The assassination of Achduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on 28 June 1914 and the so-called 'blank cheque' given to Austria by Germany on 05th July 1914 promising 'full support' even if should mean war with Russia, the traditional protector of the Slavs, have been considered the crucial milestone that changed the human history. ... Russia was a protector of the Slavs with interests in the Balkans and it was intimidated by the Austrians, so Russia declared full mobilization of its troops on 30 July 1914. Consequently, Germany declared wa...

• Word Count: 1894
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Despite this, Islam defied history and was the basis and inspiration for a dynasty of rich tradition and culture that contributed some of the most outstanding architectural, scientific, philosophical, and artistic works in history. ... If it followed the pattern of Middle Eastern history up to that point, Islam would have been virtually discarded after its leader's death. ... The difficulty lay, as history maintained, in deciding leadership. ... One of the most enterprising and influential leaders in Muslim history was Mohammed Ali. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Many Armenians fled from the territory held by the Ottoman Empire to that held by Russia. ... The Russians and Ottomans severely repressed Armenians because of these movements. ... Those that were able, fled to Russia, Europe and even the United States to escape the horrors caused by the Ottomans. In 1918, after the fall of the Russian Empire due to the Russian Revolution, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation declared independence of a state that consisted mostly of lands held by the former Russian Empire. ... After a long history of power struggles and changes of regimes, it seems that Arm...

• Word Count: 1451
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Iranians, Russians, Arabs, Ottomans took turn in attacking and conquering Armenia. ... This move of course was against Armenians both in the Ottoman Empire and in the Russian Empire. ... As the WWI started, the Young Turkish government started a war with Russia. ... France, Russia, Greece, Argentina, EU parliament are on the list. ... A nation can not live with such stains on its history. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The 1840s, however, were particularly important, literally formative, for the entire history of Bulgarian literature and culture. ... It does look like a paradox, but in the early history of contemporary Bulgarian literature fiction seems to have been the functional link between the religious tract and the secular nonfiction. ... One of the important changes in this respect, especially since the late 1860s, was the accelerating appearance of larger articles on British political, social or cultural matters, usually taken from the Russian or French press, or re-translated from Russian or French ...

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History books choose to focus on the massacres that took place from 1915 through 1917 during the Great War; what is often overlooked is the suffering the Armenians endured forty years prior to the war. The aim of this essay is to understand the history prior to the genocide, the reasons for it and the massacres against the Armenians during the war. The first topic to address is the history prior to genocide. ... The last inference as to why the Ottoman's decided to perform the full frontal holocaust of the Armenian Christians comes during World War I concerning their involvement with Ru...

• Word Count: 1964
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The countries that recognize the Armenian Genocide are France, Russia, Sweden, Greece , Argentina the EU parliament and others. ... Eastern Armenia was part of Russia and Western Armenia was under the rule of Ottoman Empire. ...

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Thomas de Waal states in his article The G-Word that "the Ottoman Empire began a brutal campaign of deporting and destroying its ethnic Armenian community, whom it accused of supporting Russia, a World War I enemy. ... This is a perfect example of how great the opinions vary and how great they affect the way history could be recorded. ...

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The history of the Monastery of the Holy Cross up until the tenth century is unfortunately not known to us. ... Shortly after this, in 1106 AD, the Monastery was visited by a Russian Orthodox Archimandrite, Abbot Daniel, in the course of his pilgrimage to the Christian East. ... The Monastery functioned more as a place of hesychastic life, a mode of life decisive for its history throughout the ages. ...

• Word Count: 2401
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate