Austria was facing (in Serbia) a smaller and less organized nation… the disagreement was over the idea that the Serbs in the Austro-Hungarian Empire should be able to become part of Serbia or at least a nation of their own. On the face of it it should have been a slam dunk to beat Serbia.Russia had had a vision (Pan-Slavism) of getting all the Slavs absorbed into (or at least aligned with) Russia... hence their backing of Serbia when the Austrian ultimatums came.The domino effect, the rest of the nations rushing to war, was the result of the old balance of power situation in Europe (result of the Congress of Vienna after the Napoleonic Wars); Austria threatened the peace that had been achieved by the C of V. With the exceptions of several failed revolutions, a couple of successful wars of unification, a border squabble or two, and the Crimean War; the C of V had prevented a continental war for a century. This was about to end....In the meantime the quest for overseas empires and the reampent militarism of the era added fuel to the potential confligation. The killing of the Archduke was just the spark needed to set it off.
Sorry… central business district. When that becomes too hectic people move to the 'burbs… business suffers and moves to there as well (the mall explosion) and the core of the city falls apart; to be taken over by the gangs and the homeless.
SF has fallen to suburbanization too. Originally an old world style city with enclaves of various ethnic and social groups, it has become a typical CBD oriented city… all the folks that lived in the neighborhoods have migrated to the 'burbs to get away from the city.This is a key concept to the growth (and death) of the American city.
Point well taken; that's why we have horse races, eh?I'm impressed with Cahill's book but truth be told it's a bit of a stretch for me too in some areas.Wallyedit for spelling of author name...
I too was uneasy about his divisions… disregarding the nomenclature, he makes a good case for the beginnings of the growth and modernization that we associate with the classical Renaissance rather earlier than we are used to. In all, it is a terrific read.I'm still going to teach the 15th century norm.... 8)
The following descriptions are after Mysteries of the Middle Ages (Thomas Cahill; Anchor Books) page 63…Early Middle Ages (so-called Dark Ages) 4th-11th Centuries;Accession of Constantine in 312 to the increase (in Europe) of scholarship, commerce, and the size of cities.High Middle Ages: 12th and 13th Centuries to the first half of the 14th;From the beginnings of the 12th century Renaissance to the Black Death in 1347.Late Middle Ages: 2nd half of the 14th through the 15th Century;From the Black Death until the first voyage of Columbus. I read this a few months back; like all his books, very thought provoking and well done.FWIW,Wally
The Roman Senate ChambersThis is where distinguished members with the rank of Legionary or higher may discuss off-topic matters of the day without fear (15 post minimum)Guess I need to pay more attention ::)... duh! Thanks for looking out for the board... it's too good a pl(a)ce to see messed up.Cheers to all,Wally
… and another thing.Given the culture of America at the time of the events conpared to the time the movie was made we can see a very di(s)turbing trend appear that continues to haunt our society.In the 30'(s) America was still strong on gun rights... everyone knew what the 2nd Amendment meant. Even with the gangsters in the cities and B&C types running around the gun laws that cme into effect were not aimed at the average citizen. By the 1960's (and after JFK's assassination) all that changes and movies like this portray the guns as the problem... not the sociopaths that use them... after all guns were used to stop the terror B&C were spreading. The culture today make(s) the inanimate object the problem and not the user of the object.Thanks Hollyweird.[wow...lots of trouble with s's that day, eh?]
Having read The Easter Rising several years back I support your contentions; the troubles that have transpired are largely the result of ham-handed English policy. BTW they didn't do very well in the Middle East either. ::)
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