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2011-04-10T21:43:04Z Alphathon 680x520 (607359 Bytes) Upgraded Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia and surrounding countries based on data from "File:Kroatien - Politische Gliederung (Karte).png" 2011-04-10T20:05:09Z Alphathon 680x520 (568373 Bytes) Improved Serbia, Montenegro and surrounding countries using data from "File:Serbia Map.png ...
Serbia had one of the highest birthrates in Europe with the population increasing by 71.3% between 1880-1914. [14] At least part of the population increase was due to the structure of the zadruga , which provided for sharing the burden of child-rearing while also ensuring that young man could marry without first owning land or learning a craft ...
The Bosnian Crisis, also known as the Annexation Crisis (German: Bosnische Annexionskrise, Turkish: Bosna Krizi; Serbo-Croatian: Aneksiona kriza, Анексиона криза) or the First Balkan Crisis, erupted on 5 October 1908 [1] when Austria-Hungary announced the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, [a] territories formerly within the sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire but under Austro ...
The large number of Serbs living in Bosnia looked to Serbia as the focus of their nationalism, but they were ruled by the Germans of the Austrian Empire. Austria's annexation of Bosnia in 1908 deeply alienated the Serbian peoples. Plotters swore revenge, which they achieved in 1914 by assassination of the Austrian heir. [45]
The anti-Serb riots in Sarajevo consisted of large-scale anti-Serb violence in Sarajevo on 28 and 29 June 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.Encouraged by the Austro-Hungarian government, the violent demonstrations assumed the characteristics of a pogrom, which led to ethnic divisions that were unprecedented in the city's history.
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[4] [31] [41] Serbia's triumph on the battlefield drew worldwide attention to the country and won the Serbs sympathy from both neutral and Allied countries. [41] A number of foreigners flocked to Serbia in late 1914, offering financial, political, humanitarian and military aid. Articles in defence of Serbia became more frequent in the British ...
After being defeated in the Battle of Cer in August 1914, the Austro-Hungarian army retreated over the Drina River back into Bosnia and Syrmia.Under the pressure of the Allies, Serbia conducted an offensive across the Sava river into the Austro-Hungarian region of Syrmia taking Zemun going as far as 20 miles into enemy territory. [1]