not been for the heroic rescue operation carried out by the mostly Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Around 40 aging veterans from both units came together in Houston on November first for what may be the last time. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of St... (read more)
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2. Lovely bag
November 03, 2009
As early as 1906, Guccio Gucci that is his name began making fine leather goods, and the bold their names after the initials printed on the goods, because such a unique design and exquisite quality, gucci purses quickly became very popular. In 1937, Gucci horses from the first time the title and the title of the horse stirrup refining the design, followed by even more because of World War II, material shortages, and then design an alternative to bamboo handle leather cheap gucci purses is still rated as the classic . 50's, originally used the fixed saddle straight stripes canvas lace was... (read more)
Author: ball Gong
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3. The Freezing Cold War Years
November 01, 2009
The Cold War is a state of relationship between the USSR and its surrounding regions, and the Western World led by the United States over a period ranging from 1945 to 1991. The Cold War according to Christopher Freville expressed itself in military tension, conflict in political ideologies and economic competition between the two sides.
Bernard Baruch is attributed with first using the term Cold War. He was a presidential advisor and US financier. In a speech delivered on April 16, 1947 in South Carolina he stated that the US was in the midst of a cold war. The media picked it up and a ... (read more)
Author: Sanjay Sanjay
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