Why did Turkey invade Cyprus?Cyprus, Post-Independence:When Cyprus was given independence from the United Kingdom in 1960, the new nation had troubles between the ethnic Greeks and Turks living in the nation. Fighting eventually broke out in 1964, and peacekeepers were sent into solve the issue...
Why did the Ottoman Empire join WW1?The Ottomans and World War IThe Ottoman Empire, along with Germany, Austro-Hungary and Bulgaria, made up the Central Powers during World War I. They fought the Allied Powers, made up of Britain, France, Russia, Italy, the U.S. and a number of ...
World War I was a costly war (in time and casualties) that came to involve the world's superpowers through what was a cascade of alliances, ultimately being set-off by the assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Serbia. It was made up of the alliance powers i.e. Russia, ...
Why did the Mughal Empire decline? Why did Justinian I want to reform the law of the Byzantine Empire? Why was Pergamon, Turkey important in the Hellenistic Period? Why did the Byzantines fight against crusaders in the Third Crusade? Why did the Mongolian khanate of Iran-Iraq fall? Why did...
When did Holstein join the German Confederation? When did the Ottoman Empire rule? When did Denmark gain independence? When did German unification take place? When did Poland gain Western Ukraine and Belarus? When did Turkey enter WW1?
When did the Kurds join the Syrian Civil War?Syrian Civil War:The Kurds are an ethnic people who live in several nations of Southwest Asia. Many live in the nations of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. One of their goals is to someday have a nation of their own....
Why did Turkey invade Cyprus? What are the reasons why Austria-Hungary started WW1? Why did Austria become part of Germany in 1938? Why was Austria-Hungary not to blame for WWI? Why did the Soviet Union start the Berlin Blockade?
Why did Austria-Hungary join the Triple Alliance? Why was the Austro-Hungarian Empire so powerful? Why did Italy declare war on Austria-Hungary in WW1? Why did Austria-Hungary annex Bosnia and Herzegovina? What motivated Germany to make an alliance with Austria-Hungary? Why did the Hungarian ...
Why did the Anzacs go to Gallipoli?ANZAC Post Gallipoli:In 1916, ANZAC arrived in Western Europe, and they took part in some of the most ferocious battles of the First World War. Under the leadership of Sir John Monash, the ANZAC infantry was molded into an elite fighting unit, and ...
When did the Vikings invade Germany? When did the Cultural Revolution start? When did European imperialism begin? When did Germany sign the Treaty of Berlin? When did Turkey become a republic? When did the Reign of Terror begin? When was the Teutonic Order founded? When did the Berlin Confer...