Vlad Dracula was born in Sighisoara, Romania in about November or December of 1431, thought this year has never been confirmed. ... Around age eleven Vlad and his brother were taken hostage by Sultan Murad II to insure peace between Romanian boyars and the Turks. ... The Sultan then decided to support none other than Vlad's younger brother Radu, he lead the Turkish army accompanied by Romanian rivals of Vlad. ...

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In 1913 a second Balkan war broke out between Bulgaria on one side and Serbia, Greece, Romania and Turkey on the other. As a result of the war (the Treaty of Bucharest) Bulgaria lost land to Romania and Serbia, and Greece kept possession of these parts of Macedonia that they had captured. ...

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The Ottoman Empire was one of the greatest and most dominant civilizations of the modern world. Their society from the 1500s onward exhibited great characteristics of human creativity, optimism, and artistry. Uniting under a common religion and strong government systems, the Ottomans spread Islami...

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When German Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg was asked why war broke out he replied with a sigh "Oh - if I only knew!" (Ross, 53) This statement implies that there was not just one thing that caused the war there were many. Tensions were building all over Europe prior to the outbreak of World War One. Ev...

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